Spot Messenger, Satellite radio, comes with rescue insurance
GPS system would be good to have on hand.
Julian in Bastrop offers a HAM Radio class.
Baofeng radio is good starting point.
Bob – Navy Veteran, spy gear mfg background, now RF Consultant (rf-consultant.com)
If you take technician’s HAM radio course you can legally operate HAM radio
To operate HAM, you need to know acronyms and modes
Has his own line of RF signal generators but microprocessors not available for another 6 months.
Is currently working with SDR Software Defined Radio $300
– Receiver only/no transmitter
– Works on your laptop between 100kz – 2Ghz
– Antenna is the key to good operational quality…40 meter range from 30 foot antenna
Power sources need to be wrapped up in EMP/Faraday cages
You can get an SWR Meter to transmit messages, but need matched antenna. ($100 on amazon).
Morse Code would be good for everyone to understand or have a book to translate.
– Software is being developed to translate morse code
Narrow band transmission seems to have better quality/longer range capabilities
Consider having a Satellite phone (SAT phone)
Supplies are available at various HAM radio outlets including:
– www.dxstore.com
– https://www.hamradio.com/
GMSR Radios work well for camping
Find repeaters in your area at repeaters.com , there is one in Bee Cave and the Hays County overwatch is building their
own repeater system.
154 MHz MERS is good for the hillcountry. Used to be used for police systems.
Make sure your antennas have the right matching wavelength to your radio.
CB’s used 27 MHz
Used GMRS radios initially. Good quality and rechargeable but limited range about 1 mile.
Now using Midland programmable 15 watt car radios
– USB port
– Antenna included
– Separate $30 antenna extends range to 2 miles
Uses Bluetti EBS705 Generator at home cost about $350
– Comes with charger
– Will run fridge for 12-14 hours
– Can get $400 solar panel for it
– Can get BYGD 12 volt charger, can also charge at 120 or via solar panels
Craig
Ecoflow Lithium Generator is good as well.
– Generates 3600 watts
– Friend has been able to power a 4000 sq ft home using 2 of these generators along with 2 back up batteries
and solar panels
A good youtube channel for learning how to use radios is Notarubicon Productions
Tier one communication will be cell phones
Tier two will be radios but we need to get organized
Tier three will be setting a regular meeting time and place and physically getting to that meeting
Noted that data preservation is very important
The entire volume of Wikipedia fits on 1 Blue Ray disk
IP over AM radio is another way to communicate over very long distances.