2m only. I'll log into the weekly net, that's about it since I don't really have anyone I know these days that's a ham.
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That's a ham indeed...
What do you usually find on that weekly net?
Maybe half a dozen people, but usually nobody has much to say. My dad is in a larger city these days and he says about the same.
I think all the yappers are on 80, I sold my long range equipment years ago because I couldn't listen to the stupid. I still have a 10m rig that I'll fire up if the skip is active.
Usually 40 and 20. I often only use 2 when I'm on road trips or hiking.
Funny that what got me here was actually the occasional difficulty of reaching folks in the other cars during road trips.
How far can you reach with that 2m HT?
Where I'm from, the license-free HT operation is in a specific UHF range with low power, which I have very little faith on.
I can generally hit a repeater 17mi (27km) away from at home. When I'm outside, I can be heard well, when I'm inside, I'll break the repeater's squelch but may not be clearly copied. HT to HT is generally much less, but I'd generally expect a mile or two (3km)
I usually listen in on the 2m band because it's fun hearing the crazy folks in W6NUT ramble on. It's like a ham 4chan.
What's W6NUT?
It's a 2m repeater in the LA area where the hams that go in don't declare their call signs say racist things and talk shit to each other.
Sorry for the Reddit link but they're better at explaining it:
https://old.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/nkkdwi/what_is_w6nut/
that's crazy