Jim Weir wrote in message . ..
As was pointed out elsewhere, that chicken$#!t advertising 5 watts
RF output (and then in small letters "PEP") isn't far from deceptive
advertising, but that's the way some other companies are doing it and I guess to
be competitive you have to play the game.


I think it is deceptive. More than once I've heard somebody saying
that they bought X handheld because it had a 5 watt transmitter.
Several of the companies that sell handhelds are using the gimmick.

Transmit power on most handhelds is about 1.5 watts. The funny part
is that this is plenty of power for the task. You can transmit to the
horizon from jet altitudes with 1.5 watts. When I used a handheld as
a primary radio (1.5 watt w/ external antenna), I had no problem
conversing clearly with Approach when I was 30 miles out. All in all,
transmit power is not a big deal for aviation handhelds.

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