Best survival radio communications systems....????

[crashdive123]

Sure. What kind of stuff do you want made?

[oldsoldier]

Sure. What kind of stuff do you want made?

when you get a change PM me the address you want me to send it to. As for what to make Maybe a strap/leash for the dog 8-10' and a couple of 7"or 8" braclets if that sounds okay?

[crashdive123]

Sure. PM on the way.

[oldsoldier]

Bump.......

[Sourdough]

Sourdough,

Based on this thread - have you made any decisions on communications? Have you acquired any communication devices? Do you have something other than telephone land line or cell that will reach Anchorage?

Nope............Just a land line.

[Rick]

Yeah. We feel that way a lot of times, too. But what are you gonna do? He's ours so we'll keep him.

[Beo]

Hands down the best commo radio out there is the one that works... lol...
Personally I think people suk and there is no one I really wanna talk to enough to get a special radio for... lol...
I prefer smoke signals though, only a strong wind screws them up and when it's raining they lag and can be difficult to read... lol...
The tin can and string method is an age proven technique also... lol
and then there is the carrier pigeon method... which you can eat if it acts up or you get really hungry... makes a fine meal... lol
screaming works well for the wife, seems I always here her when she does that...
or you can lay your head to the ground and listen, doesnt have to be for a train either...
have seen a method where two neighbors shot an arrow with a message tied to it but when the one neighbor tried to catch it... he got killed, I don't recomend that method...

Hope this helps... lol
Beo,

[Trabitha]

OK, price is not an issue, pretend it will be a gift. You wake up in the morning, and your computer is fried, the TV is fried, The phones are all fried, the AM and FM radio stations 600 miles away are broadcasting, but everything you would normally use for gathering information and communication is fried for a 600 mile radius.

However you and your friends and family all have the very BEST radio receivers and also a two-way radios in lead containers inside steel boxes, and they work perfect. If price is no object, what is the best radio system, that does not require a special license to own or operate. (I don't know the answer, I am looking for "THE" answer)

I OWN the answer.
I have an old Zenith Trans Oceanic AM-FM Multiband radio from when my father got it as a kid.
Thing works like a dream. We have it set up to be plugged in and take batteries if needed. Damn thing is SICK! We can listen to radio from across the country, into Canada, and over the pond.
Won't give it up for the world.

[Justin Case]

Who Cares about a License in a survival situation ? I don't, I would get a good Yeasu Ham rig ,,, you dont need a License to listen anyway, With the right Ham radio you can cover EMS also,

[Ken]

A tech license is really easy to obtain. No more code requirement. Just sayin'.

[Justin Case]

lets see here -.-.-...-.- ok

[Ken]

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[Justin Case]

If you say so ,, LOL

[Batch]

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I have been running my fingers over that for hours. Most messed up brail I ever read...

[crashdive123]

snort - chuckle - snort

[jbtusa]

2 meter handheld ham radio is the best and most reliable communications available. I always carry one camping, hunting or flying. They have far better and more reliable coverage than cell phones. That's why I carry one when I fly the back country. They will always hit a repeater from somewhere and therefore you can always find help. They also link into the phone system via "autopatch" so you can call on the phone too. Used 2 meter handhelds are cheap and can be found under $100. The basic ham license test is a no morse code test and easy. Any idiot can pass the 35 question test. No excuses, get your ham license! (You'll have fun with it too when you travel.)

[crashdive123]

2 meter handheld ham radio is the best and most reliable communications available. I always carry one camping, hunting or flying. They have far better and more reliable coverage than cell phones. That's why I carry one when I fly the back country. They will always hit a repeater from somewhere and therefore you can always find help. They also link into the phone system via "autopatch" so you can call on the phone too. Used 2 meter handhelds are cheap and can be found under $100. The basic ham license test is a no morse code test and easy. Any idiot can pass the 35 question test. No excuses, get your ham license! (You'll have fun with it too when you travel.)

Good to know. Also - no excuses - stop on by the intro section. http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...splay.php?f=14 Thanks.

[Trabitha]

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[Camp10]

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[Trabitha]

The commonly overlooked problem with operating a HAM radio (or any other radio without a license) is that the bandwidths available to you will likely be so overcrowded that sending a message will be impossible.

Also, you shouldn't underestimate the government's ability to stubbornly continue functioning as frequency police during a catastrophic failure of society. Chances are the FCC will clamp down even harder WTSHTF, because they'll want to keep their own communications options uncluttered by private citizens. You can also count on the military shutting down any transmissions that they think will interfere with their own ability to function as an internal security force. Military jamming hardware tends to indiscriminately shut down every transmitter and/or receiver on any band. It doesn't just interrupt it. In some cases, it burns out the circuitry too.