You don't have to join this list. Form your own. Find those people you shoot with, go bowling with, have an after Church lunch with, that would interested in answering a call during an all out TEOTWAWKI/SHTF scenario.
If you have been active at all on the Internet, with the NRA, or politically, then more than likely you are already on some government list or another. Paranoia over this may be warranted, but if your tinfoil is wrapped that tight already, this isn't going to add to it much.
Things are getting bad out there folks. Luck favors the prepared.
Piece of advice to everyone ...... start running ... if it hits the fan there is no time to 'train up'.
Bump and PING.
We’ve been trying to determine how we can network as well for a “TEOTWAWKI/SHTF scenario.” Our first thought was like-minded FReepers who we know better than most of our neighbors (sad fact, but we’re still new to this state). This forum is still IMO one of the best resources for information and people, too.
Thanks for some more food for thought on ways to get things going.
Suggestion here. In case people loose communication, Internet, phones, etc........break out the CB Radios. I don’t believe there is anyway to block them.
Online sign up that gets filtered down to the PoC's. Forum coming up.
Another Call Tree test slated for tomorrow.
Still looking for options for alternative communications methods in the event of phone service interruption or internet outage.
Already discussed short range and citizens band.
Smoke signals? No mountains in MN, so watch fires are kinda useless.
What would work in your area. Think about it...
I just got a call from a “Ron” in NH, and I had totally forgotten what “Alarm & Muster” was all about, but it sounded like something that I would have signed up for.
After he explained what it was all about, I asked if there was anyone I was supposed to call. NOpe; apparently I’m the only contact in Maine so far.
A little while later I got around to checking the e-mail and there was a message from him:
“-——Original Message-——
From: Jaque xxxxx
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 11:05 PM
To: ronxxx@xxxxx.net
Subject: Re: Test of Call Tree
Ron wrote:
” Hello All,
This is a test of the Alarm and Muster call tree. As soon as you get
this mail please respond back to me and your state leader if you have one.
State leaders please contact your people ASAP and send me your
report when done.
Thanks and good luck,
Ron O.”
To which I responded:
“Hi Ron; Got your phone call before I got to this e-mail.
Who is the “State Leader” for Maine? Do you have one? Do you have a website?
Are you affiliated with a particular Citizen’s Militia group?
“Uncle Jaque”
ME
To which he responded:
“Hi Uncle Jaque,
No, we do not have a state leader for Maine. Would you like the job? There is a web site, Alarm and Muster, which you can get to by just typing it in your browser. Alarm and muster stands by itself, but many members are involved with other groups as well. If you are interested in the State
Leaders position, I will put you in contact with our leadership.
Best regards,
Ron”
Running said search I indeed did come up with the home page, and immediately remembered being there some time ago as soon as I saw the wonderful photos of the landing eagle.
So I e-mailed a reply;
“Oh yeah!; Here it is: Alarm & Muster :: Welcome
Now I remember being there and that’s where I probably signed up. Duh!
I’ll have to read up on it some more and think about that “leadership” thing.
Don’t know as if I’m much of a leader, but by the looks of things I wouldn’t end up leading a massive horde of enthusiastic Patriots any time soon. More likely than not I’d just be leading myself... which can be a challenge in itself!
You might also be interested in this discussion over on the “Free Republic”: Alarm and Muster **
> Regards ~
> “Uncle Jaque”
> ME
So at least I guess we can assume that “Alarm & Muster” is still a more or less viable entity, but apparently I’m about “It” for the State of Maine.
I guess I’ll just stand by and wait to see / hear what else might develop.
Oh; about those CB radios; yes, they can very easily “jam” them, and any other form of electronic communication as well if they want to.
“They” (and God only knows who “They” are) if at all militarily sophisticated, can also precisely locate any source of transmission pretty quickly and if it isn’t a broadcast that they condone or have given permission for, they can make things pretty hot for whoever is broadcasting in a hurry.
If a nuke is set off high enough to spread an EMP over a wide distance, then none of our electronic conveniences will work ever again - to include computers, radios, cell phones, or motor vehicles which, since about 1968 or so, have relied on computer chip control modules - which would be fried by an EMP after which you ain’t goin’ nowhere with it.
Apparently our military (and who knows who else’s) now have directional EMP weapons that can selectively disable electronics from quite a long distance away.
Most CBs have a very limited range to begin with, and are very vulnerable to natural interference such as sunspot activity affecting the ionosphere or “Skip”.
Your best bet for keeping in touch if any radios are working will probably be 11 meter, or HAM radio.
Any group of Survivalists should include at least one licensed and experienced HAM Operator. Setting up a parallel calling tree of HAM Operators in various states might not be a bad idea, as when our infrastructure crashes telephones or e mail won’t be an option.
A lot of HAM enthusiasts have generator back up power supplies so can still operate off the grid at least for a while.