How useful would amateur radio knowledge be in an extended power outage or natural disaster?
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Yeah, no problem. Most ham radios are set up to use 12 volts so they can be installed in a vehicle. They don't need a lot of power. But if you're using it at home with normal 120v power (from the power company or from a generator) you actually have to get a power supply to feed it 12 volts. This is a cheap one: https://www.amazon.com/Regulated-Converter-Interface-Amplifiers-TOPPOWER-PS1330A/dp/B0CZP5C2PY?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&gQT=1
You could also hook it up to a 12v battery and use the generator to charge the battery.