"TheHairyBeast" Emort007ATdway.com wrote in message
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What's the smallest amps in terms of wattage that will have a effective
increase in range? I currently have a range of 7 to 12 miles from my Base
to a mobile. I need to get that to about 15 to 22 miles. Both the mobile
and the base will get amps.

Currently I have a Uniden Washington (with Peak/tune/extra channels) and a
A99 on the roof (about 33 feet up)

The Mobile is a stock Cobra 29 with a 102 steel whip.

I thought about getting side band for the mobile, but it seems like a
hassle to tune a signal while driving down the road. I has a Grant LT in
my old truck, and I don't think I ever used the sideband while in motion.

So what do I need? a mini 40watt wasp?
or one of those 100 watt palomars?
or something near or over 200watt.

I'm not looking for over kill, or to spend more then I need, I just want
to be able to talk from work to the house.



250 watts or less. Get one with high and low settings and use as little
power as possible. Don't drive the amp to hard as the transistors will reach
saturation and cause distortion, bleedover, and unwanted harmonics on other
frequencies. Make sure it is class AB. And unless you live in the sticks,
run a low pass filter.