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.
The old Nextels were two way radio werent they? I used these in my company for a couple years in the 90s. They had great range and the audio was near perfect.
Not familiar with those; a quick internet search just turned up "a former telephone company". Would be interested in details (frequency, power, type e.g. handheld vs. mobile etc.). If they were good, one might be able to get some on the used market!
We used Nextel before the widespread usage of cell phones. It was probably the network that made them useful.