6 Ways to Communicate During a Disaster
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
- This video covers emergency communication methods that every prepper should have. It shows ways to stay in touch during everyday emergencies and off-grid methods for long-term survival situations.
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My cell phone is used like a house phone. Never carry it and if I don't hear it ring when I'm home I may check for messages every few days. The freedom and low stress level is amazing. Hated being connected 24/7
Amen! I hate that they are fading out landlines.
I haven't even had a working cellphone (a track phone flip phone that hasn't been renewed for months now) I usually just use our wireless landline phone. I get on the web on my tablet.
@@damiensanguinaire how does wireless landline work?
@@daviddefrank3652a cordless phone
Iam a contractor and I threw my cell phone out the truck window going down the hwy in 1999 and I got my life back I have no stressful days anymore
Thank you JR. When my cell phone went down, I honestly didn't miss it. Thanks to you I set up brackets for a 220 watt solar panel on my roof to power an Ecoflow generator for power outages. I'll use it to keep my chest freezer up and running. The only downside was when I fell off the roof getting back onto the ladder. At 70 I still bounce pretty good so I just got a few scratches and bruises out of it. I also set up a rooftop antenna for a 40 watt GMRS radio for backup communications.
Evening, JR. This type of thing will be a hoot in a couple months as we close in on ‘the election event’ of 2024, when these mysterious outages become more frequent and last longer.
People get so upset when their phome quits working for five minutes, be ready for mass hysteria when it goes out for more than a day.
Backup comms and battery banks are essentials!
Great video and Godspeed!
Thank you!
When the grid goes down hard, within 3 days, there will be absolute chaos.
I couldn’t care less about a cell phone. I don’t carry it and maybe check it once a week. I have walkie talkies for whoever is important to me.
@@Edward-tm1dm You are the epitome of what my future comms will be like.
If you need me, PTT me haha
Was thinking a CB radio to get news when power goes out; have bought enough batteries to last me to rapture.
Hadn't even noticed. Got a text from AT&T the next day apologizing
Early 2000s when I had a Nextel flip phone, a buddy told me a combination of buttons to hit like a cheat code on a video game. It turned a function on where I was able to send and receive texts through a satellite link completely free. It worked great in the Michigan north woods. The next phone I got after that it didn't work and I've never heard of it since. I wouldn't be surprised though if there are little secrets like that still available. ✌️
Evening JR. When it all goes down so many people are going to freak out. I have gotten alternative communication devices for my two sisters so we can stay in touch with each other. Picked up a couple of small solar powered "generators" for them to keep their communication power up and running. ✔️
Thanks for sharing Eric!
Well, as an ex federal employee who had to use a sat phone during 9/11, they aren't always the best either. If it is raining and you have a lot of cloud cover, good luck getting a signal....it gets very frustrating no matter what kind of phone you can or can't use. BUT, during an outage and there are NO phones, that is your best bet!
Hi JR. I actually own a Bivy Stick. I take it with me when traveling out of the country in case loss of cell service. It is sms and emergency location only, but gives me a way to communicate back home.
I had to look that up thank you for sharing useful item
The Yaesu VX-6R is a pretty good ham radio with a lot of extras. It has the capability to receive shortwave and maritime frequencies, and then you can transmit on 2M, 220, and 70CM.
It "IS" going to get worst. Learn to "Holla" & use Smoke signals.
Don't forget the lost art of yodeling...
Lol. Seriously, I typed in 'learn to speak Mandarin's. Lots came back there's even a free class (yeah right). Type, 'learn to speak spanish' and much much to choose from.
JR is right - we ain't seen nothin yet
Pray. Prepare.
@@Search4Facts I learned how to say eat shyt in Russian just in case
Most cellular towers don't directly connect to satellites in space. Towers are usually connected to a data center via underground cables (fiber optic cable these days.) That allows it to send and receive data to and from the data center (IP communications) Connecting each tower with a cable could be costly, especially in rural areas. Some towers have microwave antennas to backhaul to a network access point with fiber backbone to larger data hubs.
Yes, I got that one wrong
No worries, we are all in this together. Keep up the great videos! 👍
Also re your radio comments - totally true. Look at Somalia during its collapse. One thing that proliferated was radio stations and I believe they had the largest proportion of radios per head of population.
Thanks jr. Another informative and well done video!
Thank you Suzanne!
Thanks 👍
The Baofeng UV5r now has a usb-c battery available.
Thanks for sharing!
Where'd you buy the new battery?
Thanks for the great info JR
Thank you.
Thanks for this video JR have a good weekend mate & stay safe.
Lots of interesting options in this video, thanks!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
John Lovell has talked about Sat phone its $65 amonth for 10 min. that was his plan. It was for emergency only it sure wasn't cheap. The phones themselves are about 1,000.
Just today I ordered a shortwave receiver as a backup information source in case the interwebs and other communications channels fail.
Nice!
Even "low power" FRS can reach 20 and more miles, but needs clear LoS. Also, it's easy to Jerry rig those radios into simplex repeater, extending range significantly. If into SW radio, look for one that has SSB freqs included.
When I get elected to the US Senate I'll get a satellite phone.
🎯 I saw that article where we provided a sat phone for every one of them.
After Hurricane Maria there was virtually no cellphone services on the island for several days and even afterwards it remained spotty for several months as the hurricane truly wrecked the mountainous backbone of the island where most cell towers were strategically located for obvious reasons and during those first days after landfall Ham Radio operators became the main source of communications.
I honestly see to this Video to calm my anxiety down or depression
Any links to the portable solar panels shown?
I Didn’t experience an Outage.
One thing Someone Suggested for an Alternative Communication device is the Rapid Radios.
Not Cheap, but Work Well Nation wide.
Sounds like your neighbor is simply having fun smacking pans together..👀😆
Wait, I had to replay that crazy noise 😝
Do usb power banks need to be shielded against an emp?
Was that just in Texas? My cell service did not go out in Arizona?
HELLO GTSY
❤
Mine has not been right in months
To be honest, I am kinda looking forward to the death of the internet and cell phones
Youre right JR, but ima be honest cant git a sat phone. They got us when everyone gave up their landlines. Love ya from Florida.
Ps are u heading to carbondale for the ateth yall be careful.
We aren’t traveling for the eclipse. My best friend from college is getting married.
Most businesses still have land lines. We need a land line for internet service in the North woods of Wisconsin
I still have my landline!
👍🏻
Just a question? If I purchase a satellite phone, doesn’t that mean I can only connect with another satellite phone if no other phone service is working?
We didn't get this in the UK. What happened? Though there was the big Facebook Instagram and Google outage though. Did you guys get the same?
Messenger logged me out @ 10Am. And said I needed to log back in but it kicked the message out. I tried FB same message. So I texted my daughter n said messenger and FB are down. She said what do u mean? I said it keeps logging me out! ( I thought because I log out of Facebook and am sensered so much they just kicked me off of messenger) It was weird I have Celcom and at 1030 I tried to log into FB again. It kicked me out n I tried again and than it took my password. I was down only for half hour. N. E. Wisconsin
We have had a satellite phone (Garmin InReach) for 3 years and are very happy with it. Our off-grid property has no cell service and we frequent remote trails. I’ve never had a problem sending a text or email from the phone, which also gives the recipient our GPS location. The sat maps have also been very helpful and load even in heavily wooded areas. The $11 monthly fee is worth every penny.
Outages will get worse. Be ready.
You are a proper 2 wow.
I've tried to get IT from help from Phone as Data has been a problem. Disconnected from IT 4 times today.
Total of trying to get it fixed 9 times total. Barley could understand the tech, broken English.
I'll be looking at other ways to communicate w family.
They did admit they were having problems with their system.
Shift hasn't happened yet and we're already having problems.
Spent about 4 hours trying to get things fixed today. Waste of my time.
I seen your video on ham radio saying one license for the family I looked it up and it said no each family member is supposed to have there own license? Guess they loose money that way if.everyone uses same license?
GMRS is one per family. Ham is a license per individual.
What if they knock out the satellites in space?That phone Will not work at all either?
Cellphones don't use satellite at all in the back haul
Yes, I got that one wrong
best thing to do when interwebz gos down is learn how to "AH AH OWW AH" like our ancestors did. it will alert other wild men and they will drive to your location with extra meat and woman.
We did that as kids, before technology! Worked every time and met a lot of new friends that way!!!