Ya thats what I was thinking (LOL)
Anyway keep in mind things that get in the way like IE: mountains/buildings/or out of the way like the earth curve just for some examples
However on a more positive note don't give up on it just yet! it can be done but it will take a good Hi antenna and it most likely will not a reliable source to put on a feed unless your on a Hi mountain of course
I remember when I used the 2m VHF band for those of you that are not Hams its around 145.00 Mhz with 5 Watts of power I made many contacts at over 200 and even 300 miles ! but keep in mind the right antenna sunspot number average daily solar flux/UFO research (j/k)
and other stuff that will go way beyond the scope of this thread plays in part here
O and speaking of mountains I know that I said they can get in the way however they can also help... OK now I lost you right?
remember radio signals are like light if you point a flash light at a mountain it will reflect well so do radio waves here is a IE: of how a mountain can help I cant remember what it was called but it was in the opposite direction of where I wanted to talk into but it was much higher then my antenna and there was mountains in the path to the station I wanted to talk to no matter how Hi my ANT was or how much power I used it just would not work so I pointed my antenna almost 180 deg at that big mountain and BAM I got it SIG 5-9+ BTW contact was at 200 miles away on VHF and using FM !!
The point I am trying to make here is have fun with the hobby don't let anyone tell you "You cant do that"
I love this kind of thread thanks CAPcadetJC for the post and enjoy your new radio