TLN
Thanks for your post. It reads well and is good common sense advice.
To reiterate and highlight for newcomers to radio, the critical points in your post are:
I can get one that serves both freqs then thats what I will get , as it covers 2 of my needs - base to mobile comms , and mobile to mobile comms that base can also listen in on. The UVR-5 should cover that with a change of antennas.
Note: Change of antennas really only needed when switching from portable to base use.
The CB will become my early warning system , not my day to day comms system , PMR will do for that.
Also good for whole local territory intelligence gathering....what's going on several hours away from you....this is the early warning that I think you mean?
No point in having a 4W CB walkie talkie if you're in the middle of the new forest.
TLN's real life knowledge of radios used in forests and valleys (glens?) is extensive. Listen to what he is telling us.
A more advanced way of linking PMR handsets up WILL be usable.
Exactly right. Advanced PMR
type radios like the UV 5R allow for complex post SHTF possibilities. WE can come up with standards ( programming protocols) to share across our SUK community to facilitate this. If anyone wants this functionality, by purchasing the same grade of radios PLUS computer cable and software, we will be able to provide the programming as small upload files as e-mail attachments which will configure the radios for them automatically.
the whole Prepper net is an unworkable idea unless we all go on HAM equipment.
Hams already have a network in place ( RAYNET) we are looking to reach out to them to see what interaction is possible. You are right though, a country-wide SUK radio communications network would be too complicated to set up using PMR or CB. But localised networks, some interconnected are viable using these license free technologies.
Thank you again for comments. They are sound common sense.
LS
(2 August 2012, 09:51)NorthernRaider Wrote: I'm interested in a prepper comms system, but fortunately not tied to or reliant on one, so I guess I'm lucky I can set aside this subject and focus on other issues, it will be good to see a universally accepted very basic standard be agreed on what ever that will be. I'll just keep reading and learning from the experts and see what you come up with.
Get what you are saying and agree that radio coms is only one aspect of our prepping. It is not the be all and end all.
This whole discussion is highly focussed and a lot of folk are spending a lot of time and effort ( and money) coming up with usable solutions and advice for others. Done right this will simplify equipment choice and increase the degree of certainty that the chosen equipment will work as expected.
Please keep your comments flowing. They challenge the status quo and that's a good thing... its stops too many assumption being made.
Cheers
LS
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