I own a 2 meter Icom IC V8 & a Yaesu FT 270 E. Being new to 2 meter radio I am upset that I cannot get out furher then around 1/2 a mile or so. I live in the Falkland Islands and NEED my radios to work wherever I go in case of emergency. Am i missing something in the set up? Do I need to access a repeater? The Islands here are covered with radio repeaters and People on West falkland call ppl on East falkland every day? My Callsign is VP8- DNC Thank you if you can help.