Radio for Disaster Preparedness:
Also, worth considering the tip about using BNC adapters to make your various radios and antennas quickly interchangeable.
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good stuff, but can't zap you since you don't have a ln address for us to support you. if you need help setting it up lmk.
UV5R?
You could do much of what this video discusses with a uv5r. There is a seller on eBay called n9tax that sells a good roll up antenna like the one discussed in the video. He makes them for a variety of bands and with different connectors, so make sure double check those options.
You can get BNC adapters for a uv5r. Amazon has them, those would be SMA female to BNC female.
I have a couple UV5R radios, I really appreciate the information.
Hey! What gmsr radio would you recommend for someone new to radios and is getting into preparedness?
Midland makes some good handhelds that come in a set for a decent price. Baofeng makes a uv-5r variant specifically for GMRS.
This video has some to consider too.