From: cornelius@eisner.decus.org   
      
   In article , No  writes:   
   > Well now you're talking nonsense. You need an Amateur Radio License to   
   > transmit, and you WILL spend thousands of dollars to get started.   
      
   You can buy used amateur radio equipment.   
      
   You can use low power (QRP).   
      
   Either way, you will need a good antenna, and for frequencies that   
   reach around the world it's tough to get it into a backpack.  If, say,   
   you focus on the 20 meter (14 Mhz) amateur radio band you might be   
   able to come up with a vertical antenna that is 16' high (shorter   
   if it has a loading coil, say something designed for a car bumper).   
      
   That band tends to be long distance during daytime hours.   
      
   But, no, you do not need $1000 to get started.  But the less you   
   pay the more you are going to have to learn about amateur radio.   
      
   And if your authorities are banning other types of communications   
   they will be banning amateur radio as well.  Still better to get   
   a license though.  You can always plead ignorance if you use your   
   equipment after a ban, but it's a hard sell in court if they catch   
   you using an illegal transmitter.   
      
   I recommend the rec.radio.amateur.* newsgroups, various other   
   amateur radio forums, or publications of the American Radio Relay   
   League.   
      
   George Cornelius   
      
   > On Wed, 11 Aug 2021 00:51:26 -0000 (UTC), JustMike   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>JustMike  wrote in   
   >>news:XnsAD806F30BCB47mikeisHere22dxxwqm99@46.165.242.91:   
   >>   
   >>> I am a new poster her. I am looking for recommendations on a portable   
   >>> tranceiver that might include the following characteristics.   
   >>>   
   >>> 1) Strong enough to be heard worldwide with a minimal antenna as   
   >>> possible 2) Lightweight, carry on a backpack   
   >>> 3) Easy setup for portability   
   >>> 4) minimal power consumption with battery backup, maybe selective power   
   >>> depending on desired signal strength   
   >>> 5) frequency bands that are widely   
   >>> available to the public for worldwide dissemenation   
   >>> 6) I am on a budget so not super expensive.   
   >>> 7) Not super complicated to use-user friendly.   
   >>>   
   >>> As you can probably tell from this post I am a novice in this field.   
   >>> I anticipate internet blackout by Gov. and I need to have an alternate   
   >>> way to communicate.   
   >>>   
   >>> Thanks for any helpful answers.   
   >>   
   >>I guess maybe I used the wrong word: transceiver mean transmitter+receiver.   
   >>I don't want to just listen I want to transmit to others.   
      
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