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Old 05-20-2008, 07:22 PM   #1
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For use around the lake it's generally more than sufficient. You won't reach from one end of the lake to the other, but you'll have a few miles range. That's usually enough to reach someone on the lake...unless it's 2AM on a Sunday night!

Cobra has a decent reputation, so you can't go wrong.

The only thing the specs do not mention is the ability to connect an external antenna to the radio, usually achieved by disconnecting the rubber duck antenna supplied with the radio. A full sized antenna can gain you considerable range over that of the shorty antenna on the radio.
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