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Hello. I know almost nothing about radio.

My local CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) relies on radio heavily. Radios would indeed be very handy in emergencies. So I am considering getting a radio.

- I would like a radio that can do all of the following:
- send and receive on FMRS frequencies, because that's what my local CERT uses.
- receive emergency broadcasts from AM and FM stations
- receive "police scanner" frequencies because my sister uses one for that
- be able to run on battery or power adapter, so that I can charge or bypass the battery by plugging it into a wall (120V AC) or car (12V DC), or by a hand-crank device.
- anything else that would be a useful feature for a radio
- low price

I know that's asking for a lot, so if that's unrealistic I would really like to be told what in particular is realistic and unrealistic.

Thanks for reading,
- Diego Hemken

<blockquote data-quote="questionful" data-source="post: 354920" data-attributes="member: 24647">Hello. I know almost nothing about radio.My local CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) relies on radio heavily. Radios would indeed be very handy in emergencies. So I am considering getting a radio.- I would like a radio that can do all of the following:- send and receive on FMRS frequencies, because that&#039;s what my local CERT uses.- receive emergency broadcasts from AM and FM stations- receive &quot;police scanner&quot; frequencies because my sister uses one for that- be able to run on battery or power adapter, so that I can charge or bypass the battery by plugging it into a wall (120V AC) or car (12V DC), or by a hand-crank device.- anything else that would be a useful feature for a radio-&nbsp; low priceI know that&#039;s asking for a lot, so if that&#039;s unrealistic I would really like to be told what in particular is realistic and unrealistic.Thanks for reading,- Diego Hemken</blockquote>

[QUOTE="questionful, post: 354920, member: 24647"] Hello. I know almost nothing about radio. My local CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) relies on radio heavily. Radios would indeed be very handy in emergencies. So I am considering getting a radio. - I would like a radio that can do all of the following: - send and receive on FMRS frequencies, because that's what my local CERT uses. - receive emergency broadcasts from AM and FM stations - receive "police scanner" frequencies because my sister uses one for that - be able to run on battery or power adapter, so that I can charge or bypass the battery by plugging it into a wall (120V AC) or car (12V DC), or by a hand-crank device. - anything else that would be a useful feature for a radio - low price I know that's asking for a lot, so if that's unrealistic I would really like to be told what in particular is realistic and unrealistic. Thanks for reading, - Diego Hemken [/QUOTE]

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