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<blockquote data-quote="Blitzfike" data-source="post: 2439415" data-attributes="member: 807"><p>There are some QRP (Very low power) transceivers out there that cover the ham bands. Lots of back packers carry them to the mountain tops with their camping gear. A solar charger and some NIMH batteries will work fine in that case. I took a QRP rig to Colorado and set it up on a mountain top in the San Juans about 32 years ago while bear hunting. I talked with Hams in England and Australia on 5 watts of power with a wire antenna strung up in a tree. I don't see ham radio or any other longer range radio communications as being of much value while you are fleeing from what ever the catastrophe was that got you. I see radio being of much more value once you get situated in your redoubt or fortress. Knowing what you want and need helps you sort through all the things you might find scavenging the leftovers. It also gives you a chance to add things to your cache for later retrieval and use. Being able to keep abreast of what is happening in other parts of the world after the event helps you plan for oncoming events.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blitzfike, post: 2439415, member: 807"] There are some QRP (Very low power) transceivers out there that cover the ham bands. Lots of back packers carry them to the mountain tops with their camping gear. A solar charger and some NIMH batteries will work fine in that case. I took a QRP rig to Colorado and set it up on a mountain top in the San Juans about 32 years ago while bear hunting. I talked with Hams in England and Australia on 5 watts of power with a wire antenna strung up in a tree. I don't see ham radio or any other longer range radio communications as being of much value while you are fleeing from what ever the catastrophe was that got you. I see radio being of much more value once you get situated in your redoubt or fortress. Knowing what you want and need helps you sort through all the things you might find scavenging the leftovers. It also gives you a chance to add things to your cache for later retrieval and use. Being able to keep abreast of what is happening in other parts of the world after the event helps you plan for oncoming events. [/QUOTE]
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