Brenda Ann wrote:

Not true, absolutely. Never heard of QRP? Low power stations can go a
LONG ways, not just interSTATE but interCONTINENTAL on HF frequencies.
100mW kiddie walkie talkies have been heard 2/3 of the way across the
country (the old 11m CB ones) during peaks in the skip season on 11m.

QRP is often my favourite mode of operation - it's quite a challenge. I've
found it's frequently possible to talk across the Atlantic with 5 Watts
p-e-p SSS on 14 MHz!

Bob

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