Cub Driver wrote:
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.

It's very dependent on the terrain and any obstacles between you and
the tower antenna. My handheld and scanner both pick up the tower and
ground at PHX (4.5 miles away) loud and clear. I can even hear the
airliners on the ground. When I'm actually at PHX there are some
locations on the airport, such as behind some hangars, where I can't
get either tower or ground very clearly.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)