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    Ham Radio Help! Whose wife has their Tech license? Mine! That's who...

    So me and Mrs Slippy are sitting around discussing our preps a month or so ago and we notice we don't have a good Communications Plan at all. So we do "rock paper scissors" and Mrs S loses...she has been selected to study for her Ham License.

    Anyhow, Mrs Slippy gets to studying for the Tech License Test and today is the day...She aces it scoring 32 out of 35! Pretty proud of her on that one. Now we are looking at some different Radios. Help!!!

    Any and all advice is greatly appreciated on radios/antenna/products!

    Thanks all.

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    So me and Mrs Slippy are sitting around discussing our preps a month or so ago and we notice we don't have a good Communications Plan at all. So we do "rock paper scissors" and Mrs S loses...she has been selected to study for her Ham License.

    Anyhow, Mrs Slippy gets to studying for the Tech License Test and today is the day...She aces it scoring 32 out of 35! Pretty proud of her on that one. Now we are looking at some different Radios. Help!!!

    Any and all advice is greatly appreciated on radios/antenna/products!

    Thanks all.

    Slip
    Thats great congrats. Someday for me...maybe in retirement.
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    Baefongs are $35. And I believe you can talk on the radio if its under her supervision. I have 2 baefongs, they are cheap but good starters. My two even get AM FM radio. I hand tightened my antenna too much and pulled it out, so it gets staticky. Also when I put the belt clip screws on I could hear the threads squeaking.

    They are good cheap starters. I don't have a license yet because the closest testing center is one state over.
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    Congrats to her! That's awesome! Hmm, I'm really good at rock paper scissors, maybe I could do the same thing with hubs.

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    Yes -- congrats to her. She has more sticktoitiveness than I. I got half way through the book and haven't picked it up in the last 6 months. I need to get back to it.

    I have a very good hand-held (Yaesu VX-8), but I really don't think there is much activity in my end of the world. I probably need to rig up a much bigger antenna than the rubber-ducky that is on it. Anyway, I can't transmit until I get my license.

    I have no real interest in HAM other than -- like you Slippy -- thinking I need some communications for THE BIG EVENT. Of course, when that happens, I don't think anyone is going to give a damn about licenses.
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    http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00HX03AMA/

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00YMN42ZU/

    I have the first one which was the new one for 2014, the second red one is new for 2015 allegedly.

    But they are all made in China. But you should check prices on other brand name radios. They are outrageous.
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    Will you/she be sticking with local comms, or will you also be looking into long range communications? two very different animals.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TJC44 View Post
    Will you/she be sticking with local comms, or will you also be looking into long range communications? two very different animals.
    Probably will start out with local comms then progress into long range. We've budgeted approx. $350 for a radio/antenna. Kenwood is our preferred choice at this point but we are not set on a Kenwood.

    Thanks for any suggestions TJC44

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    Slippy I see you are going the reliable expensive route. You could still stash a few of the cheap radios in a BOB possibly.
    What's the difference between a crackhead and a tweaker?
    The crackhead will steal your shit and bounce--the tweaker will steal your shit and then help you look for it.

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    Hey Slippy, I think it would be a good idea to talk to some of the ham folks in your area. You can usually get really good deals on equipment from them. I imagine 350 would go a hell of a lot further buying gently used high quality gear, the good ones run into the thousands nowadays. Just a suggestion.

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