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Very true. Lots of people yse them for hunting with no repercussions
Still should register if you live in a high density area or feel like being honest, you're not risking anything by licensing a radio.
I'd argue that gives the government just a little more money to enforce stuff. It's your decision to weigh risk, whether or not to get your permit.
The UV 82 is more expensive then the one I posted. I like that one because it was dust and drop resistant. The UV 82 is not much more but what makes it better? If it just has a better antenna I see pretty good ones on Amazon for $10-$20
The GT-3TP it is with the data cable its $63 now to work on getting my license
Both are awesome I got a gt3tp for like $30 it was a good buy
You can use certain frequencies at low power without a license but it would be nice to have for sure so you can get into repeaters and all that
What are these frequencies any links?
^^^ this
Total fucking noob here, don't know shit about comms. Will $100 get me anything decent in terms of a radio? Just something to learn on?
A Yaesu or Wouxun probably
What model yaesu?
FT-4XR
For transmit and receive on Low Power (0.5/1 watt)
VHF
151.820
151.880
151.940
154.570
154.600
UHF
462.562
462.587
462.612
462.637
462.662
462.687
462.712
NOAA Weather Receive Only
162.425
162.450
162.475
162.500
162.525
162.550
@yeetasaurus Yeah you can get a Baofeng for comms or if you want to listen to shortwave you can get one for far under 100
Thanks man we can talk on them without issue from the law?
@Reno can I turn down the transmission power of a radio? All of mine are 8 watt
Yeah I believe so as long as you keep it on low output
Sorry for making you dumb this down for me, shortwave?
@Reno do I need to learn up on the programming computer stuff to do that?
Its just a different length of radio wave, theres FM, AM, and shortwave. You need special hardware to pick up the shortwave frequencies but there is some interesting stuff on there
You can get a programming cable for a baofeng and program it that way, its a lot easier
@Reno copy that. Thank you. I will look into it.
But you shouldnt need to learn computer programming or anything like that
Outstanding!
What about the Yaesu that was mentioned earlier? Any comparison to what you're speaking of?
Baofeng is the cheaper Yaesu. Yaesu is higher quality but considerably more expensive.
But is it worth having overall?
I've never had one myself, I have 3 baofengs because I'm a cheapskate, got na-771 whip antennas for them and they work fine
What is the listening range? I know that's not the only selling point to a radio but it's the easiest to comprehend to me
What model radio do you have? You should be able to turn down the output, on a baofeng you go into channel mode then menu then TXP change to low
It depends on a lot, radio wave propagation is weird
I'd probably say if you're looking for something to have for occasional use or emergencies, the baofeng will be fine. If you're looking to really get into radios, stuff like yaesu, motorola, and kenwood is good, and expensive.
though people who are really into radio and ham stuff look at baofengs like we look at poverty pony
Well the way I'm seeing it currently, I may wind up being more cut out for comms and support rather than frontlines. I will do what it is necessary at the end of the day regardless, but I want to be where I am most useful for efficiency's sake. So if I have the capability to learn and do more I will. I don't mind spending a little more if it means I can learn and do a little more
I read this and it answered alot of questions
might say pick up a few books and a cheap baofeng, then move up to a nicer radio. The baofeng is a couple bucks
then if you need, you can pass off the cheap one to a teammate or something
Iโm gonna be up front. Iโm clueless when it comes to comms for the most part
The GT3TP is dust, drop and water resistant. The antenna it comes with is stronger than the na77116
I have many expensive radios... the baofengs are workhorses.
Some people are elitists
just get the data cable and you are set
EDD sounds like the person to ask then
I've got a cheap uv82 and a nagoya antenna. I'm not into radios, I just have it for emergencies and tactical larping
Iโm definitely down to learn, but I feel like the intel server is gonna be more my speed. I canโt stand sitting around and Iโm always out and about. Trying to give them all a decent run
> Thanks man we can talk on them without issue from the law?
@[TX]YimYam Keep you piwer low on MURS/FRS/GMRS and don't be a dick (no foul language, be respectful) and you'll you unnoticed.
Don't need to worry about power on the FRS/GMRS channels either... theres no "radio pokice" really... the FCC doesn't have time to mess with that shit, nor do they care.
You can also buy channels from the FCC for "itinerant" business use.. I own 25 of them myself.
That's doesn't mean nobody else will ever be on them, but they are in the UHF or VHF business bands and don't require a license
Really just stay off of the HAM channels and don't pisss off the boomer hams and you won't have issues.
I've read that the boomer hams are like fudds on steroids
@[TX]YimYam ordered. Hyped to learn comms not gonna lie
The emilitia podcast had an episode about ham radio, and they talked a bit about the fudd hams
Reality is they are mostly pretty cool, just spurgy
It is pretty cool to be able to talk to people around the world depending on what frequencies you use
And the HF guys are nuts, some of those antennas take up a whole yard and signal depends on space weather and shit
It was pretty cool learning about the history of it though. Basically a bunch of nerds slapping shit together in their sheds and seeing what worked. Supposedly ham was a slur used by professional radio and telegraph operators
Yep, the original tech rebels
ironic considering they're all about rules now
Kinda....
It's really only more about keeping the idiots away
Honestly you could make up a callsign and nobody would really know if you pretended right
My friend told me a story about when his friend was piss drunk fucking with a ham radio getting on the police frequencies yelling whiskey jack!! Officer down!! And some volunteer firefighters beat his ass lmao
Yeah, that was a lie
Good story though you should have heard it
Ham frequencies and police frequencies aren't the same and especially these days the police don't use standard UHF
Itโs fun being a volunteer firefighter til you gotta get up like 18 times cause some meth head wants to call and then refuse treatment when you get there
I mean he's old as dirt it could have been 30 years ago for all i know
Police started moving to trunked systems in the 90's, and by 2001 were mostly all moved over.
@TheClassyRandom oof, right
Our chief basically said fuck em no point in going if theyโre gonna keep refusing treatment
We have mostly dope heads around here, give them narc an and they just wanna act like they are fine
So far we havenโt had to use narcan
I'm on the east coast in the hotbed of it
In rural America dopeheads everywhere.
Louisiana here
These commie idiots give them places to shoot up around here
Yeah I saw that. I was like the hell is going on over there.
They get to have fun. I'm jealous I respect myself too much to join in
Commiefornia is the first place weโre gonna have to take back honestly
Break legs and shit just to get morphine and oxys prescribed here
Itโs ridiculous
Just load the fault lines with tactical nukes and send them on their way
Well thatโs another question but how are we gonna get tac nukes and itโs almost time to go frogging ๐คค
Anyone know anything about using CHIRP or other alternatives to conventional localized internet data networks? Does it have a limited range, do I need a license? I currently still use flashdrives as part of a sneaker network, but it's a hassle. I don't trust VPNs or TOR, it's all shady and never 100% secure
I thought TOR was pretty solid as long as you donโt log into stuff or have it full screen. Apparently thatโs how they got DPR
Im running Surfshark VPN, would also like to know
The problem with TOR as far as I know is that you have to connect to a node which could be compromised. I have heard that using a VPN plus TOR helps.
But the vpn owner can track you
From my understanding Iโm no expert
Safest computer is one buried in 12ft of concrete
T. Comsec guy
Someone will have your data unless you have your own end to end encryption. End of the day it's all about who you trust to have it, and anything with a signal or on a public net can be intercepted.
Been reading the beginner guide to radio and holy fuck is it a lot of shit
@yeetasaurus - Comms is pretty tech heavy stuff. Think OG Nerds.
I can see that. But I'm interested so far so I'm gonna keep reading when I get off of work
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