Why do some companies advertise 5-10 mile range on their portables?
While it is possible to obtain this range with some types of portables such as Low-Band radios, radio waves work within line of sight, and are easily bent by hills, buildings and other obstructions. Generally portables will only give these falsely advertised claims when they are out in the open, such as in a field, or hill to hill, where obstructions are minimized. Many dealers will state these claims to make you think they have a better product than someone else, when in fact they don’t!
While it is possible to obtain this range with some types of portables such as Low-Band radios, radio waves work within line of sight, and are easily bent/attenuated by hills/buildings and other obstructions. Generally portables will only give these falsely advertised claims when they are out in the open, such as in a field, or hill to hill, where obstructions are minimized. Many dealers/manufacturers will state these claims to make you think they have a better product than someone else, when in fact they don’t!
