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<blockquote data-quote="GeneW" data-source="post: 3708038" data-attributes="member: 27284"><p>Yes you can, by law, in an EMERGENCY use an amateur radio to communicate.</p><p></p><p>However, you most likely will not be able to. You don't know how.</p><p></p><p>You are not familiar with the radio, any antenna switches, type of antenna, power supply, etc. You won't be able to know when to use an available band, and frequency, or how to get to it.</p><p></p><p>All radios, typically, are able to tune in to pretty much any frequency (within reason) and listen, but the radio is NOT able to transmit out of the legal band range. Factory set, and for good reason. I'm saying you might have the radio set to a frequency that will not allow you to transmit at all, and you have no no idea of this. </p><p></p><p>The bands are different, mostly, in their useability. Some bands only work at night, some only work during the day. Some bands are for very short range, some pretty much long long distance.</p><p></p><p>There are other factors, but that's a short way of telling you, you can't just walk up to a radio and system and start talking. You have to know what you're doing, and the only way to get to that point is take the test, pass, and get a license. </p><p></p><p>Things just won't work unless you know how to do so.</p><p></p><p>An old retired, now deceased, attorney and friend was fond of saying "Nothing beats knowing what you're doing. Nothing." And of course, he was right then, and will always be right.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GeneW, post: 3708038, member: 27284"] Yes you can, by law, in an EMERGENCY use an amateur radio to communicate. However, you most likely will not be able to. You don't know how. You are not familiar with the radio, any antenna switches, type of antenna, power supply, etc. You won't be able to know when to use an available band, and frequency, or how to get to it. All radios, typically, are able to tune in to pretty much any frequency (within reason) and listen, but the radio is NOT able to transmit out of the legal band range. Factory set, and for good reason. I'm saying you might have the radio set to a frequency that will not allow you to transmit at all, and you have no no idea of this. The bands are different, mostly, in their useability. Some bands only work at night, some only work during the day. Some bands are for very short range, some pretty much long long distance. There are other factors, but that's a short way of telling you, you can't just walk up to a radio and system and start talking. You have to know what you're doing, and the only way to get to that point is take the test, pass, and get a license. Things just won't work unless you know how to do so. An old retired, now deceased, attorney and friend was fond of saying "Nothing beats knowing what you're doing. Nothing." And of course, he was right then, and will always be right. [/QUOTE]
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