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"Jim Woodward" jameslwoodward at attbi dot com wrote:

We regularly talked to boats that were thirty to fifty miles away. Maybe
this is routine -- I don't know -- but I'd like to think that attention to
detail and the 9913 helped.

Jim, Just a note on the above, Out in the North Pacific, the fishing
fleet, routinely talks 90 -110 miles with 25 Watts on Vhf Maine
Frequencies. The antennas are in the 50' to 80' range above the water.
Some of the Coast Stations report contacts out to 120 Miles, using
120 Ft towers, and the 50 Watts at the antenna connection rule in
Part 80.

Bruce in alaska
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