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December 10th, 2020, 11:06 AM #11
Re: Radio communication as part of preparedness
you took the words out of my mouth. Another issue, many Hams (including and especially Extras) have never operated outside of a shack, all their equipment and antennas are bought not made, and they don't know how to maintain them, including basic fixes. Field comms for them is annual field day, where the county EMA trailer is brought out, a few people will try go kits but mostly prefabbed, then "how many points can we get".
Lancaster and Lebanon Sky Warn team has been running simplex tests in case the primary repeater that is linked to State College goes down, Their Net Control folks have Lancaster broke down to 4 regions (N,S,E,W) very organized and has helped many people in the surrounding counties (York, Dauphin, Chester, Berks) to calibrate their home and mobile stations for simplex operations as well as identifying comms holes.
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December 10th, 2020, 11:10 AM #12
Re: Radio communication as part of preparedness
I started out like you did, the guy who convinced me to get me my license asked some simple questions. 1) when SHTF who are you going to talk to, how do you know you can trust them, do you think others will trust a random voice on the radio? Can you USE the radio, not just turn it on, but troubleshoot it, operate it like it was intended, maintain it?
Your radio can be a two edged sword, you can dull one of those edges by getting a license and creating a network now, while things are relatively safe, you can meet people and learn things. Once you do that you become an asset to your neighbors who will help watch out for you as the local guy with the news.
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December 10th, 2020, 06:15 PM #13
Re: Radio communication as part of preparedness
Radio can attract a certain maladjusted personality that can be bazaar, such as the guy in Texas presumably shooting CB skip into Pennsylvania with an incredibly powerful gain, hours on end and drowning out channel 19. How come he didn't get nailed by FCC, or, if he did, what took them so long.
Years ago I flew into a fly-in on a field that had no tower. Someone in charge was communicating on 122.8 to aid in separation. Don'tcha know, some idiot was preaching over the freq, his message more important than our safety.There are two kinds of guns. Those I have acquired, and those I hope to.
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December 10th, 2020, 09:46 PM #14
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December 10th, 2020, 09:48 PM #15
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December 10th, 2020, 09:52 PM #16
Re: Radio communication as part of preparedness
Yeah I know 80 would exclude Techs, which I would not want to do, but digtial repeaters and internet aren't really SHTF type setups. 80 or even 160 would probably be the best for statewide comms, using NVIS antennas.
In reality a General Class upgrade isn't much harder than a Tech exam.
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December 10th, 2020, 09:54 PM #17
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December 11th, 2020, 11:10 AM #18
Re: Radio communication as part of preparedness
same can be said about firearms and some other activities. There will ALWAYS be rule breakers and malcontents. A local repeater has been having problems with some idiot leaving VOX (voice activated) on and when they are away you hear a dog barking often. We've been trying to triangulate, just because it does annoy the legitimate users. While I'm no frequency police, the Guy that was preaching on 122.8 should have been reported to the FCC. They do follow-up and have had success prosecuting people, like the ham in New Jersey who was disturbing police and other emergency responder frequencies. I also know a disgruntled former employee reported a local traffic control company for using FRS bands and Baoefengs on FRS, so just because you don't hear about enforcement don't mean it isn't happening.
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December 11th, 2020, 11:14 AM #19
Re: Radio communication as part of preparedness
Totally agree, the only things I don't build are for the handhelds, or mobile. they're cheaper to buy than build. People would be amazed what they can do with a single long wire and a good tuner. I need to learn code so I can start playing the QRP (low power) game they claim 5w power and a long wire talking around the world. that sounds like a challenge to me.
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December 11th, 2020, 05:06 PM #20Junior Member
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Re: Radio communication as part of preparedness
I*d like or get a tech. license for emergency communications. Can anyone recommend a good book or study guide? I*m brand new to amateur radio and the amount of information out there is mind boggling. Thanks in advance
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