Hello,
My situation is this. I have a son who currently lives with his mother some 20-30 miles away. However we are not on friendly terms and in an emergency, she has informed me that I would be able to come and get my son, and protect him in the way that I see fit. So it started me thinking. With the way the world is going, who knows when all hell will break loose, or even something like a Katrina event, I need a way to communicate with her if cell towers and phones aren't working.
I prepared a bug out bag, or a "emergency" bag, for in case I had to relocate in a hurry, forced out of my home, or needed to head for the hills. For this I need a mobile solution.
I've been hearing great things about the Song sw7600 as a receiver... and its portable but my question is this...
1.)Can I get equal or better reception with a handheld like the I-com r-20, which can also do MORE things, than if I just went with a receiver? Is the synchronus detection of the sony really something that will allow far better reception?
2.) I want something that will monitor situations like Road blocks, military stop points,car accidents. Will the I-com r-20 and the sony sw7600 do both of these? If so, which would do it better?
3.)If the phones were down, and I needed to communicate with my ex, some 20 miles away, if i bought her a CB radio, you think CB would be enough to do emergency transmission?
4.)What solution would allow me to be mobile and STILL have great reception. I already know that I want a Uniden or radioshack scanner for scanning close proximity transmissions, but I am torn on the SECOND choice, for listening to shortwave/amateur radio
5.) Is there a handheld that can get equal or better SW/SSB reception as the sony sw7600.
Thanks all.
My situation is this. I have a son who currently lives with his mother some 20-30 miles away. However we are not on friendly terms and in an emergency, she has informed me that I would be able to come and get my son, and protect him in the way that I see fit. So it started me thinking. With the way the world is going, who knows when all hell will break loose, or even something like a Katrina event, I need a way to communicate with her if cell towers and phones aren't working.
I prepared a bug out bag, or a "emergency" bag, for in case I had to relocate in a hurry, forced out of my home, or needed to head for the hills. For this I need a mobile solution.
I've been hearing great things about the Song sw7600 as a receiver... and its portable but my question is this...
1.)Can I get equal or better reception with a handheld like the I-com r-20, which can also do MORE things, than if I just went with a receiver? Is the synchronus detection of the sony really something that will allow far better reception?
2.) I want something that will monitor situations like Road blocks, military stop points,car accidents. Will the I-com r-20 and the sony sw7600 do both of these? If so, which would do it better?
3.)If the phones were down, and I needed to communicate with my ex, some 20 miles away, if i bought her a CB radio, you think CB would be enough to do emergency transmission?
4.)What solution would allow me to be mobile and STILL have great reception. I already know that I want a Uniden or radioshack scanner for scanning close proximity transmissions, but I am torn on the SECOND choice, for listening to shortwave/amateur radio
5.) Is there a handheld that can get equal or better SW/SSB reception as the sony sw7600.
Thanks all.