Posted on 10/21/2016 5:22:51 PM PDT by 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.
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Not that I'm aware of and I'm a licensed Amateur Radio operator.
FWIW, 6.925 USB is a well known Pirate Radio frequency, I'd add that as a frequency to be listened to in the event other comms go down. Never know what you'll hear on there. (I listen there quite a bit myself.)
They're nice little radio's, but by themselves aren't very useful for more than 5-10 miles of coverage on transmit, longer on receive using their included antenna.
If you want to increase that, buy yourself a cheap base station antenna such as a Workman UVS-300 and about thirty feet of mast along with 45 feet of Belden 9913 coax and good PL-259 connectors. Don't forget the antenna adapter to plug it into the Baofeng.
Easy to assemble, will dramatically increase the range of the Baofeng and be much more functional, assuming local repaters are still on the air.
Also get yourself one of these so you can find the local repeaters in your area and out of your area if you need to bug out for any reason.
uhh.... meant as fast reference prior to shutdown
good thread,
heh heh heh ...
I'm off to church to see if God will forgive me ...
Doc, Outstanding comm idea info.
I read your homepage - you practice what you preach / teach.
Thank you, and looking forward!
You’re right - PSK31 text email is probably a better SHTF email comm protocol to use than WinLink with it’s Internet network dependencies.
That screen shot is very helpful.
Question I have do PSK31 modems that work on HF at 300 baud, also have capabilities to work on VHF at higher baud rate, such as 1200 baud?
And is there a way to use your Android smart phone as the PC terminal with a PSK31 App?
I’m searching around for info on that too.
Thanks, Doc!
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The solar storms are gettin worse;
FEMA Daily Ops Brief for October 26, 2016
Significant Events: None
Tropical Activity:
Atlantic Tropical cyclone activity is not expected during the next 48 hours
Eastern Pacific Hurricane Seymour (CAT 4)
Central Pacific No tropical cyclones expected through Thursday morning
Western Pacific No activity affecting U.S. interests
Significant Weather:
Rain and Thunderstorms Southern Plains, Lower through Upper Mississippi Valley into Great Lakes
Snow Northeast
Space Weather Past 24 hours Strong with G3 Geomagnetic Storms; next 24 hours Moderate with G2 Geomagnetic Storms possible
Earthquake Activity: No significant activity
Declaration Activity:
Amendment No.5 to FEMA-4286-DR-SC
Amendment No.6 to FEMA-4286-DR-SC
Amendment No.1 to FEMA-3377-EM-FL
Amendment No.4 to FEMA-4283-DR-FL
Amendment No.5 to FEMA-4283-DR-FL
Amendment No.9 to FEMA-4285-DR-NC
FEMA Daily Ops Briefing 10-26-2016.pdf
Thanks for the link, nice little emergency antenna or a nice little antenna for a condo/apartment setup with a balcony a few floors up. Very inconspicuous.
http://media.wix.com/ugd/0cf371_514bfe6a2dec4871ab7da7d50b9be410.pdf
SOunds like a bunch of Larping....
I have heard of all this stuff years back...that is the projecting onto the clouds of some image, whether religious or other-worldly....yatta, yatta, yatta...
as for ham radio...nice route to go. I am currently in the process of getting my license. Bought the radio and the study guides and hope to get the technician license (entry level) next month.
As far as “smart phone apps” go (digital HAM messaging) you might want to also look into “APRS”:
http://www.aprs.org
Smartphone app: http://aprspro.com/v1/
Your list is comprehensive but perhaps out of reach for most FReepers here. Most information is local and the 2 and 70m bands should suffice for local information. And hand held like a Yaesu FT60 should suffice as an entry into the amatuer radio field. Low cost (relatively) and a decent hand held. That and a programming software should be adequate for most uses.
Information can be relayed from one area to another through the repeaters to a local level. You list is a basic nice to have list, but I suggest a more modest list that can easily be expanded once the basics are learned. Let folks get a tech license first and then expand.
For example I was listening to a net call in tonight that orginated in Newport Oregon. I am in Northern California. Call Signs came in from Lake Havesu, Mesa, Orange, Murrietta, Modesto and Canby Oregon that I heard during that short period with my little five watt with a diamond 77 antennae. On a very basic level, that is what people need, to be able to tune in to channels and listen to what is happening where. Not all of us are going to be able to afford big rigs, but most of us can afford a very modest set up.
Anyway, that is my two cents
—73
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