Ham radio is out of the question for this guy. i need something though with 100 mile range. anything out there?
I'm sorry, but you are wrong about repeaters being able to talk 100 miles.My dad was a ham radio guru, he would use the ham for around the world communication, and the 2 meter for traveling in a city. Most rigs are handheld now and can communicate between each other as well as to a base station. there are repeater towers for the band and they will reach 100 miles easily.
Sorry, I missed that part. Thought you meant for reliable long range comms2 points. First, I wasn't suggesting that radio as a solution to anything more than aramchek's pondering if there was a 6M HT.
I agree, not everyone thinks about these things. I didn't either, when I wrote that post, I specifically considered reliable long range comms, not any type of comsec.The second is not everyone thinks opsec, coded communications, and tactical comms between units will be a necessity. Maybe his granny lives 100 miles away and he wants to be able to check in on her from time to time. Maybe she's 85 and isn't a candidate to pass the ham test.
Why can't we just answer the questions as they are posed instead of explaining why they don't need to know it?
Or perhaps he or she is concerned about his name and address being advertised for the whole world to easily ascertain? Though this is the exact reason why I have a PO box.I have read this thread and can't figure out what issues the OP has with getting a amateutr radio license? If he is worried about getting on the government radar by having a license,
Remember “1600 Alaska”? http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-fines-alaska-man-for-interfering-with-air-traffic-using-cb-radioI can assure him that the FCC, FAA, Coast Guard and local law enforcement are more interested in UNLICENSED knob twiddlers who lack technical knowledge, inadvertently causing interference to aviation, maritime or public safety radio systems......