"Paul (Erie)" wrote:

Any idea on what GMRS radio is better?

The Motorola 5920 (5mile range)
Midland G-300 (10mile range)

I've dealt with the motorolas before but never the midland, any idea on the
midlands quality and clarity and stuff?

thanks.


If it has a small built in antenna, it will have the same range as
an FRS radio. Don't be fooled by the marketing claims, it's BS.

Make sure that the radio has 2 watts output for the longer range.


"Radioman" wrote in message
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"Paul (Erie)" wrote:

Any idea on what GMRS radio is better?

The Motorola 5920 (5mile range)
Midland G-300 (10mile range)

I've dealt with the motorolas before but never the midland, any idea on
the
midlands quality and clarity and stuff?

thanks.


If it has a small built in antenna, it will have the same range as
an FRS radio. Don't be fooled by the marketing claims, it's BS.

Paul,
Range claims are worthless without knowing the technical
specifications of the radio and the type/location of the
antenna. It isn't so much the power output of the radio
that determines range, it's the antenna and where it's
located. As with any 'line of sight' radio, antenna height
is everything. If you stood on the same spot each time, there
probably isn't any difference in range for either brand of
radio.
As to quality/clarity of signal, I have no idea. I haven't
dealt with Midland, or Motorola GMRS radios. Probably the only
major difference is in the 'bells-n-whistles'. Both companys
have been in the VHF/UHF 'bid-nez' long enough to get their
acts together.
'Doc

Radioman wrote:

BuckEye wrote:

Make sure that the radio has 2 watts output for the longer range.

I hate to echo stewart, but .5 watts or 2 watts won't make any difference.
The only way to increase the range enough to phone home about, is to connect
to an external antenna that's up high.

Yes and no. If you can't make contact at all with .5 watts, chances are
that 2 watts won't make things much better. On the other hand, 2 watts
is a 6 db improvement in signal over .5 watts. So if you are marginal at
..5 watts, a 6 db gain will be enough to bring you back into the quieting
range of the receiver again.


If you climb up to the top of a tall building, you can talk 7 miles with
an FRS radio. I've done it. Can't on the ground, though.

If you climb a high enough mountain, you can get over 20 miles in some
cases with a .5 watt FRS radio. Such is the characteristics of line of
sight propagation.

Dave
"Sandbagger"