Those who live by the water, or have boats, VHF radio will hopefully be a way to communicate. I suggest we all use channel 17 in the case it happens. Pass the word.
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Channel 17 it is. Note... [They] will probably jamb coms in larger metro areas and CB channels will be [their] obvious focus. We'll probably need some off CB frequencies as back-up. Licenses don't matter in an emergency.
Jamming them, imho, is far too difficult to fully implement on a metro or state scale. What they "want" is the ability to just "smoke 'em" right quick; hence, the FCC disclaimer on ALL radio devices for at least the last 25 years. "THIS DEVICE MUST RECEIVE INTERFERENCE, INCLUDING THAT WHICH MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION" Can they send it up in smoke? YOU BET!!! Can they take over your smart phone? READ THAT STATEMENT AGAIN...
I'm just learning the radio stuff. I was hoping to have time to get my license this year.
Get older stuff and ignore the capacitor myth. They're cheap enough to just stock up on a few. A variable power supply to wake it up slowly increases your chances of having a good functioning old, harder-to-smoke radio.
Thank you. Are there any good sites to find good equipment?