Just thought I'd start a post here. In the event of comms blackout, what are some ways to stay in touch with other Patriots? There are probably some folks with access to radio broadcast equipment, folks with CBs, and folks without radio license but own FRS walkie talkies that can reach 1-3 mile radius.
For me, I have an FRS walkie talkie maybe we can agree on a channel to listen to for others ? Say 1-7 (channel 1, ctcss 7)
Ham radio vhf (2m) and uhf (70 cm) is very good for local communication, and has range out to 100 km if one or both of the people is up high - such as on a mountain top. FRS would work similarly to ham uhf but it has lower power and crappy antennas thus less inherent range.
HF is good for local and out to 1000's of km at night. No need to learn morse as SSB (sideband) works well.
well....a thought....if Patriots can 'hear each other this way.....can't the 'enemy' as well?
Of course, so they would have to use encryption - such as One Time Pads (OTP). The other issue would be that the transmitter sites could be located using triangulation.