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I know very little about CB/Ham radio stuff... I want to prepare for the coming madness.

Can someone just fast track me to a good radio for a shtf scenario?

I know very little about CB/Ham radio stuff... I want to prepare for the coming madness. Can someone just fast track me to a good radio for a shtf scenario?

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If you want a cheap radio, the Baofeng/Wouxun Chinese radios are good. You can get several for a few hundred, and batteries are cheap. I have several, they're good to throw in a bag and if you drop it break lose it no biggie it was $45.

2 units of Baofeng UV-5R are about $50 on fleebay. Only real problem with chinesium radios is they can splatter across other useful stuff like the weather band.

If you want a radio you can drop 2 stories and have it still work, get something like a Yaesu FT60R.

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They are also really easy to program with chirp. Don't forget to buy the cable!

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Yes. Chirp has no issues with them.

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Thanks man I grabbed that yaesu. By once cry once right??

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I've had good luck with mine. It's seen some decent use.

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The FT60 is cheap. It should be like $150-$160.

Try buying a Motorola or KNG. Those are anywhere from $1800 to $2500.