Internet outage - Comm alternatives Emergency updates, FR contingency ham email & shortwave news

10/21/2016

[MarchonDC09122009]

In light of today's widespread Internet outages, we should discuss contingency plans for FR availability, news updates and emergency communications.

Please share what ham amateur radio shortwave frequencies to monitor for emergencies and news updates, as well as practical ham email on the HF and VHF bands.

[Talisker]

[advertising guy]

By design thanks to dems, ValJar an the president formally known as Barry, this is a test run

[FR_addict]

“You can buy a Baofeng Black BF-F9 V2+ radio for about 45 bucks. They are good radios and superb for the price.”

Thanks for the info. It could come in handy.

[ThePatriotsFlag]

Keeper

[FR_addict]

Is there any encryption techniques available for ham radios?

[mountainlion]

I tried to get http://publicsafetytools.info/auxfog/st ... g_info.php to open several times but got error 404. Is it busy form everyone here or did it copy wrong?

[wally_bert]

Bookmark.

[ransomnote]

Bmk

[x_plus_one]

Ping

[lysie]

later

[mewzilla]

Great idea! Might be a good idea to make hard copies, backups of info found here.

[Ciaphas Cain]

Time to begin planning for Free Republic Pirate Radio!

[Art in Idaho]

Interesting site with lots of links: http://publicsafetytools.info/

[smartymarty]

Ping

[MarchonDC09122009]

There’s much to familiarize for Amateur Radio Emergency Services:

http://www.arrl.org/ares-el?issue=2016-02-17

https://www.dhs.gov/safecom/blog

http://benz-arpsc.org/

[Daffynition]

[MarchonDC09122009]

All, one of the things we really need to know is where to tune into RELIABLE International and National news sources.
Mainstream media AM / FM sources are not entirely trustworthy as we’ve come to learn from wikileaks and election conduct.
BBC? meh

Are there trustworthy constitutionally minded news sources when things go out?

Oath keepers have a shortwave broadcast?

Not looking for Coast-to-coast rumor mill broadcasts.
Just something like a shortwave broadcast version of Matt Drudge, for example, to stay informed.

Input Greatly appreciated!

[MarchonDC09122009]

What’s with the peel’in onion tear thing?

This thread is meant to share constructive actionable ideas for staying updated on news during Internet outages.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Just wait until these people start taking down power plants.

PING!

[Malsua]

Is there any encryption techniques available for ham radios?

Of course. That said, automated encryption requires some sophisticated hardware. Person to Person encryption is fairly straight forward if you use a one-time pad. Of course that requires some planning.