Amateur radio skills prove useful during bushfire emergencies

Re:Amateur radio skills prove useful during bushfire emergen... by shermozle on Sunday February 02, 2020 @10:09PM (#22221108)

That's not what HF radios look like in commercial services. Those are ham radios. You don't generally have a VFO.

Here's what somewhat older HF radios used for commercial and public safety purposes in Australia look like: https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cotswold-hills/audio-gps-car...

Channels. Not a lot of options. No VFO.

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Re:Amateur radio skills prove useful during bushfire emergen... by catblast on Monday February 03, 2020 @12:18AM (#22221610)

Yes, I am quite aware (I mentioned preconfigured radios and gave aircraft radios as an example).. American CB radios are HF, after all.

But the poster claimed they had "never seen an HF radio" that was more complicated then turning it on, which is a very limited view. Further, you will see more featureful ham radios placed into public safety use in the US. It is perhaps not the best idea.

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