From: JustMike@nospaminvalid.org   
      
   Thanks for the intelligent reply. Are there any good online sources to   
   shop for the used equipment you speak of? Maybe a collabsible antenna   
   with base? By loading coal, I am guessing you mean some type of signal   
   amplification coil. Can you recommend any models that might be   
   lightweight enough that can be operated from a battery pack for short   
   periods or will I have to rely on grid power source? Thanks again for   
   your reply.   
      
   cornelius@eisner.decus.org (George Cornelius) wrote in   
   news:eTaexY6Gm1Lf@eisner:   
      
   > 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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