Adding a $10 waterproof PTT switch to your bag is not unreasonable If I was going to add any communications stuff to a CERT bag, it would be a $25 baofeng h

Adding a $10 waterproof PTT switch to your bag is not unreasonable If I was going to add any communications stuff to a CERT bag, it would be a $25 baofeng ham radio. (Even if I wasn't licensed, since I have the feeling the FCC wouldn't be enforcing the rules with a heavy hand after a disaster. Part 97.403 says "No provision of these rules prevents the use by an amateur station of any means of radiocommunication at its disposal to provide essential communication needs in connection with the immediate safety of human life and immediate protection of property when normal communication systems are not available." ... but that's specifically about "an amateur station" defined earlier as a FCC-licensed ham operator.)