What Radio do you use

[NorthernRaider]

(28 June 2012, 10:03)Lightspeed Wrote: Hi NR,

OK a Technobabble free(ish) response ;-)

The UV-5R is capable of operating on Ham 2m and 70cm bands, all PMR446 frequencies, including the newly allowed LPD frequencies, and also the Marine VHF band. The unit has a very wide frequency response and is able to transmit outside of these regular bands as well. Additionally the unit has an a broadcast FM receiver built in for listening to conventional Broadcast radio (Radio 1FM, radio 4FM etc)

It will neither receive not transmit on conventional CB frequencies

Does this help?

Thanks Light speed you truly do move at 176,000 miles per second, So pray tell me if you or anyone else can are we as a community looking towards CB frequencies, or Amatuer?

Is their a single affordable hand portable unit that does the US/ UK / EU CB bands in AM and FM that also does these Ham bands you chaps seem so keen on?

I would love a hand set that does the three or four CB banss in AM / FIM
that does the ham bands you suggest
Is Handportable
Has a good aerial or can easily plug one in
Preferable with a channel rather than frequency dial

I bet nowt like that exists

I also wish you technogeeks would hurry up and decide on a UK common prepper band that perhaps we could ask all the forums to adopt??