So I guess my plan to use the call-sign "Massive Johnson" is ill advised?Originally Posted by izzyscout21
Rubber Ducky?
Stroker Ace?
Dammit....now I have to rework everything.
So I guess my plan to use the call-sign "Massive Johnson" is ill advised?
Rubber Ducky?
Stroker Ace?
Dammit....now I have to rework everything.
If you think that come SHTF you are gonna jock up in all your kit and be a death-dealing one man army, you're an idiot - izzyscout
I've wondered about it but my guess is something causing the entire communications grid to fail, for a lengthy period of time, would be rather serious. As much as I'd like to stay in touch with everybody my assumption would be I'd be more focused on surviving day-to-day and trying to stay in touch with my family in the county.....let alone friends across the country.
Maybe I'm just being short-sighted here and someone will say "xyz is a simple form of comms over a long distance" but as yet I haven't discovered it.
If you think that come SHTF you are gonna jock up in all your kit and be a death-dealing one man army, you're an idiot - izzyscout
Just a small legal notice inserted here. As long as things are still up and running, it is illegal to use code or anything similar while using the HAM bands for your comms. After SHTF I don't think it will be an issue. This is a FCC rule. I'm not sure about the bus bands.
That said, having that worked out in advance would be worth planning out in advance.
"Company Leader Calling Raven. . .Company Leader Calling Raven. . Company leader to identify Baker Team "
heheh, had to do it!
Last edited by Stormfeather; 01-15-2012 at 06:08 PM.
My callsign used to be Commanche Grey 6 Romeo. When I was an instructor it was Ghost 6
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A series of Semiphore stations would be the way to go if communications were to be down long term.
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How hard would it be to put a repeater up in my area, and would this be of any benefit if we did?
for that question, I would refer you to bacpacker. He's my RTO and subject matter expert on all things radio.
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Stormy ham repeaters are typically used on high band VHF(144-148mhz) and UHF(440-446mhz). In some cases they are uded on low band VHF(50-54mhz) and even less frequently on 10M(28mhz.
In all cases I know of they are for shorter range comms. For example our most wide area local repeater cover a large portion of TN from Chattanooga to about Greenville and west to about Crossville. However it has been coordinated not to interfere with other surrounding repeaters on that freq. It is on a mountian top at 4000+ft elevation and is running 50-100 watts using commercial grade antennas. A typical repeater set up would cover maybe 40-50 miles. In your area being somewhat flat unless you could get your antenna up on a cell tower, water tower, or tall building your coverage would probably be. More like 30-50 miles.
I have never used a 10m repeater, so I will not comment on those . If you want i can do a little research on them.
I hope this was somewhat useful.
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