RE: Kanc Run CBs

[glen <gpowell@acacianet.com>]

Don't bother with anything that's not full power (5 Watts on AM) and 40 channels, they are not that much more money. Hand-helds are OK, but you will still need an external antenna.

-glen

hi all,

i've been wondering about the usefullness of a cb for a while. perusing the 
new radio shack flier (w/apologies to igor ;-) ) i see they have some 
inexpensive hand helds:  $20 for one channel/100 mW, $50 for three (?) 
channel, 300 mW. are these useful or is a full-power unit required for 
reasonable success? following the inverse square law, what range could be 
expected from a 100 mW unit? igor, shortwave experts...

tia
james

James Marriott, BSME
Manchester, NH, USA
marriott@Summa4.COM
'64 Falcon Sprint Convertible--balanced & blueprinted V-8. GOES great. 
Stopping?
'86 4000S--the better half's commuter
'87 4000CSQ--H-stock auto-x