I agree with Phantom, my five year old Standard Horizon handheld is great for listening to the WX channels and eavesdropping on fisherman. But as far a transmitting it doesn't go very far. I'm pretty sure this has more to do with the low antenna height than with the low power. A permanent radio will have more power and a higher antenna.
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Originally Posted by Phantom
...Today we still use our (old) handheld but it is merely a means of communicating back to shore (our cottage) so that we don't have to yell etc. or when boating in the general proximity of the cottage to alert the wife, et al...
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I'm sure Phantom means that he only uses it to talk from his boat to his cottage. Because I think talking from shore is against the rules unless he has a special license.