Actualy the licence is fairly easy to obtain, and a handheld entry level dual band 2meter/440 radio can be obtained for less than $50. In our area we have established reapeaters to improve the reach of these frequencies. Remember without coms you have nothing, radio is much harder to shut down than the internet.
Stand Tall
Brad
I did mention coats to coats or corner to corner of the US. Handheld going to do that? That’s a lot of repeaters to bounce off of, especially where I am in the Ozarks. I forget the license level names but for what I’m talking about, it’s the second level.
Then there’s all that sunspot and other stuff to know.