Which Freqs work best in built up areas

[CharlesHarris]

Understood.

I have old analog public safety radios in VHF and UHF which are programmed for 2m and 70cm ham, for which I am licensed, as well as VHF marine, the old analog fire and police "EMAC mutual aid" channels, itinerant business, General Mobile Radio Service etc. 128 channels on each radio.

The backup HF-SSB is an military Motorola Micom-X 2-18 MHz, 200-channels, 200 watts, which has a computer interface for digital modes, or can do SSB, AM or CW. It has the MARS and SHARES allocations in it also, because while no longer an Office of Emergency Management reservist, my FCC license endorsement remains active until it expiring when I turn age 70.