On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 21:48:06 -0600, "Robert Barker"
wrote:

I bought an I-COM IC-5 Sport but couldn't
hear anything from my house so I took it back. I'm about 5nm from the local
tower but line of sight might be an issue.

I'm surprised you didn't do better.

Sporty's sells a radio for just this purpose. Whether it would work
better than the handheld, I don't know, but it would be cheaper.

You should at least be able to hear the pilots in the air. No?
Sometimes when I am running down the battery in my handheld, I just
leave it on the desk tuned to 128.8. I hear a lot of stuff, but it's
all airborne.



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