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 Posted: Sat Dec 19th, 2009 05:39 pm
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scottran



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Yes Huck, way different than a CB.  My radio has 10 different bands and even pics up AM.  If you wanted to break the law you could even talk on the AM band.  CB's are only allowed to put out like 4 watts max.  Shortwave is allowed a max of 1500 watts.  You dont need alot of power if you have a good antenna setup.  There is what they call QRP operation which is low power.  Depending on atmospheric conditions, guys are able to make contacts on the other side of the world with just 5 watts of power.