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A recent post made me stop and think about my skill sets and all the things I've learned over the years and part of the discussion was communications. Most SHTF scenarios won't need secure ways of communicating with other members of your parties, but what if the worst happens. Do you have the ability to talk on a walkie talkie and tell a loved one or a member of your group that someone is sneaking around, maybe listening to your channel on another walkie talkie? Simple codes can be as simple as just knowing someone for a long time and knowing inside jokes, pet names and just using your joint history to communicate in a way that anyone not knowing you has no idea what your talking about. Communicating that your OK while away can be as simple as braking squelch at set times or one simple word over the radio. Sometimes, the least said, says enough. Sometimes you may need a more complex code when communicating with your members. There are many complex code forms that can be found on places like Pinterest and altered to suit your needs. You can have premade copies for your group that have to use something as simple as a book, magazine, poem, etc that everyone has a copy of to be able to decipher the code.
Communication after a TEOTWAWKI will be much more than radios or electronics. Most should know at least some basic hand and arm signals so you can maintain noise discipline while out hunting, food gathering, scrounging or whatever. You can make up your own or teach everyone military hand and arm signals, as long as everyone knows the same ones. You can come up with ways to leave markings on trees, side walks, buildings, bridges, etc. that look like gang or government tags as ways to leave complete messages for such things as meeting places, the location of caches, whether the route ahead is safe or not, location of safe water, etc.
Keeping yourself and your loved ones safe when it goes through the fan and hits the wall, will be totally up to you. Your only limited by your knowledge, imagination and the supplies you prepare now.
A few more thoughts, overlays for your maps, UV visible markers, a small UV flashlight, sidewalk chalk, UV visible paint (fluorescent paint), surveyors tape for flags, colored duct tape, laser flare or pointer, magnets, Velcro (self sticking), zip lock bags (wet conditions) PVC watertight cannisters (DIY) and more
OPSEC and noise and light discipline are your responsibility.
Dale
Communication after a TEOTWAWKI will be much more than radios or electronics. Most should know at least some basic hand and arm signals so you can maintain noise discipline while out hunting, food gathering, scrounging or whatever. You can make up your own or teach everyone military hand and arm signals, as long as everyone knows the same ones. You can come up with ways to leave markings on trees, side walks, buildings, bridges, etc. that look like gang or government tags as ways to leave complete messages for such things as meeting places, the location of caches, whether the route ahead is safe or not, location of safe water, etc.
Keeping yourself and your loved ones safe when it goes through the fan and hits the wall, will be totally up to you. Your only limited by your knowledge, imagination and the supplies you prepare now.
A few more thoughts, overlays for your maps, UV visible markers, a small UV flashlight, sidewalk chalk, UV visible paint (fluorescent paint), surveyors tape for flags, colored duct tape, laser flare or pointer, magnets, Velcro (self sticking), zip lock bags (wet conditions) PVC watertight cannisters (DIY) and more
OPSEC and noise and light discipline are your responsibility.
Dale
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