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Communication
Communication is absolutely essential in survival scenarios. Depending on the situation, you may need to attract/contact rescuers, communicate with people in your shelter/base while off hunting or performing other tasks, send signals to friends or other survivors, or communicate in a variety of other ways that will require a basic knowledge of common signals and basic communication techniques.
This crucial information is contained in this section of the Survival Guide.
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| dameon692002 | Leaving Messages Behind... (page: 1 2) | 38 | Jan 26 2012, 10:02 AM EST by 11ACRBlackhorse | ||
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Thread started: Nov 7 2011, 2:20 AM EST
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Can't forget leaving behind a message, just in case somebody needs intel on a place... a lot easier on their group to read ready intel, than to send a scout on recon. Of course, when SHTF, there won't be time to scrawl a lovely word of welcome, but whenever would certainly be appreciated... I know I would... XD
As to the kind of message... definitely something simple: like my dad used to say, "Keep It Simple, Stupid". My grandparents were around during the Depression... before Grandma went totally bugnuts, she used to talk about the hobo codes that would sometimes be etched on the gateposts outside a home, or on a railroad track outside town. Similar systems have been around for a long time. The ninja of Japan used coloured grains of rice, which they'd drop at certain points in the field. Heiroglyphics were deliberately placed on tombs to warn and ward off intruders. even popular zombie culture has picked up on this trend, with some games including a person's attempts to spread a message to potential visitors with the use of graffiti. If we could agree on a quick, easy system that would be simple enough for people not in the know to figure out, that would solve a lot of problems for a lot of people... |
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| BigLoki | Communication in a cut-off world | 0 | Oct 11 2010, 9:51 PM EDT by BigLoki | ||
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Thread started: Oct 11 2010, 9:51 PM EDT
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Communication will take many forms once the grid is down. Some will have generators (the lucky few who have a location capable of defense immediately, the military) most will not though (I believe anyway.) I plan to carry a Grundig Satellite 750. It weighs about 5 pounds, and runs on 4 "D" batteries. It picks up am/fm/shortwave/longwave/sattelite/HAM. If anyone talks I'll be able to listen. There are devices out there that will let you talk also, but most are AC powered, and in my mind useless. There are smaller units also, but most are only capable of receiving either satellite, or shortwave, AM/FM.
Morse code may be helpfull to learn if you don't already know. Banging on something, if in a defendable position, or lights, will likely be used again. Stakes with messages buried under them, virtually anything MAY be used...but if there's a way, talking will be the first I think, so I want to be able to hear it if it happens. I don't advocate the particular device I'm using, I just found that if I simply say "a portable receiver" I will be hit with which ones, or it wouldn't work because of ____. hahaha |
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