I consider myself average. I have both amateur and GMRS licenses and multiple portable radios for each. Generator, fuel, etc. I'll be able to listen in. Not sure I'd be too keen on transmitting much.
Actually for folks so inclined - get a radio or radios now. You do not need a license to own one, nor to listen in on anything. You only need the license if you plan on transmitting. If an "adversary" has radio direction finding equipment you probably don't want to transmit anyway. Besides, if we're at the point where we're exchanging info via localized amateur and GMRS radios because everything else is down then getting tagged for an FCC violation is going to be the least of your worries.
Thanks for the info.
If an “adversary” has radio direction finding equipment you probably don’t want to transmit anyway. Besides, if we’re at the point where we’re exchanging info via localized amateur and GMRS radios because everything else is down then getting tagged for an FCC violation is going to be the least of your worries.
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LOL! It would be funny in a twisted sort of way if the FCC bureaucrats were still operational and could find you faster than a hostile ‘adversary’.
All good points though.
If you are unlicensed, you would still have the option to transmit in emergencies. It’s not like regulatory penalties matter at that point.
The only thing stopping me from taking the test, is that your information becomes public.
I have a portable HAM.. just can’t transmit on it.