Here's what I'm looking for:
1) A base station that can receive/transmit as far as possible without requiring licensing
2) A base station that is mountable in a standard 19" equipment rack
4) Mobile/Handheld units compatible with the main base station
Pretty simple. My relatives all live within a 5-6 mile radius from my house, so it would be nice to stay in contact with them via radio if the main grid ever went down. Obviously, greater ranges would be better, but I have no idea how to even begin going that route.
It seems like CB might work for me, but I know pretty much nothing about the subject, whatsoever.
It would also be nice to be able to hear what's going on in the outside world, if the excrement hit the oscillator. Are there any units out there that offer the capability to receive but not transmit? Is it possible to extend the range of reception without transmission, legally? How?
My needs are pretty basic:
1) Stay in touch with family
2) Monitor beyond my locality
Again, longer distance = better, but I'm starting out from square one. I didn't expect some of the responses received.
I really need some hand-holding on this. Any links for comprehensive information? Any recommended products for my aforementioned list of stuff I'd like to have?
Obviously more range is more desirable, and if licensing isn't extremely high-priced, then it's an avenue I may be interested in.
Consider my perspective to this area being a guy going from a break-action shotgun, and wanting to dive into NFA, showing up in the AR-General Discussion section.
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