That ' s why ham operators who do a lot of emergency prep have rigs that operate off of battery power and are sometimes charged off of solar and other off the grid sources . Edit Now that I reread your comment I get what you were saying . Ham radio operators still like clean signals during their day to day operations . It helps prepare for that disaster . And the art of ham radio helps advance the science of electronics . <| sep |> This is the reason but wouldn ' t it make sense to put rules in that say if no movement for 45 s kick exception practice range 2 minutesOr something along those lines . <| sep |> What color is your hair , first of all . <| sep |> Can ' t decide between the CJ Coniston and the Alfred Sargent Cambridge any thoughts ?