@MRECheese yes, no doubt that uhf and vhf serves a purpose. While I do consider DMR "real radio" im not sure its the best choice just because more people have analog FM by a long shot. With that said ideally in an emergency there should be analog and digital mode repeaters available.

This of course doesnt negate the need for HF. But HF for emergencies applies more to remote islands, boats, and other places where local repeaters are unlikely to exist and even if they do stand a good chance of loosing internet connectivity or the ability to relay out of the disaster area.