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NoBozo · 04-12-2016, 07:50 PM

Back in 1974 I bought a Modar VHF. At a cost of $1200. It was excellent. I didn't realize how excellent it was until a few years later when I bought my next boat and installed a Standard Horizon which cost about $275. You get what you pay for.

At the time, the range for a VHF with a wire antenna on a 35 foot mast was about 30-35 miles on "High Power" (@25 Watts.) The Modar had a range of about 40 miles with excellent reception. The Standard Horizon (eight years later) had a range of about 25-30 miles..with marginal reception quality. Just my experience...

NB

EDIT: Those figures are for open ocean with no mountains in between.

YES, I do have some experience. As one of my fellow forum members recently said..I know everything:

04-12-2016, 07:50 PM	#5
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	VHF Radios Back in 1974 I bought a Modar VHF. At a cost of $1200. It was excellent. I didn't realize how excellent it was until a few years later when I bought my next boat and installed a Standard Horizon which cost about $275. You get what you pay for. At the time, the range for a VHF with a wire antenna on a 35 foot mast was about 30-35 miles on "High Power" (@25 Watts.) The Modar had a range of about 40 miles with excellent reception. The Standard Horizon (eight years later) had a range of about 25-30 miles..with marginal reception quality. Just my experience... NB EDIT: Those figures are for open ocean with no mountains in between. YES, I do have some experience. As one of my fellow forum members recently said..I know everything: Last edited by NoBozo; 04-12-2016 at 08:25 PM.