KK6JYX
Member
I guess I'm the newest guy here. Other than getting my CM (PG00019763) back in 06 for work, I have little knowledge involving civilian radio communication. I have several questions so I guess I'll explain what I want to do first.
I live in San Diego and frequently go out to our local deserts in our camper to enjoy riding ATV's hiking, shooting, etc. Where we go, there is sometimes little to no cell service and I figured VHF comm would be a viable option to contact whomever (typically the wife) back at the camper. Every where we go while we're camped is relatively line of sight and sometimes at a distance of up to 10 miles.
-Am I authorized to communicate on a vhf radio?
-Is it uncommon for a handheld to be able to communicate with a mobile unit at 10mi. LOS
-Is there a particular brand or model that would best suit my needs?
I was an avionics technician for 9 years in the Marines so I'm not completely ignorant however, the systems I worked on are somewhat, shall we say, different.... that's all I can say about that.
Thanks for any and all help!
I live in San Diego and frequently go out to our local deserts in our camper to enjoy riding ATV's hiking, shooting, etc. Where we go, there is sometimes little to no cell service and I figured VHF comm would be a viable option to contact whomever (typically the wife) back at the camper. Every where we go while we're camped is relatively line of sight and sometimes at a distance of up to 10 miles.
-Am I authorized to communicate on a vhf radio?
-Is it uncommon for a handheld to be able to communicate with a mobile unit at 10mi. LOS
-Is there a particular brand or model that would best suit my needs?
I was an avionics technician for 9 years in the Marines so I'm not completely ignorant however, the systems I worked on are somewhat, shall we say, different.... that's all I can say about that.
Thanks for any and all help!