Can you use a boat mounted attenna for further distance?Would you buy this radio again?
1980579
not sure the antenna connections are compatible. generally traditional boat use VHF's are 25 watts and these hand helds are only 5 watts. i would not buy this radio again
1980580
An external antenna can be attached, but may require a converter. I would buy it again. The waypoints are limited on the GPS, but the unit is rock solid. The menu structure is relatively sensible, the sound has good volume.
1980581
You would need a coupler to make the proper mechanical connections for the antenna. I would doubt they are commercially available. And the reason is that the radio would still out put 5 watts vs a dash or bulkhead mount radio at 25 watts. Yes I would buy this VHF again. Thx.
712328
Yep, as the others have said, that's what I use mine for too. Works very well. Only drawback is it's hard to get any reception for the radio feature.
1927106
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1088473
Get a better antenna. This one is kinda lame. If you have any sort of hill or building between you and the repeater, you wont get a good signal. I turned my Tram 1185 into a scanner antenna. It works better as a scanner antenna then it did as a mag-mount on my truck. Spend an extra twenty bucks on a 5/8ths wave antenna from a better brand. But to directly answer your question, I would imagine that you might be able to tune this antenna to 164-166. I doubt you could get a flat SWR on it though because I bet it would be too short.
1120504
Yes n better radio,guaranteed receive n transmit is great on long range.up to 30- 50 miles.on both.
2108193
If you can hit a repeater pretty far. Personally, I hated this radio. The programming is very difficult with no help from the manufacturer. I'd get a Kenwood (as I have) 2 meter radio. Superior service, and trusted. I'd honestly "Stay away" from this radio..Best wishes,WS6GTO
2114941
We have installed on our houseboat for reception while we are out on the water. We are picking up stations - clearly- that we could not get before. I know that doesn't answer your specific question but this works well for the financial investment
311713
Unless you have a power antenna you need extended when radio is on, don't hook it up at all. That is all it is used for.
37204
Certainly not enough wattage or sufficient range. I got in trouble off the west coast of Florida and this radio was basically useless. The Coast Guard could not hear my transmission well enough to react to my ,Mayday Call. Luckily another member on board had a stronger radio and was able to transmit to the Coast Guard. I would not recommend this radio.
917227
Yes you can have multiple radios on the same chanel and talk to each other. Range depends on conditions open water could be around 20 miles or more, on land with houses and trees, around 2 to 5 miles with the radio on high power.
1210090
Its going to depend on your height above the horizon and the height of the receiving antenna. In general, if you are sitting in a kayak on the ocean communicating to another kayak, I would not expect more than a mile or two of range, line of sight.
2192281
No, the radio works great and the volume is loud and clear. I can talk to someone 30 miles away while on the water and its loud and clear.
1683757
I haven't tried it from that distance. My receiver is in my shop, but that's 45-50 feet from my den.
969455
From my own experience, I would answer with a 'yes'. The low power setting might make that trip, but I would estimate that if the unit was set to the 'higher power' output it would meet your desires. My transmitter is located in my basement and I am able to still receive it in my vehicle as I am driving away and from a distance of just less than 1/4 mile. The vehicle I am in also is a factor because some have better radio systems than others. I like to use 'work tunes' with the radio built in when I am mowing my acreage, and that works for me just fine. Best wishes!
298976
Well, the unit itself cannot, but the radio signal that it uses will make it through with significant attenuation. The unit was designed to work its best with a line-of-sight signal path, but if you can tolerate a much reduced distance, it will work with obstacles in the way. DON'T count on much signal getting through a metal barrier like aluminum or steel siding.
674851
I would not recommend going wireless for this distance with all that metal in the line of sight. Tried on shorter rig and kept losing the signal.
547477
That is a little far, this thing might not make it, you may need a higher powered AP with a separate high gain directional antenna. I've had it work well up to 200ft.