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Mizar · 09-08-2008, 01:23 AM

Marine VHS is a good start, lots of cheap transceivers available, but you must have a license, and never use it on dry land.
Good 'ole CB's are good for short distance, and the FRS handhelds are good for short range.
Ham has gone out of style, those who would have done Ham, have now gone to Computers.
I had a Ham ticket, in the past and now may renew.
I have my Marine VHS ticket, that and the boat are our lifelines, everything is on the boat, stored food, Solar and Wind power, fishing equipment, watermaker, etc. and I have renewed my Celestial Navigation ticket, there will be no GPS in a crisis.
Plan B, everybody get to the boat, 6 hour window to get on board, then lights out and out into the Pacific until things calm down
M

09-08-2008, 01:23 AM	#23
Mizar Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: British Columbia Posts: 162	Re: Amateur radio Marine VHS is a good start, lots of cheap transceivers available, but you must have a license, and never use it on dry land. Good 'ole CB's are good for short distance, and the FRS handhelds are good for short range. Ham has gone out of style, those who would have done Ham, have now gone to Computers. I had a Ham ticket, in the past and now may renew. I have my Marine VHS ticket, that and the boat are our lifelines, everything is on the boat, stored food, Solar and Wind power, fishing equipment, watermaker, etc. and I have renewed my Celestial Navigation ticket, there will be no GPS in a crisis. Plan B, everybody get to the boat, 6 hour window to get on board, then lights out and out into the Pacific until things calm down M