1-2k,,,, you could almost holler that far! But then everyone would hear you!
1-2k,,,, you could almost holler that far! But then everyone would hear you!
" Those who hammer their swords into plowshares, will Plow for those who do not".
On the topic of civil emergencies like the Calgary flooding... For those of you who are civic minded and who are licensed radio amateurs(or looking to become licensed) and living in the lower mainland: You may want to look into volunteering with VECTOR(http://vectorradio.ca/). The City of Vancouver has a close association with VECTOR and there are plenty of opportunities to do volunteer work outside of a civil emergency(doing communication support work for the fireworks, sun run, and other large civic events). You'll need your amatuer radio license(you can take the course through Vector), you'll need a criminal background check(You're a firearms owner so that shouldn't be a problem), and you'll want a radio(One of these Baofeng UV-5R's is a very inexpensive way to get started).
I did not realize a set of inexpensive walkie talkies could have so much administration and bureaucratic baggage associated with them? Tests to pass, licenses to buy, criminal background checks, yikes!
You can still by inexpensive "walkie talkies" with no baggage.
These units CanAm is selling are not inexpensive "walkie talkies", they are very inexpensive Chinese, VHF/UHF DualBand Handheld Amateur HAM Radio Tranceivers.
Similar performance in a Japanese build were $500 not that long ago and even more for a basic 2 or 3 channel non programmable radio before that.
Our Government trusts rivets more then law abiding gun owners.
Ordered 2 will be interested in the program cables and antenna upgrade.Next shipment we will have a whole bunch of program cables, accessories, etc.
I will also look into order the antenna upgrade. I have one on my Icom HT.
Thanks
Last edited by SigWig; 08-01-2016 at 06:14 PM.
definitely worth getting a ham operator license to use these at their max potential.... You also get cool license plates with your callsign that keep cops off your ass (not by law or anything, but if they see you in the backwoods with HAM plates, they usually just assume you're a stand-up member of society)
"The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis." - Dante Alighieri
"This whole war could have been avoided. Cunnilingus and psychiatry brought us to this." - Tony Soprano
"The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis." - Dante Alighieri
"This whole war could have been avoided. Cunnilingus and psychiatry brought us to this." - Tony Soprano