How far away can I really talk on my ham radio? VHF/UHF Amateur Radio Propagation Made Easy!

In this tutorial, we'll discuss how to use the Radio Mobile Online tool, developed by Roger Coudé, VE2DBE, to help us determine how far our VHF/UHF amateur radio signals will travel. Visit https://www.ve2dbe.com/rmonline_s.asp to access the tool.

I'll help you understand basic radio wave propagation for FM and will discuss how antenna height and transmit power are the keys to increasing the range of your amateur radio. Using an example scenario and visual aids, you can see just how important these two components can be in overcoming geographic and topographic obstacles to your radio signal.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro & discussing basics of FM propagation
04:27 Overview of the example Area of Operation
05:31 Radio Mobile Online tool
06:15 Creating a new "site" location
07:06 Creating a "new coverage" map
09:51 Overview of the companion article
11:32 Overview of "new coverage" settings
13:50 Examples of various configurations
19:32 Final thoughts and discussion