I didn’t say it was better.
But if you’re one of the few people with your kind of radios, it’s not going to do you a lot of good now is it?
But since you do have one, why don’t you download Zello on your laptop and tune into to the South Florida Hurricane Irma channel and see if you can help to relay information.
Today when over 50,000 people were on the channel, it was the ham and shortwave guys who stepped up to the plate and helped the mods save the channel.
You like zello. I get it it.
But there is a catch and my point for those who think it’s reliable in a big disasters. Zello REQUIRES Internet using either WiFi or cellular data network of at least 2G. And it major disasters, this stuff is some of the first to go down. It’s not a secret.
For about 150 bucks, one can own their very own, portable, all band general coverage receiver. That’s pretty cheap insurance for arguably the best source and most reliable communications out there. To me, it’s simply a no brainer.
For those in hurricane and earthquake country, there is nothing more reliable.