(27 July 2012, 15:36)Barneyboy Wrote: because when or if the SHTF wood like to talk to people and find out wots going on and to keep in with you guys i think hams the way to go
Hi BB
Ham gear and low power will give you good range. For example on low power radio competitions I used to regularly pick up points by working a group of good ol' Norfolk boys, and my station was based in Noth Hampshire.
Personally I'm set up with several sets of equipment:
Ham gear for general coms, and hopefully with some dedicated prepper stations too if some of you get licensed.
Next best rage setup is CB. That is the legal, license free FM equipment. A good base station will give range of between 5 and 20 miles ( probably the bigger of the two in your part ofthe world)
I also have lots of PMR446 capable handhelds. These are for close in comms with family group members, local frends and neighbours. Predicted range up to 1.5 miles
If I had to pick up just 1 radio and run for my life with it, it'd be one of the PMR446 capable rigs like a UV3r, or UV5r.
The little Yaesu VX3r is also a contender here as its able to monitor Ham, CB, Airband, PMR as well as having Transmit capability on the UHF and VHF bands, but its a relatively complex little device.
What do you want your survival radio to do? If you can clearly specify that, then you can look at the best solution. Finding a solution and then justfying it in your plans is the wrong way to go about this.
LS
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