We live in a hurricane zone and have weathered many storms without evacuating. Can typical 2-way radios function in a 20–30-mile range if we were hit by a storm or do we need something very expensive.
How difficult would it be to connect with a family member with an off the shelf set.
You need a big booster,they have nowhere near that range.
Do you have experience with the radios that claim to have 40-50mile range? I know some at the sporting goods suppliers will reach those distances in the wilderness but curious about in a crowded area.
I,follow a you tube channel that uses these things and talks about them a lot. I don't belive their are any small cheep units with that kind of range. These things are line of sight,you would need a tall antenna.
I'm not expert i just kind of casually follow this stuff.
You would need the make and model they say have that kind of range,and do some research. Or look on the prepper boards. I do know you would need a ham radio license to use anything with range,and the ham radio community is pretty F- ed up.
How is the ham radio community “pretty F- ed up”?
They listen for people breaking the rules and rat them out and such,from what I heard.
I've heard several people repeat that they are very very strange and not friendly like you would expect.