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Silver Duck · 03-15-2009, 11:15 AM

You would definitely get more range from a 25 watt fixed mount VHF than from a hand held.

But, that said, antenna quality and height are very much the controlling factors for range in a line of sight situation such as VHF. With your antanna at mast head height, I suspect that even with a hand held unit you will have more range than the typical fixed mount VHF setup with the antenna only a few feet above the water!

Silver Duck

03-15-2009, 11:15 AM	#7
Silver Duck Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Billerica, MA Posts: 364 Thanks: 40 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	You would definitely get more range from a 25 watt fixed mount VHF than from a hand held. But, that said, antenna quality and height are very much the controlling factors for range in a line of sight situation such as VHF. With your antanna at mast head height, I suspect that even with a hand held unit you will have more range than the typical fixed mount VHF setup with the antenna only a few feet above the water! Silver Duck