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luingar2 t1_ja6a6oo wrote

Reply to comment by agent_flounder in Been in every car I’ve had since 1986. by 710dabner

Many of the realities behind radio transmission strongly resist miniaturization. A wire has to be so thick to carry a certain amperage. A transformer requires so many turns of that wire to convert to higher voltage. The more power you use in transmission, the better the range, which causes design conflicts with the above

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agent_flounder t1_ja6cuvl wrote

All true but CB is limited to 4W and similarly powered 2m handheld radios are much much smaller than their cb counterparts.

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