[GreenKeys] OT: emergency communications

[Ralph Mowery]

It is legal for any ham of the proper class license to put a repeater on the
air.  There is no separate license requirements for them.   The phone patch
is legal and fine also as long as it is not used for business purposes.

 

He should be able to put up a repeater at his location if he can get an
antenna up around 30 to 50 feet.   

 

There are some good HTs coming out of China for around $ 35 now.

 

 

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Another option would be first to get a Ham license.  Much easier to do today
than years back.  Second, find out whether or not there are any active Ham
repeaters on top of the hills or mountains surrounding your valley.  If so,
get a hand held (handie talkie) that covers the band the repeater is in.
Handie-Talkies for VHF or UHF these days are typically about the size of two
I5's stacked, plus 6 to 12 inches for the antenna.

Considerably more expensive but If there are no repeaters in line-of-sight
from your place, you might try to establish your own if you can find some
land-owner who would allow you to do so.

Yet another option (but I'm not certain of the legality of operating  a
phone patch remotely) would be to get a 2-Meter hand-held radio and put a
repeater at your house that's tied into your land line.

The second and third repeater options will also require a license for the
repeater.

A non-ham option would be a satellite phone, but that's also expensive and I
have no idea how large or portable present day equipment is.




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