31 October 2015, 16:29
Yes a small but rugged system (12v) with extensive range would be highly desirable to myself aswell. My immediate family are spread in a 30 mile or so radius (one of my sisters excluded as she lives in Essex) & knowing I could communicate with them in emergencies (even simple "are you ok?" "Yes all fine here") at pre-arranged times would suffice. I'm sure handheld radios could possibly do it, however it's open broadcast whereas morse code, well how many people nowadays can decipher it? I know I can't.