Thanks to all for your input. As I quietly suspected, for the most part, a transceiver of this ability would likely be a tad expensive. I know, I know . . . what price should we place on our survival? I'm just glad we all have as many choices as we do. Really a lot of good info in the posts. There are some very knowledgeable folks on this forum. I know I learned a lot. And . . . if I'm truly in a survival scenario, I can say for sure my life-saving efforts WILL NOT be interrupted by licensing protocol. I will be glad to take responsibility for whatever my actions may be, but at least I'll be alive to defend my decisions.