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I was starting my path to get my HAM license while listening with my cheap chinese radio. Harvey directly hit my area, something like 50 inches of rain. As the
by post_break 9y ago
I was starting my path to get my HAM license while listening with my cheap chinese radio. Harvey directly hit my area, something like 50 inches of rain. As the phones started to get unreliable and then NOAA went down, I knew cell phones in a disaster don't mix well. I kind of wish the testing wasn't as "difficult" or GMRS was a little less regulated in terms of hardware. It's kind of a "prepper" thing but more people should learn radio stuff because cell phones aren't your savior.
- Spien 9y agoRecently got my tech license, it wasn't that difficult. In an emergency it's permissable to use cheap radios that do not confirm to GMRS/FRS rules on those frequencies.
- seanp2k2 9y agoThey literally have 1-day cram sessions at DEFCON for ham lics. We need more hams, especially for stuff like this. Using cell infra and internet to accomplish this is crazy. Get your license!
- jlgaddis 9y agoGetting a ham radio license is extremely easy nowadays. You can easily cram for it in a day or over a weekend. When I got my license, I took two written tests and a Morse Code test (at the same time) and that wasn't even very difficult. It is much, much easier nowadays.