(03-02-2012, 09:38 AM)panther223 Wrote: Hams would be much better than cb's If you had a base station and a couple of hand helds for LRRP and perimeter patrols that would be best. You take a HAM test for $25 and get a hand held for about $250 CB is good for about 3 miles?

(11-08-2012, 10:43 PM)regelr Wrote: I am a HAM Operator, they work very well, is there anyone else in Sector 6? We could possibly start a fun HAM NET. Overall on this topic having Both a CB and a Mobil Ham would be best. If your looking to get a radio you want to have some power behind it, especially for PA with all our mountains. I have a YAESU VX-8DR its a crazy radio, 5 watt power I think. I am looking into a YAESU - FT-857D for my mobile-truck. I have a CB but its a cheap one from RadioShack, I will be getting a handheld and mobile also.

Let me know if any HAM is interested in meeting up in Sector 6 via radio net.

Quote: The Supreme Court is setting aside a petition from the Electronic Privacy Information Center that demanded the Department of Homeland Security release the US government’s secret plan to shutter mobile phone service during disasters.

… ruling that the DHS did not have to divulge the full contents of Standard Operating Procedure 303. That court held that… disclosure would “endanger” public safety.

Under the direction of the so-called National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, SOP 303 allows for the shutting down of wireless networks “within a localized area, such as a tunnel or bridge, and within an entire metropolitan area.” … Local governments, however, have the power to shutter wireless service regardless of SOP 303.

Like all great emergency powers, this high tech control plan has already been abused. Homeland Security used the kill switch to shut off service to cell phones in order to stifle a San Francisco protest:

The privacy group had demanded the document in 2011 following the shuttering of cell service in the San Francisco Bay Area subway system to quell a protest.

… a “unified voluntary process for the orderly shut-down and restoration of wireless services during critical emergencies such as the threat of radio-activated improvised explosive devices.” (Here is a copy of a heavily redacted version (PDF) of the protocol that EPIC’s lawsuit produced.)

(10-22-2020, 11:02 AM)The War Wagon Wrote: As "Z-Day" rapidly approaches, do we have some "Sector Frequencies" assigned yet?

For those having to "abandon ship," and who might be escaping THROUGH other sectors, it would be handy to KNOW what channels we're using on various radios (CB, 10 meter, GMRS, etc.), so we can meet up, help out, etc. along the way!  

(10-23-2020, 09:58 AM)PRIME_Ω_PREDATOR Wrote: I think CB and personal handhelds will be the norm. They don't use networks supported by the electrical grid. Most other set-ups, even solar, will go down at some point due to disrepair or lack of power.