7 watt PMR 446 rigs ( I think) £35

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(29 June 2012, 10:12)NorthernRaider Wrote: For what little it is worth cos my knowledge of Radio Technical stuff is miniscule, I ( if I read this right) believe the three primary bands most (?) of us are looking at are
26 to 28 Mhz
28 to 30 Mhz
440 to 470 Mhz
on BOTH AM and FM
covering all UK and CEPT bands the 10 meter Ham band (the 28 to 30 Mhz doofah)

So how do you plan on moving forward ? are you and our great leader creating a cunning plan?

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I have a very strong desire to get the rough end of a Pineapple and to sexually abuse a radio ham with it

Hi NR,

No cunning plan, not great leader as far as I'm concerned.

There is no absolutely rorght or absolutely wrong set of frequencies to useto meet our needs, anything can be made to work, within reason.

Before selecting bands we need to see what we want to do communications wise, and then find the most viable way to achieve this. That doesn't necessarily finding the absolutely best solution possible, rather its a matter of finding a satisfactory solution that is affordable and achievable for the greatest number of us.

As I see it ther are four distinct communications criteria for us to consider. In order of priority these are:

1. Receiving information during and after an eventy( a shorwave / MW/FM receiver will chieve this)

2. Local tactical communications to stay in touch with and coordinate activities among a local community.

3. Communicating with survivor communities and far flung individuals for mutual support across the country ( this is the network discussion we are embarked upon)

4. Possibly Communicating with international survivor communities and individuals

Are your needs & prorities different to this?