Sat Phones

[atmay]

The only one I know of is the Baofeng UV3R, which is a 2 watt VHF/UHF HT.

 

[P-14]

Does anyone know of a radio cb/marine/ham that can be recharged by usb power? Getting a biolite stove and it seems like a good addition.

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Get a solar battery charger. It will give you more flexibility. Recharge the batteries and plug them in the radio (or other portable electronics and flashlights) if there is no USB.

 

[atmay]

Get a solar battery charger. It will give you more flexibility. Recharge the batteries and plug them in the radio (or other portable electronics and flashlights) if there is no USB.

which then requires a radio that takes some sort of standard battery; most of them don't (aside from the cheap FRS jobbies you can find in sporting goods stores). You might have better luck finding a suitable HT that takes "regular" batteries than one that charges via USB, however.

 

[drgrant]

Repeaters are limited in scope as well, if your lucky you get 30 miles.

30? I can kerchunk a repeater with an HT (which sucks and is weak) from my driveway that is a lot further away than 30 miles.

HF is the way to go. Google NVIS antennas, gives you 0-300 miles range. Now change to a different antenna and you can hit the west coast or Europe.

Yeah HF is great if you have someone with similar technical acumen/resources on the other end. NVIS is a pain in the ass to set up for a layperson. Of course it all depends on what you want to get out of the system.

-Mike

 

[drgrant]

Another point to consider here: no matter what you're considering for comms, make sure it can put you in touch with people you need/want to get in touch with.

1500 watts of HF and the finest antenna money can buy won't do you shit if there's no one friendly on the other end to get your tx.

Standardize comms amongst your friends/family/whatever.

This, plus a billion.

-Mike