Prepped Ham Scenario

[Mark75H]

I’m have no doubt that everything you have said is true. What setup would you use to get the best results?

Major Japanese design brand name HT maybe a good aftermarket antenna like Browning, Diamond or Comet

 

[gamer_jim]

With the right antenna 2M can go hundreds, if your standing on a mountain, or thousands of miles, if working satellites. This requires a good deal of practice and knowledge. I guess somebody could carry around one of those hand-held collapsible Yagi antennas in the trunk of the car.

 

[Occam]

I'm here for the peppered lunch meat...

Indeed. I thought this was going to be a recipe/storage thread. Also, I've tried using APRS from the 50-watt Yaesu rig in my truck to send a text-based order to HoneyBaked Ham and nobody got back to me.

 

[BFMIN]

Antenna, antenna, antenna.
I've had great luck with a roll up Slim Jim "Lader Line J-Pole" I bought mine with the 15' down-line feed permanently attached. You can get a bunch of how to videos online if you want to build your own. The big paperclips shown are intentional "weak Links" in the event of a tangle.
For height you can rig some 2mm paracord the antenna itself unrolled, more 2nd paracord & a 4 oz fishing weight.
If you want/need to be highly mobile this will be your best rig. You throw, or sling the weight over the tallest tree branch you can find, away from the trunk.
Perfect? No. Best compromise option for portability & operating, Yes.

N9TAX Labs

n9taxlabs.com

 

[Blacksmith101]

I gots nothing. Was expecting a thread about salting pork butts.

"A whole, uncut dry cured or country ham can be stored safely at room temperature for up to one year. After one year, the ham is safe but the quality may suffer."

AskUSDA

 

[dblas]

Daughter is just spreading her wings a little and I’m trying to be prepared. Just trying to come up with a setup where we could have a set of instructions for any given trip, a preprogrammed raid be able to throw an antenna into a tree in the right direction and try to give us a leg up.

I have my license, she does not yet.

As mentioned before, get her anything but a baofeng. Icom, Kenwood, Yeasu, doesn't have to be current, and doesn't have to be dual band for what you want to do.
Spare battery, and an alkaline battery pack with a fresh set of spare batteries on each (or every other trip). Get a "whip clip" to extend the portable antenna up in the air while traveling on foot. For a fixed position, any of the afore mentioned role up j-poles with about 10' - 15' of coax to get it in the air will work wonders.

 

[Sundazes]

I gots nothing. Was expecting a thread about salting pork butts.

I was expecting a sammie.