Ham radios
One or twice the subject has come up but the FRS and the other channels are not a great idea. When out on the road in the middle of nowhere and the cells don't work and the CBs, now rare, and you don...
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Reisender wrote:
A 2 meter or 70 cm handheld will get you about 3 times the distance if it is a 5 watt unit. If you have an external antenna and the other party you are talking to has as well you can do much longer range, 15 or 20 kilometers etc, especially if it is mounted mobile unit as they tend to be 40 watt ish units. Of course to do all this you need to take a course and get your ticket. Or at least write the exam if you have home studied.
possibly, under ideal conditions. not so much from a campsite in the forest or in a mountainous valley. in a flat LTVA or on top of a hill extended range is possible. but someone has to be listening.
