I'll be checking out my city's ham radio emergency comms group next week...so I should ditch the idea of a scanner or radio and just use my HT?<br><br>It's only a once a month meeting and has a lot of support from city hall and the police department. I'll let you know how it goes.<br><br>Any advice re equipment? Like guns and guitars, I'm going to go with what I have (hand me downs from Dad) before I determine what I really want/need.