What Radio do you use

[Lightspeed]

(2 July 2012, 09:46)NorthernRaider Wrote:

(2 July 2012, 09:42)Lightspeed Wrote: My own Bug out radio is an Hendrix PFR3a

It is a three band station in a box the size of a hardback book.

The single box has its own rechargable power supply, cable to attach it to 12v power (PV etc), coil of 20m of antenna wire, built in morse code key, built in antenna tuning unit / SWR indicator and headset. cable to attach it to 12v power (PV etc).

This whole station together with a micro VHF/UHF HT fits into a waterproof plastic container within in the BOB.

This pair of radios allow me to operate locally by voice on PMR and 2m and 70cms, and pretty much country wide as well as international by morse code ( CW).

Please explain kit choice, deployment and operation in more depth if you get chance, Your info is fascinating.

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After many years with radio as my hobby I had enough radio gear to fill a small truck. Something for almost every eventuality. When I started perpping I thought ah-ha, I'm prepared for anyhing... no problems.

But the nature of prepping starts a completely different thought process. What use is a van load of electronics without electrical power? What use is anything if it doesn't contribute to me fed, watered and warm

I retain a much smaller arsenal of radio gear now, having set up stations for a couple of prepper friend with my left overs. Hopefully those friends will survive and put the gear to god use, if not, the equipment is being well looked after and is effectively cached if ever I have need.

My comms kit falls into two distinct categories. That which I hope to use long term post SHTF and lightweight run to the hills type gear. The radio above is in the second category. In that kit I have absolutely no capacity for frivolous gear. Every ounce counts. You'd understand if you knew the georaphy around here. (eg on and 20km bike ride we expect to acend somthing in the order of 900metres :-( )

So the PFR puts me in contact with Morse code stations across the country and across the continent, and the little hand held keeps me in touch with my own local group as such they might be. The hand held will also interface well with any local raynet stations.