For emergency comms(remember, emergency services provided by the state don't monitor the ham bands, so can't call them), a $20 ham radio would work or just carry FRS radios.
FCC does allow use of a ham radio in a real emergency without a license.
For emergency comms(remember, emergency services provided by the state don't monitor the ham bands, so can't call them), a $20 ham radio would work or just carry FRS radios.
FCC does allow use of a ham radio in a real emergency without a license.
I was thinking more along the lines of an organized S&R team.
They would probably need some robust, non-problematic kit that could work in any environment.