William - double those packs' longevity: purchase a Smiley 270 or Diamond SRH-320a?
antenna, and turn TX power DOWN to 2W.
If you're not making it FM voice on 2m/440 line-of-sight with 2W, odds are you won't
make it with 4-5W.
Smiley: ?
Diamond: ?
Clint K6LCS
PS By the way, of those two great antennas, the one that is $20 LESS expensive is the?
better performer on 2M ...
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Clint Bradford K6LCS
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Clint Bradford