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    If Cobra can do this with a CB...

    Why can't Yaesu/Icomm etc do this with a 2m?
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    so true.

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    Quote Originally Posted by K9CCH View Post
    Why can't Yaesu/Icomm etc do this with a 2m?
    They have...
    http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd...5&isArchived=0
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    Quote Originally Posted by KC2UGV View Post

    Yeah but what is its max power? 5w?


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    Simple: heat dissipation. Think of the difference in the heat generated by RF power amp of a 4 watt CB versus the one that produces the 50 watts or more of typical 2m ham rig and you'll understand why the ham rig has to be larger. The case of my 70 watt IC-2200H (which is not a large radio at all) is a one-piece cast aluminum heat sink.
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    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ6BSO View Post
    Simple: heat dissipation. Think of the difference in the heat generated by RF power amp of a 4 watt CB versus the one that produces the 50 watts or more of typical 2m ham rig and you'll understand why the ham rig has to be larger. The case of my 70 watt IC-2200H (which is not a large radio at all) is a one-piece cast aluminum heat sink.
    Yeah, but ham radio OEM's already have put a 4W transceiver VHF into a hand-held package. Many times :)
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    Quote Originally Posted by KC2UGV View Post
    Yeah, but ham radio OEM's already have put a 4W transceiver VHF into a hand-held package. Many times :)
    Oh, sure. My VX-2R is tiny, not much bigger than the mic on my 2200H. It doesn't get out as well, though.
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

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    Well... nevermind... I see that the Cobra is only 4w too.


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    Quote Originally Posted by K9CCH View Post
    Well... nevermind... I see that the Cobra is only 4w too.
    All CB rigs are 4 watts max, per FCC regs.
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

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    Also, there is this microphone, I have one.

    http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-006492
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