@Ann Hiro probably a good investment. Easy way to get intel during a disaster even if other comms are down

i wouldnt because theyre programmed to your area and you can just google the frequencies and put them into a baofeng to listen

does anyone do ham radio or whatever is popular now? how does one get into it?

Best way to start I'd guess would be a scanner. See if radio is useful for you.

Conceivably, in the event of emergency, Radio is one of the first things up.

It's easily the best way for people to communicate quickly.

https://gotenna.com/

Still to spendy

I need to find the article, but a variation of these were being used EXTENSIVELY in the Hong Kong protests after cell service got blocked

oh yeah it's spendy but I thought it was interesting regardless

@Vajjsmasher

what zip code do you live in?

https://hamstudy.org/ is good to start. you can find find a free test near you and likely also a class if you want

do the flash cards for the technician class license until you have them pretty much memorized

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BU0WGP0U5Q&list=PLZ_9BZQ8gpzjSuF-nExJHAXhzrf_NnYfH

and heres a class

thanks guy! i was talking to a friend at work and he's interested in getting into ham radio too.

its better if you have a friend you can do it with

Is Craigslist a viable option for finding a CB/HAM radio on the cheap? What's a good price?

Seeing like $100ish for CB/marine radios in my area

Check pawn shops/flea markets for CBs.

Both the ones I have now came from garage sales

cool, thanks

get an rtl sdr

Found this in my photo folder, don't know if it was posted before

It was

When in doubt check pins

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Will do next time

do all radios have to be registered? I'm planning to buy a small radio for a shtf kit

Idk about registered but to use it you need a license

But that’s for USA

You need a license for specific frequencies

HAMboomers will report you if you aren’t licensed

can they track who's who in those frequencies or can you just lurk and listen in?

you can lurk

They can't track shit unless you transmit

that's what I'm aiming for

Start with something like this

https://www.gigaparts.com/mfj-941ek.html?gclid=CjwKCAiAhc7yBRAdEiwAplGxX7ug7yvWHvzwicmScjdBt2bmXQ3OjLKRAWVaaux5jIaS4fmZiNOPVxoCJsQQAvD_BwE

Lets you learn about what you're doing while you're doing it.