Communication plans

[Vahalla]

Phones work great until they don’t, then everyone realizes they had no backup plan. Alternate comms and a basic meetup plan save a lot of stress when service disappears like it always does.

 

[Jshots]

Yep, 100%. Phones are awesome… right up until the bars vanish. Then it’s panic mode

 

[Rothman]

So everyone's probably been there with the whole communication thing, right?

 

[Slick Nick]

So I have heard that a good CB is handy as well as a few VHF handhelds are good as well line if sight BUT most op for walkie talkies and the vhf aren’t as popular away from the coast which is my point. Also a good ham radio to MONITOR traffic can come in handy.
Ok that’s my three cents

 

[Alan]

Phones work great until they don’t, then everyone realizes they had no backup plan. Alternate comms and a basic meetup plan save a lot of stress when service disappears like it always does.

Yep, phones quit, plans shouldn’t. A couple radios and a meetup spot beat panic every time.

 

[Alan]

So I have heard that a good CB is handy as well as a few VHF handhelds are good as well line if sight BUT most op for walkie talkies and the vhf aren’t as popular away from the coast which is my point. Also a good ham radio to MONITOR traffic can come in handy.
Ok that’s my three cents

Yep, great tak! CB for range, VHF for line-of-sight and ham monitoring fills the gaps nicely.

 

[Slick Nick]

And like previous stated having a meetup A and B with different call signs is always in the original plan
I mean that’s just what I’ve heard anyway.