On 10 Jun 2005 09:11:11 -0700, "HarryHydro"
wrote:

Hi Folks:
Just remeniscing and old realistic CB walkie talkie I had. It had
the metal ground-straps on the side and it could talk 2.4 miles (just
measured on a map) with an S7. My Wife just picked up two similar
walkie-talkies at a yard sale for $5! I was wide-eyed at the size of
the thing! I remember when I was a kid wanting one of these
walkie-talkies so bad that I got the dimensions and made a cardboard
model to see 'how it felt holding one'! Wow! Thinking back! Anyone
ever routinely talk further on a CB walkie talkie?
The guy I use to talk to frequently in South Toms River was
Electro-Express. I - you guessed it - was Hydro! (hydrofoil) He'd
say, "The only walkie-talkie I know that'll talk that far is Hydro's".
I currently use a Johnson Messenger Viking. Yes, I know it's
2005.. ;-) This radio talks and sounds nice too!

Higher power walkie-talkies back in the 70's routinely could talk 5
miles or so. I had a 1 watt Midland with a 5 foot telescopic antenna
that I could get 4 or 5 miles out of. Alot of it depends on terrain.
If you are on a high hill, you can talk a lot further than if you're
in a valley. Also close proximity to water, as you have, and flat land
will allow your signal to travel farther.

Don't apologize for the vintage gear. Radio was more fun when that
stuff was the state of the art.....

Dave
"Sandbagger"
http://home.ptd.net/~n3cvj