I went the route of mobile unit. I have some handheld radios but my main unit is installed in my truck for survival/shtf scenarios. You can get a good Yaesu radio for about 600 that is dual band and can transmit up to 50w. Programing it is super easy too. I've always wanted a good home base setup but unless you have some serious antennas it won't do much more than a mobile or handheld radio. That being said, there are some good home brew antennas you can make for cheap, you can even alter an old satellite dish antenna for ham.
I went the route of mobile unit. I have some handheld radios but my main unit is installed in my truck for survival/shtf scenarios. You can get a good Yaesu radio for about 600 that is dual band and can transmit up to 50w. Programing it is super easy too. I've always wanted a good home base setup but unless you have some serious antennas it won't do much more than a mobile or handheld radio. That being said, there are some good home brew antennas you can make for cheap, you can even alter an old satellite dish antenna for ham.
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