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The real defederated media is ham radio (self.austin)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by kalpol to c/austin

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And there are pretty active groups in Austin. It is pretty trivial to get a GMRS license for UHF walkie talkies and use of the GMRS repeaters around town, and not too hard to get the basic Technician license to get the real goods and talk far far away.

https://help.mygmrs.com/2466-help-center/5258-faq/18261-how-do-i-get-a-gmrs-license

https://austinhams.org/

https://n5oak.org/

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[–] Illegalmexicant 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Oh really. I was prepared for $500+....over

[–] kalpol 2 points 5 days ago

Oh heck no.

The Quanshengs are cheap as chips and you can flash some nice firmware on them with signal meters and stuff. Baofengs even cheaper.

https://www.amazon.com/QUANSHENG-UV-K5-Rechargeable-Emergency-Receiver

CHIRP software to program is free.