Get Communication!!

I think that we should have walkie talkies in our 'Survival Pack'. If you have to seperate from members in your group, or other 'Allie Groups' then it would be a smart idea to get some walkie talkies and\or different communications. What kind of communications do you have in your Survival Pack?

If you don't have walkie talkies then you could figure out how to make a communication radio, even maybe a foxhole radio, and these are a little but a radio jammer would also be necessary if you can hold onto it legally in your state\area....

What are your opinions on being able to communicate??

 

You must be the FNG. Welcome aboard!

Try the search tool out. There are some recent threads on this very subject and there's this whole sub-forum dedicated to it.

It wouldn't take you long to look at every thread.


Did you know that I am a fortune-teller? I predict that BTPost is going get on here and tell you that radio jammers are illegal....even if you say you're only interest in them is post-SHTF....he'll still say it.

 

Yeah I didnt know im new to the forums, thanks i'll look and check it out!!

 

lol where is it I dont know how to check... Im new to this site

 

It's on the bottom right of the tool bar.

 

cb radio

If people still remember the cb they come in handy unless your battery goes out in your car or truck

 

I am still wondering why a "radio jammer" would be necessary...and they are illegal, BTW.

A foxhole radio (the real ones) were made from everyday items...like crystal earphones, blued double edged razor blades...oops, they aren't so common these days LOL.

BTW, welcome SurvivalTech.

 

Even worse the jamming is so effective they come looking.. (eek)

Secure transmissions are possible. What is difficult is hiding the actual RF emissions. IMO, Comms would depend on just who is looking.

 

I'm staying very low tech..Cb, with ssb...10 meter and gmrs/frs units.
I may decide to upgrade later on, to a more sophisticated radio and system , but no time for that right now...moving stuff 150 miles is no fun!

 

Have a Ham rig, base CB & mobile, and some hand helds in a metal box. They are isolated from each other and from the sides. Hopefully they are EMP proofed.

 

My group has very secure digital for "local" use comms, thanks to BTPost there. We have FRS and GMRS radios as well, but those will likely be backups. We also have other comms systems, and that is all I can say on the matter in open forum.

 

Alright but what abotu for some of us who are strapped on cash and would like to get away with something easier. Heck, I'm still using a web based service that lets me get messages out for before the grid falls or such. Off the Civil dispatch site. Figure it comes in handy while I'm getting some more of my money saved up for this.

 

I currently use Talkabouts in our kits. Not the best but, they do the job.


Improvise, Adapt, Modify, and Overcome. FTM/PTB

 

Just being able to listen is far above nothing. A cheap receiver that will operate off a 12 volt battery/AC would be a fine investment.

 

I have walkies for all the family but when it comes to long range communications I suck. I find this area of prepping very intimidating.