[alvarorb]

LC,

Power is not all what a radio is about. You'll be surprised how far you can go with just 5W. The secret to this is the antenna. The better the antenna, the further you'll be able to communicate.

Having 3 radios, I rather have the ability to monitor 2 frequencies at the same time, than more power.

Regards

Alvaro

Originally Posted by LandCruisers4Life

That's all cool stuff, and one of the main reasons I am looking into HAM as well. I have already been checking out online practice tests and radios. Here are some radios from Icom that I have an interest in so far:

The 75W V8000 is tempting with the transmit power...

IC-V8000 144MHz FM Transceiver - Features - Icom America


This less powerful unit at 50W is nice, with the dual channel abilities etc... The fact that it acts as a comparitor between two antennas and chooses the best signal when operated in a singal channel is pretty cool too......

IC-2820H Dual Band FM Transceiver - Features - Icom America

I also found this rather interesting...
ID-1 1200MHz Digital Transceiver - Features - Icom America