LS Advice again please

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But I think think most preppers want multiple radios for different duties, if we are going to adopt PMR 446 for short range stuff it should be incorporated into the basic CB units , doncha think?

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Had a look at the Anytone 5555 its to bloody big for anything cept a home base station, i want somefink like a small CB unit that will do the 80 CB and the PMR 446.
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Hi NR

I missed your last point in my last reply.

the smallest all in one radio that I know of is the Yaesu FT817ND. Its pretty much a scaled down version of the FT 857 d that I mentionsed in last reply. Its a portable handbag sized radio with its own internal batteries and comes fitted with whip antennas for HF and VHF/UHF. Its power output is 5w maximum so you'll need additional amplifiers to get to the power levels you are looking for.

Aagin power is not the only way to get contacts. My license allows me to run up to 3 Kilowatts..... on a day to day basis I never use mre than 10w and I still make loads of contacts.

Power costs money and crucially in a grid down world it will eathuge amounts of electical power reserves.

Each to his own, but I'm sticking with low power in my preps as I can neuther afford nor justify the generating equipment needed to support high power communications.