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UID:pretalx-dc34-STGJPE@cfp.hamvillage.org
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DESCRIPTION:Every hacker has seen the post: someone asks what radio will le
 t them “reliably talk 500 miles to family when the cell network goes dow
 n.” The replies quickly devolve into bad advice\, magical thinking\, and
  dismissive gatekeeping. The result is confusion\, wasted money\, and fals
 e confidence about off-grid communications.\n\nThis talk is the antidote.\
 n\nWe’ll cut through the mythology and explain what amateur radio can ac
 tually do for personal and family communication during major disruptions 
 — and what it cannot. Starting at a 101 level\, we’ll cover realistic 
 ranges\, basic propagation\, equipment tradeoffs\, digital modes\, licensi
 ng myths\, and why distance is usually the wrong requirement.\n\nRather th
 an dunking on preppers or policing fun like a sad ham\, this talk reframes
  the problem the way hackers do: understanding constraints\, failure modes
 \, and human factors. \n\nWe’ll focus on practical off-grid communicatio
 n strategies that work in the real world — coordination\, redundancy\, a
 nd low-bandwidth messaging — not fantasy continent-spanning voice links.
DTSTAMP:20260726T103154Z
LOCATION:Ham Radio Village (W321)
SUMMARY:Ham Radio Isn’t Magic: Preppers\, Sad Hams\, and Practical Off-Gr
 id Communications - Andrew Ohnstad - N3OCQ
URL:https://cfp.hamvillage.org/dc34/talk/STGJPE/
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