If shtf what band on ham radio land would you be on?

[wyzardd]

If they are still making it, I think the VX150 is about the best 10 year old HT around.
I passed through the VX-5R "more is better" phase and can't get over how rugged & dependable the 150 is. Buddy of mine dropped his in a hot tub and it didn't even miss a beat.
Mine has been knocked off of more car roofs and window ledges than I can count.
But I haven't bought a new radio since the VX-7 came out, so maybe someone else has an affordable mil grade single band. Or maybe Yaesu is crap now, I don't know.



And am I correct in assuming that no one has got that CoAR15 repeater operating yet?

Jeez, dang slackers...

[The1andOnlyKC]

I have an FT-50 (actually 2 of them) and an FT-60. Both are great.

[rforsythe]

Definitely work out a number of repeaters, at different physical locations. Radio sites are generally reliable, but not immune to power outages. Some have battery and generator backups, some are per-transmitter and others power the whole building, it's really dependent on the site. Those resources are finite however, and if the SHTF for real, a tech is not going to be hauling ass up the hill to fix it (assuming the radio site isn't destroyed to begin with).