Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Just asking. I just bought a 25 watt ham mobile radio and a couple of handheld ones for emergency coms. Has anyone here thought about doing the same thing? My wife used to think I'm nuts prepping but she actually thought it was a smart idea. I guess things are getting weird enough that she's even getting a little concerned.
If SHTF, a license is redundant, having organized and archived hard copies of relevant information is way more important
I really don't have much interest really. It's like trucking, get truckers together at the stops and all they talk about is trucking. The last thing I want to go on about is trucking. Basically it's talk about what radio's and antenna setups they are using and how far away they are from each other. I get it, but it's just not me, then again I also know a good understanding of what they are capable of and how to use them could be a life saver someday. I figure in a bad situation little ol me on a radio isn't going to be too important, I might actually take the test if I can raise my enthusiasm past snooze level.