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Do first responders listen to HAM?
I suppose the first order of business would be to contact the local PD and find out what frequencies/devices they monitor. It made sense to me that all first responders monitored a certain ham channel for instance, that way they could relay info/coordinate in a natural disaster but I think I was using to much logic here.
Do the police monitor the Ham/CB frequencies?
Do first responders listen to HAM?
Depends. If you live in a small village with the fire dept within walking distance, that may be an option.Here is the intent of the thread, how do i communicate with first responders in the event there is a medical emergency and phone service is interrupted.
depending on you local pd/fire/emt you can just radio the dispatcher direct
but seriously, these radios are fun but not for the tech challenged
What about an internet VoIP based solution? Skype, MagicJack, etc...
I was talking in the event a tree falls and cuts power/phone/television cables.
To communicate with your wife? Over what sort of distances?With a new born, my wife and I have been discussing ideas for communication such as wired telephone if there was no cell service.
FRS/GMRS/CB/Ham radio works fine, as long as the person you want to talk to also has a radio.
Yes, POTS was traditionally powered by the central office (large banks of batteries and big generators), though in an extended outage the CO will eventually shut down as well. Newer phone infrastructure (fiber, etc) may not be powered from a large central office, but instead comes from a local switch. These tend to be more sensitive to power outages, might have backup power for only a couple of days, or less.
In that case, just do what everybody else does -- ''hack'' your neighbors WiFi.I was talking in the event a tree falls and cuts power/phone/television cables.
They would probably work. IF you have power. And if the internet providers also have power.[/QUOTE][quoteThePreBanMan]What about an internet VoIP based solution? Skype, MagicJack, etc...
I was talking in the event a tree falls and cuts power/phone/television cables.
I suppose the first order of business would be to contact the local PD and find out what frequencies/devices they monitor. It made sense to me that all first responders monitored a certain ham channel for instance, that way they could relay info/coordinate in a natural disaster but I think I was using to much logic here.