Fact of life for survivalists and preppers:
"Everybody won't have a ham license."
There are many reasons why. Here's a few.
1. They "don't want no stinkin' license" from the government.
2. They don't want a public record of their radio equipment.
3. They don't want their address posted on the internet.
4. They don't want to be on a thieves' target list of "where to get a radio".
5. They don't have the time.
6. They don't have the interest.
7. They don't want to associate with ham operators.
8. They haven't got around to it yet.
9. They already have a ham radio and no need for a license.
10. They get what they need from other communication methods.
11. They can't see any need for a ham license.
12. They want to use cryptography and secret coded messages. Ham radio does not allow it.
13. They don't want nosy hams contacting them on the air or snooping around their BIL/BOL/BOV.
14. They don't want to be embarrassed.
: You hams know what I mean.
My fellow ham operators want everyone to think it is the be-all, end-all of survivalist communications.
Should we believe the hype?
-RadioMaster
"Everybody won't have a ham license."
There are many reasons why. Here's a few.
1. They "don't want no stinkin' license" from the government.
2. They don't want a public record of their radio equipment.
3. They don't want their address posted on the internet.
4. They don't want to be on a thieves' target list of "where to get a radio".
5. They don't have the time.
6. They don't have the interest.
7. They don't want to associate with ham operators.
8. They haven't got around to it yet.
9. They already have a ham radio and no need for a license.
10. They get what they need from other communication methods.
11. They can't see any need for a ham license.
12. They want to use cryptography and secret coded messages. Ham radio does not allow it.
13. They don't want nosy hams contacting them on the air or snooping around their BIL/BOL/BOV.
14. They don't want to be embarrassed.
My fellow ham operators want everyone to think it is the be-all, end-all of survivalist communications.
Should we believe the hype?
-RadioMaster