VHF Radio on Winni

Phantom · 05-23-2023, 07:55 AM

Handheld 5W vs 25W installed radio (with whip antenna) -

The handheld is ideal for monitoring weather alerts and for listening to calls on CH16 but also remember it's limitations.

I came up with this phrase years ago to describe handhelds - "they have big ears but a very soft voice" meaning you can listen to broadcasts that are made from great distances away but its ability to transmit are severely limited in distance and affected greatly by terrain.

But handhelds are better than nothing & are there when you need them!

05-23-2023, 07:55 AM	#1
Phantom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin, Ma / Gilford Posts: 1,931 Thanks: 445 Thanked 604 Times in 340 Posts	Handheld 5W vs 25W installed radio (with whip antenna) - The handheld is ideal for monitoring weather alerts and for listening to calls on CH16 but also remember it's limitations. I came up with this phrase years ago to describe handhelds - "they have big ears but a very soft voice" meaning you can listen to broadcasts that are made from great distances away but its ability to transmit are severely limited in distance and affected greatly by terrain. But handhelds are better than nothing & are there when you need them! __________________ *A bad day on the Big Lake (although I've never had one) - Still beats a day at the office!!*