E1728: HAM Radio vs GMRS - Who Actually Knows What They're Doing

About this episode

This episode discusses the comparison between HAM Radio and GMRS for disaster preparedness and emergency communications.

This video is a commentary and rebuttal to a video that I found that claims GMRS is better than Ham Radio for disaster preparedness and Emcomm (Emergency Communications) I found a video from @RANTStrategies that claims GMRS is better than Ham Radio in Emcomm. Is it? He makes some good points, but is also wrong in some areas, so let's break this down. Today's video is sponsored by ABR Coax - whether you have a Ham Radio or GMRS Station at home or in the car, ABR Coax is an excellent choice for feedline. Save 10% with code ABR10KC5HWB at this link - https://abrind.com/?sld=kc5hwb Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0--2042782/support .

People in this episode

Host: Jason Johnston

Topics covered

• HAM Radio
• GMRS
• disaster preparedness
• Emergency Communications
• commentary
• rebuttal

Keywords

• HAM Radio
• GMRS
• disaster preparedness
• Emergency Communications
• commentary
• rebuttal
• ABR Coax

Sponsors

ABR Coax

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RANTStrategies

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