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Originally Posted by Seashore
We need to be thinking about having a shortwave radio ready. We can communicate internationally this way, correct?
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Incorrect. We can't. They can.
I agree that people should have a shortwave receiver in thier prep kits. However, I think the main use of shortwave will be the propagation of propaganda.
I don't think you will be communicating internationally in person. A shortwave conversation between two people can only occur when the chosen band is unused by other people - there are not many of those bands. Licensed operators - eg HAM radio, government, emergency services - follow disciplined protocols to maximise the use of the available space.
If many people had access to shortwave (or otherwise) transmitters without the knowledge of this discipline, in a disaster, the bands would be clogged up with people trying to use them and they would almost immediately become useless. That is the exact reason why most people can't just use radio transmitters (that are not type approved CB's) without thier respective government coming down on them very hard when they try to use them without a license.
Try to make unauthorized use of a radio transmitter in a zone that is contested by government backed military and you will simply be destroyed by artillery. Military technology can pinpoint unauthorized transmissions from radios within milliseconds, and accurately too.
HAM radio training is recommended.
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