Low or High Power

[GOTA Go]

Just wondering why is it I can get people to respond to radio checks while my General Lee is on low power but hardly no one will answer me on high power? Is it just that strong that they think I'm just showing off? Well maybe I am a little. I never use to talk alot with my uniden just listened. With the "general" I seem to be jumping into conversations more often. Must have something to do with be SWPed!!!!!

[rayray1963]

I know that there are a lot of drivers out there that can't hear your radio check because they can't hear most higher power radios within a close range. you are just blowing right by them. you have to remember that to most, they have a radio only because they have to, they just buy a cheap radio and antenna setup and go with it. They won't even attempt to set the SWR's. I would hazard a guest that half of all drivers even have their radio on, till they see a traffic tie up then want to jump on the air and ask whats going, when everyone else has been talking about it for ten miles.


Just my opinion.

[BigBopper]

Sometimes LOW dead key and high swing = Loud Audio,,,

[BigBubbaBD]

I agree with BigBopper. For local talk sometimes you are actually louder (but not out as far) because more power goes to the modulation and swing than acutually singnal power.

[Mr RadioActive]

Truckers are jealous people..........JK

[jessejamesdallas]

I vote, like you said in your first post..."Your so loud, they think your just showing off now!" :D

[troy]

HEY!! RA!!! I RESEMBLE THAT REMARK!!!! YOUR RIGHT I WAS JEALOUS. THAT'S WHAT CAUSED ME TO GO TO RADIOACTIVE RADIOS TO BUY A BIGGER RADIO... AND EVEN FURTHER JEALOULSY BROUGHT ME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT I NEEDED EVEN MORE POWER WICH LED ME TO A TS 350 AMP... ALL FROM RA OF COURSE.. SOOOOOOOSSOMETIMES JEALOUSY CAN BE A GOOD THING.. LOL