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(3 October 2012, 14:26)PrepperJohn Wrote:

(3 October 2012, 14:09)NorthernRaider Wrote: After TSHTF the chances are the repeaters like the cell towers and microwave relay stations will be off air cos they will be unpowered, line of sight systems are the only viable option in the long term I reckon

But what I am saying is Vhf comms is a gateway to the HF bands and independent radio communications.

CB is better than nothing but there is only so far yo can progress with it.

Hi Prepper John,

I'm all for encouraging people to take their ticket, but you'll see on other threads on this section thathere is some resistance on teh grounds of OPSEC.

CB has proven a lot more effective than I expected. I helped another prepper set up a simple CB based comms system in August and with just 4wFM we were getting groundwave contacts out to 30 miles and e-layer skip landed us a bundle of contacts in scotland ( we were operating in SE of England) At the same time we were hearing stations 70 to 80 miles away, but could not get back to them.

CB is a long way from being perfect, but its accessible to everyone. I am sold on Paul's arguement that most critical communication horizon will be up to one days walk from base.... this correlares quite well with CB FM 4w capability.

Glad you're enjoying your radios anyway

LS