[Cruiserdrew]

I think we likely had line of sight as well, still quite impressive over that distance without the benifit of a repeater or even high power. It did show the strength of a good radio and a good antenna system. On high power both directions, the voice signals were perfectly clear.

Perhaps more impressive was the link up a few hours later. We were in big canyon country with hills, rocks and high ridges in the way, yet we could still talk to our friends 50 miles away.

I should also say that on the drive home, the 2m simplex was flawless on I-80 with easy truck to truck communication on low power, easily 10 miles and more.

I am hoping everyone we travel with will go to 2m, when that happens, the CB will stay at home.