I don't know if I did a smart thing or a really dumb thing. I programmed a Baofeng handi-talkie with all the Local Sheriff's frequencies, Med Flight, Civil Air Patrol, Murs, FRS, GMRS, Marine, and NOAA weather frequencies. I ran into the local Sheriff at the Starbucks and had a long discussion about radios today. During the conversation, I asked him if he had the capability to use MURS, Civil Air Patrol, FRS, GMRS, and Marine frequencies. He said that he didn't. I asked him if he would like to have one that was all set up to go just in case he had a lost or injured hunter or whatever. He said he would love to have that capability. I told him that I'd go back to the house and bring him the radio, Charger, and cigarette lighter battery eliminator. Now that I've done that, I hope it is something that will be helpful in a SHTF situation and not something that will turn around and bite us Preppers in the ass during a collapse. I also gave him a printed sheet explaining all the rules and or licensing that go with all those frequencies. In our county, our Sheriff is not one of those Officious, I'm a Big Shot, types. He's a real down to earth friendly type fellow.
