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..
I thought I posted a response to this with a like to a news article on the ARRL web site but alas. no can find
AR-Newsline and ARRL both reported within the week the story of a boater. Out of range of shore with his VHF marine radios (or other VHF) he checked into the 20 meter Maritime net (Someone else posted the frequency) and assistance was rendered. This net runs oh a frequency that is monitored most all the time.
There are other nets here in the US dang near every minute of every day... If you have a list of nets (Which you can get from ARRL.org) and the proper piece of wire (Antenna) and radio the odds of contact are excellent.
I do not talk to overseas on HF I type to overseas on HF but talking given my gear is more or less limited to USA especially right now as band conditions are not that great. (I think I have had one overseas voice contact)
But when conditions are decent I talk from Mi to Ga on 40 or from SC to Ga and from both SC and MI to MI and several other states on 80
Some times it's people as little as .. Same campground
Some times an hour down the road
Some times a 3 day drive
And with cell phones the Local to me PD is a local call.
