That handheld will product 2 watts, maybe 5 watts if you get an expensive one and don't care about battery life. The range is maybe a mile or two, it's line of sight essentially. With a nice shortwave or HF transceiver you can get a couple thousand watts going and talk all around the world, depending on conditions.
you can buy a great handheld for 30 bucks and you DO NOT need a license in a state of emergency.
don't you need an unlock code for certain stations? or is that a myth?
There are PL tones and such, it's all unencrypted though.
That handheld will product 2 watts, maybe 5 watts if you get an expensive one and don't care about battery life. The range is maybe a mile or two, it's line of sight essentially. With a nice shortwave or HF transceiver you can get a couple thousand watts going and talk all around the world, depending on conditions.
im pretty sure they want a handheld so they can use it at lafayette park....
If that's the case, a GMRS would work fine. The article doesn't mention DC at all though.
edit didn't take: what would you recommend for a good value HAM?
20 bucks! https://www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-UV-5R-Dual-Radio-Black/dp/B007H4VT7A/ref=sr_1_3?crid=SV50E1THWINA&dchild=1&keywords=boefang+uv5r&qid=1609428349&sprefix=baefang%2Caps%2C229&sr=8-3