That's not an emergency scenario, that's an apocalyptic scenario.
JackbyDev
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Like what? Can you name one?
Get a TIDRADIO TD-H3 instead of a Baofeng. Essentially the same price but a nicer feature set.
Also, be sure to get the GMRS one. They're all the same and can be reset to any mode, but the way the law with FRS/GMRS works is technically the part itself (the radio) needs to be certified.
It's very important that you do not reset it and use it improperly. I would never do such a thing and I suggest you don't either.
FT8 is fun and doesn't require talking. CW too but you need to learn Morse code.
I bring FRS radios (normal ol' walkie talkies) to the local Renaissance festival which has awful to no cell reception. It works great.
But yeah the barrier to even getting a technician license is too high. You get people that get excited and wanna do stuff and then they're told they can't. So things like meshtastic where they actually can do radio related things without a license are great.
They list the elevation.
Now, they made boards with more power that operated and crossed at several different frequency bands, specially shortwave, then meshtastic would be an incredibility powerful too. However illegal.
Sounds like you should look into getting an amateur radio license!
Also, power isn't really the issue. Power only helps you while sending, not while receiving. What you want is a good antenna which helps with both sending and receiving. For example, if you're somewhere remote but you know there's a city in a specific direction you could get a directional antenna like a yagi and point it that way.
When I think of pagers I think of receiving only, not sending. Meshtastic devices can typically do both.
Licensed amateur radio operator here in the US. Meshtastic does not require an amateur radio license.
Okay? But why? StackOverflow's moderation is inadequate as well.
Well my mom is AI and my dad is human so I guess you could say I'm mixed.
2m doesn't bounce off the atmosphere. You really need 10m for that. 6m in the mist perfect ideal scenarios but it's still very rare (and in this scenario you aren't gonna know when). EME (the moon stuff) is also pretty tricky and requires a lot of power because of how messed up the signals get in the process.