Multi band radios - teach me

[demented dale]

ONE could you answer my question please as to why a lot of preppers do not like CB. I am curious . cheers. DD x

Ah got ya. That was the answer. I thought that was an answer to something else. Nice pun. Forgive me I am a bit thick sometimes. x

 

[ONE]

ONE could you answer my question please.

I thought I did, it's largely an image issue.

 

[TeeDee]

Thank you everyone for adding to the discussion, so interested in listening in and if needed to transmit.

Looking at the Baofeng UV-5RH 10W Multi-Band 2500mAH VHF/UHF Long Range Walkie Talkie Two Way Radio

What do you think and what else do I need to know?

Get one - cheap enough - make sure its pre-chirped.

https://www.prepcomms.uk/

 

[demented dale]

If you are things CB radio, what have you been looking at?

Pardon our interruption...

I have bookmarked a few 2nd hand ones but just came across this new one which looks pretty decent . It even has Radio Ham on it although I have never seen that before. It could have come a long way since I had them 40years ago. There are tonnes of them on Ebay. Its a big subject but a very simple one. Low power usage, 12v, so solar, windmill or car battery and depending on what frequency I opt for, a pretty decent range. My only concern would be would anyone else even have one. But if someone was a part of a group they would make sure they all had one. This set on ebay looks like its got it all. x

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[Nice65]

I got my Tecsun PL-880 primarily to use as a radio at home and in the camper, it runs an 18650 which lasts months on standby and weeks in use, and it also has decent sound quality for a radio this size. But my secondary purpose is partly because I saw the CountyComm radio that is the Tecsun PL-360 (pictured below) in a different guise. I wanted something I can scan the airwaves for anything, news or otherwise, over great distances should we ever be in ‘that situation’. I have no need to chat, and don’t want limited range. I’d hope that someone would at some point set up or man an existing transmitter and start broadcasting and I’ll be able to turn the radio on and hear “This is the BBC World Service, and here is the shipping forecast”.

PL-360. Very portable listening station. I very nearly got one of these but went for the extra options and more classic transistor radio look of the 880 for it’s daily versatility.