If you're right on the edge with 40 watts, going to 41 isn't going to make 
any noticeable difference.
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From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: please advise on accessable 2 meter radio


> Hi
>     In my twenty years experience with ham radio, every watt counts. Even
> if it is a fraction of a DB. The thing is that all to often a person is
> operating on the edge of reliable communications range. So, even one watt
> can make or break that kind of radio communications. I have listened for
> years about the DB gain argument and it just does not work in my 
> experience.
>
> God bless,
> Mark WZ0K
> Jesus Is Lord!
> Pendleton Redeemer
> http://pendletonepiscopal.org/
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> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 8:18 AM
> Subject: Re: please advise on accessable 2 meter radio
>
>
>> Why do you say 60 watts plus?  If you had a 40 watt radio and doubled it
>> to 80, you only gain 3db, and I'd bet you couldn't hear the difference.
>> Power is nice, but much over rated.  I on only use dual band radios
>> these days and you can't beat the Kenwood tmv-71a.  Here is something to
>> think about as far as power.  1 watt to ten watts, is a ten db gain,
>> certainly noticeable.  to get that same gain again, you need to go
>> another ten times, so you go from ten to 100 watts.  10 to 50 watts, is
>> 7 db gain, and that is certainly noticeable, but You have to make quite
>> a jump from 50 watts to see any difference.
>> 73
>> Butch Bussen
>> wa0vjr
>> open Node 3148
>> Las Vegas
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 18 Mar 2010, Jaco
>> Lubbe wrote:
>>
>>> I need a blind friendly 2 meter radio.
>>> At least 60 watts plus
>>> Must be a mobile radio.
>>> I will be using it for motor cross rallies.
>>> Please advise
>>> Jaco Lubbe
>>> Pretoria
>>> South Africa
>>> Call sign:  ZR6JLL
>>>
>>>