[DonaldC]

I would think HAM can be disabled easier than the net.

[George Smiley]

We have some good neighbors to the north who would welcome the company: Look up “Free Dominion”

[Darkwolf377]

The Internet can’t be shut down, especially since the folks you fear will do so need it to get the word out to all their ACORN chapters and others—recall how they used the Internet to call on people to flood radio shows with phone calls.

[tgusa]

Great idea. Also good would be to publish a SW freq for those of us who aren’t operators.

[Man50D]

We need to learn of local ham/amateur radio operators and us ham operators need to have a pre-established network with designated frequencies to get our message out and around.

Don't you think the FCC will strictly control ham/amateur radio operators for the same reason they would shutdown the internet?

[B-Chan]

You mean the day when someone posts “Am I logged in?” and the answer will be “No”.

I guess we’ll have to go back to using bathroom walls, carrier pigeons, etc.

[girlangler]

Grammy,

I can’t remember Mr. G’s posting name, but here is a ping for him.

[Zeddicus]

While I do agree that it might be a good thing to have backup comms if the ‘net gets closed down, I don’t know if Ham radio is practical. Not many folks have it or would even entertain getting it, and it’s not secure or private.

I suspect local gun clubs will become the backbone if SHTF. All freepers should have their license, own whatever firearms they can afford, and belong to a local club or two.

[dfwgator]

[GeronL]

we need to form cells. So that we can stay in communication. We can have secret meetings and GPS drops.

[BornToBeAmerican]

This my friends would be true stamp of Communism and it would mean war. America would no longer be the America that we have loved and died for.

I for one would not stand quietly and let this happen. We have he Freedom of Speech, and freedom is not free. (See my tag line)

[two23]

A FREEP-net (HAM) is a great idea...
there’s a licensed operator in this home.
I asked on my FR state location thread about this a week ago: no response.

[staytrue]

Ok, but we non hams need a short wave radio and a designated frequency.

Plus, we need a couple of transmitters outside the country because they will definitely locate you and shut you down.

[Sybeck1]

John has long mustache.........

[geologist]

There is a guy in my SS class that is a ham operator. I was inquiring about how a “pulse” would knock out our communications. He commented, it shuts down all circuits that have a current passing through them at the moment of the “pulse”.

WATER WILL BE THE GREATEST NEED THEN. FOLLOWED BY FOOD.
BE PREPARED.

[lucky american]

George,
I’m with ya!!!
Most of these naysayers haven’t got a clue. I believe we need to be informed. I’ll want to know who’s left after all is said and done/or it might be fun to get into a hobby like this.

[Cailleach]

ping for papa

[smokingfrog]

[Tired of Taxes]

I still remember a story a friend told us back in the ‘80’s: When he was young, he knew another teen who’d been communicating with someone in Russia via radio. (I don’t know which kind of radio.) They were just having friendly conversations, but, at one point, the “authorities” showed up to interrogate him at home, and they took his radio.

Apparently, radio communications are monitored, too.

[Lorianne]

Good idea. I hope there are backup plans being made to facilitate communications.

However, I don’t think it is wise to publicize the exact plans at this time.