Best Mobile Radio

[Sarahlowe]

Hello all! I am a complete novice to be honest and dont yet have my Ham Operator License but plan on getting it in the near future. With that aside, I am looking for a rugged, longish range handheld ham radio that costs under $300.00. I plan on using this for a SHTF type scenario and will also take it to rifle courses I plan on taking that require comms.

 

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[Sarahlowe]

I might stick with the FTM-100XDR since I am more familiar with Yaesu. Though, the Kenwood looks like a nice model. Anything other in the $300-$350 range?

 

[golddigger14s]

These are some good starter radios:
Amazon.com : baofeng uv-82
Also you can program them with MARS freqs till you get your HAM license.

 

[thegreenmile]

Some guy convinced me Baofeng a couple of weeks ago. I don't know sh*t since I don't even have a license yet. But it was like $40 shipped and looks nice in the box; much much smaller than I expected though.
I don't know how well it works because I've never unwrapped it, but come back to me in a few months when I get around to getting my licence and I'll let you know.
I would recommend considering this survival radio review. Many of these radios come with redundant power sources not dependent on electricity, such as hand cranking and solar energy.

 

[RTR]

For when the SHTF just buy the best quality(hand crank radio) you can find
> https://shop.helloharbor.com/produc...H1_uvhuxma6u6fqxp1io88dhyME7OYycaAhpeEALw_wcB