u/Accomplished-Dog-838

I live in a suburban area, my folks live about a 100 miles away in very hilly terrain in the country. I want a basic setup to where I can reach them in case of a cellular outage. We’ve had few cell outages in the past few years, ATT was a major one, and my work cell is Verizon which can be spotty. My brother, who lives near them have Rapid Radios which are nice, but I want a basic setup or whatever so I can reach them in case of a major outage or disaster. We’ve had tornadoes in the past few years which hindered cell usage with damage to towers and such. I’m not looking to talk to Australia l, Indo have a GMRS license, and I will be getting a ham radio license proportionate to whatever rig I will go with. Maybe something mobile that can be used in the house or vehicle? Dave Canterbury is cool to watch and informative, but I wanted to reach out to this community. I don’t want to blow a wad of cash but I like decent gear. Disaster communication is kinda the fly in the ointment with my preparedness lifestyle. Thanks in advance!