A Survival Thread

[guohua]

Thanks y'all for the information.  Guess I need to look into buying a CB radio.   Sigh.  

That depends if you are going to be Mobile or at your Bug-Out Location.
A small Ham Radio is best for stationary listening or broadcasting. 
Now a CB can be used as a base station (ham radio) but you might want to boost the watts and have a tall antenna. 
Remember a car CB is a 12 volt car battery system, batteries are heavy to move, so I would buy a 12 volt 80Ah to 100Ah Lithium Iron or Ion Phosphate battery, Very, Very small and light.