QRZ
Oh hi Lebkuecher,
Take the Tech test firsrt, join a club, most members will bend over backwards to help; Elmers
cheap but it's all you need to start, plus it has a flashlight
about 40 bucks
or you can use Echolink, no radio needed
lots of repeaters near you...
Jez;
I second Z's recommendation
Your parents will be familiar with the Maglite, very traditional look to those of my age 60+
If Wally world has the combo at that price , buy it
i prefer the 2 C cell models and this in particular
Maglite 25Lt
no rubber switch cover to come off
be sure to buy...
OM! That's me 73
We as Hams are extremely limited to effective radiated power.
but don't want to stand in front of the 900 MHz Yagi either
But no problems by the electron beam.
No problems by the 40 foot Tesla coils trying to break down the 345Kv cables for qualification.
the size of the antenna...
G;
Have no fear, your cells wet or dry are immune if stored outside the device.
they will be great for making a spark to light the candles.
sorry bad joke.
most things such as cell phones, radios , the grid and modern cars will not
I can understand a little after coming back
My O my, how the world changes in a few years
Streamlight has taken over the military market, the Russians have copied their helmet lights.
Their weapon lights are dang good
The Middle Empire torches are coming up in quality
A Manker E14 has...
Shay;
If you are going to get a second lantern i recommend one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JUN6BGY/?tag=cpf0b6-20
neatly the same as a fenix cl25r, which i replaced that with
the fenix was incorrectly assembled
Nephron;
What a strange appellation my medical part of my mind says kidney , i have your torch as well as a bunch of Preons, but the Ti4t is the one now in my shirt pockets
the others reside in the kitchen draw
Starts off with a firefly suitable for eye checks, looks like an executive /...
Mercy;
You really need the Eneloop kit:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N05RL22/?tag=cpf0b6-20
i have the blue box kit with the adapters for D cells.When there is talk of foul weather the batteries disappear from the shelves. When the remote suddenly dies i have a solution w/o hoarding a bulk pack