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Plenty of use-cases, unsure what you're arguing against. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmNo1TX1E3Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmNo1TX1E3Q https://www.y

• lxgr 3y ago
  Who's arguing? I was under the impression UHF/VHF is mostly used for line-of-sight communications, unlike HF, and NLOS usually needs much stronger transmitters than would be practicable in a handheld radio. Curious to learn about other applications.
  • throw0101c 3y ago
    > […] and NLOS usually needs much stronger transmitters than would be practicable in a handheld radio. While not typically thought of as a "handheld radio", Elecraft's KX-line are pretty compact and portable: * https://elecraft.com/collections/kx-line/products/kx2-ssb-cw-data-80-10-m-transceiver https://elecraft.com/collections/kx-line/products/kx2-ssb-cw... * https://elecraft.com/collections/kx-line/products/kx3-all-mode-160-6-m-transceiver https://elecraft.com/collections/kx-line/products/kx3-all-mo... The KX3 can run on eight AA batteries.
  • ianburrell 3y ago
    There are people who use SSB on VHF to talk over long distances. There is always some bending and they can get weak signal. On rare times, troposphere ducting means they can reach hundreds of miles. This wouldn't be useful for that since, like most handhelds, it doesn't have SSB, just FM.