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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Gdetrailer wrote:
...If you are "out in a desert then just HOW can a "HF" rig help?
Sure, you can toss 1500W on HF out with a linear and wrap your signal halfway around the globe in the early evening or late morning when most HF bands are active...
one doesn't need 1500-watts to either talk halfway around the world or try to summon help from Europe.
100-watts will do just fine into a quality and properly mounted and installed antenna in order to check into one of the various USA based 40-meter mobile nets. one example would be MidCARS (7258 khz). there are others. even when the net is not officially 'open' there are usually others monitoring it. and in a true emergency the 20-meter maritime mobile net would be another choice.
