Buy a ham radio? A lot of people go to the Baofeng UV-5R or similar models because they are cheap ($40?), but these only use UHF/VHF and are about 5 Watts. They are a bit stronger than walkie talkies (FRS) so their range is better, antennas can be upgraded and you can utilize local repeaters to have about 100 mile range or so.
As for HF radios, you need to invest a bit more money for a system to function well. Good antennas, good coax to go from your radio to your antenna, good radio for a sufficient power output.
Hamstudy.org will get you studying for the licenses. There are 3 levels which increase the amount of frequency range is available to you across the many different bands.
From the laptop I suppose?
Make it spread far and wide.
Hamstudy.org is free and has the EXACT questions with answers in EXACT order as you would see it.
Honestly, 11M is dead right now with the current sun cycle. You really need to be on one of the HF bands for global communication.
If you were to put me and my family in the same room you would never know I was blood-related.
Trump is the voice of 80 million and we are his hand and spear.
Every day.
I do not expect it to remain for long.
LARP....maybe.
Fuck that paywall
10 days of darkness is upon us very soon. Stand strong.
hamstudy.org. The test questions are EXACTLY as presented here... as in answer position/letter too.
Get your technician license. That will open up UHF./VHF (most common repeater operation for amateur).
That is correct. You also do not need one in an emergency situation.
This is a wise plan. If you do not have a license already... be careful.
HF is your best bet for long-distance comms VHF/UHF for short.
Can you be a little more vague? I like to be kept in the dark a bit.
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Going to Dayton?
I honestly do not do this kind of "Retweet" type of stuff... but we are in the beginnings of the blackout. This is going to get worse. This site is in the pecking order to be removed. What do we have after this? We cannot sit idle.
Red 2 starts tomorrow or the 10th. 10 days of darkness. Stand by and make preps.
LOL!!! Thanks
Who is this lady by the way. I swear I know her but her name slips my mind
Well this is kinda something interesting!
the HAM community is a friendly group who are more than willing to help you to join the ranks. I used to think it was about a bunch of old bald fat dudes sitting down in their basement trying to talk to aliens or something haha.
This is a fun hobby and a very useful tool to have and know how to operate. Unfortunately, I fear the in the next coming days... I will rely on it.