How long would you last?

[harrypalmer]

You don't have to have all your details banded about all over the internet LOL, get your chitty and start learning REAL comms skills, if you get bored learn Morse code too, your 5w will take you a long way.

I'm on several forums, I never use the same handle, I live somewhere in the west midlands (big area) and while your supposed to notify Offcom of a change of address or QRZ.com...shucks I may have forgotten as I'm not bothered about QSL cards and I never give out my call sign on forums other than dedicated ham forums.

Drones hoisting wire? Interesting they must be powerful and the wire very thin... its would seem to be solving a problem that really does not exist. Not long ago I worked New Zealand on ten watts CW (Morse), can't do that every time unless mother nature is helping but...its possible.

FYI (don't know where you live) you can't use 431.0 - 432.0 within 100K distance of Kings Cross.

I understand your need for CB/UV5's but they would be little more than an intercom with friends and thats if they work when the repeaters go silent.

If you want a good multiband reciever look at the Tecsu range or classic Grundig Satelit radios, great bits of kit and if you only want to listen you don't need much by way of antenna... a bit of wire will do.

I don't want to appear blunt but I guess its the army in me, when I come across a brick wall logic won't dent I go a tad full on mate.