George, about how much of an investment would it take to talk to you from Port Angeles, Washington?
AND, can relative secure communications be made over he airways? I suspect not, but I don’t know what’s available or legal on this subject.
I know from personal experience that in any emergency, failure or lack of communications, can mean the difference between success or failure—life and death.
A more experience ham radio operator is needed for the best answer.
It will depend on atmospherics of course. I have the license primarily to be legal and have only talked once with an operator from Tennessee (I think).
I suspect that message relaying would be common place to get the non-MSM, uncensored messages out.