Simple Two Way Radio for Preppers

[NorthernRaider]

[Lightspeed]

[Highlander]

Although I dont understand all of whats being said her, I do understand enough,..I think...,.. NR,.. I really do see what you are trying to say, it would be so good to be able to buy a radio to do the things you want,... but sadly I dont think the radio that does what you want has been invented,.. there are simple to opperate radios out there, but you will never ever get the range that your poll of preppers would like from those simple to use radios, even with repeaters,..and if they go down you will be lucky to get 2 miles in an Urban enviroment.... as I dont fully understand everything yet, I may be wrong

I purchased a duel band UV-ER, I hope it will do the job, but in order to get anything that is any good, I am finding that the UV-5R is very complicated,..although I will have to master it, as I do need another one

I am following these communication posts with a lot of interest

Lightspeed,... I found that the yellow writing is very hard to read

[Mandlaka]

I am following these communication posts with a lot of interest

Lightspeed,... I found that the yellow writing is very hard to read

Yes, please make the yellow text red or green instead...pleeeeaaassssseeee...

[MikeAlpha3041]

I am following these communication posts with a lot of interest

Lightspeed,... I found that the yellow writing is very hard to read

Yes, please make the yellow text red or green instead...pleeeeaaassssseeee...

Me too AND I'm colourblind to boot

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But back on the topic......

There isn't ever going to be a "one size fits all" answer to the comms question - the best we can all do is prepare and educate ourselves the best we can and accommodate those that are challenged by technology the best we can - I'm trying to choose my words carefully here and trying really hard not to be in anyway disparaging to folk because I recognise that we all have different abilities so if we can stick to a KISS principle so much the better as a group that encompasses everyone BUT sometimes you just NEED technical abilities to reach the simple solution that suits everyone......

I think that NR was on the right track with his post http://forum.survivaluk.net/showthread.php?tid=3624 because once you get your group going with this mode of communication you can then move it on at pace that suits all in your group.

[Scythe13]

[MikeAlpha3041]

[Highlander]

Well they worked when I was a kid,... but as I said before, simple radios dont have the range...

[Straight Shooter]

i bought a cb....that will do for me ...but when this lot is sorted we will see what comes out...the simplier the better do we really need big range though....should it be groups of preppers within a set range with simple sets , i think that NR is right for the simple kit a child could use....based on .... group...within set ranges for that comms set

[MikeAlpha3041]

Well they worked when I was a kid,... but as I said before, simple radios dont have the range...

That is all I've been trying to say all along..... oh, and offer advice/help to get to where one wanted to go. Didn't mean to rile and if you look here (http://forum.survivaluk.net/showthread.php?tid=3624) you'll see I was trying to help.

MA