Several of these bulletins have dealt with the items of personal equipment that hams should keep handy and ready for use in emergency or disaster response operations. For example, clothing suitable for likely conditions, flashlights, non- perishable food items, water and, obvious for communicators, radio gear suitable for the specific job at hand.
The necessary radio gear often includes hand held radios, used for everything from talk-in to a specific assignment to the primary communications devices needed to carry out individual duties. Modern walkie-talkies are wonderful devices, capable of easy programming to many different frequencies that may be called for and coverage over very wide areas. They are flexible, rugged, and just about indispensable in emergency communications. Unfortunately, as normally equipped when first received, almost all of them rely on rechargeable nicad batteries.
The necessary radio gear often includes hand held radios, used for everything from talk-in to a specific assignment to the primary communications devices needed to carry out individual duties. Modern walkie-talkies are wonderful devices, capable of easy programming to many different frequencies that may be called for and coverage over very wide areas. They are flexible, rugged, and just about indispensable in emergency communications. Unfortunately, as normally equipped when first received, almost all of them rely on rechargeable nicad batteries.
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