"Pdigmking" wrote in message
...
I'm looking at these GMRS motorolas, one is a t6510xmrs and another is a
t5520. Here's the thing: both have a power output of one watt, but one
claims to have a distance range of 8 miles, and the other 5. Is this BS
or
what? Why would one 1 -watt radio have more range than another 1 watt
radio? They both have the same size antenna.

Paul.

Here's a good site:
http://www.popularwireless.com/gmrsrange.html

Cheers.

Ken