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Emergency Plan B: “I’m thinking about pagers”

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Posted By: Harlowe, 9/21/2024 11:24:13 PM

I had not thought about pagers much (or at all) until the Hezbollah pagers blew up recently. [Snip] Anyway, that whole thing that happened in Lebanon with the pagers and walkie-talkies should be a wake-up call to our readership and listeners that we need a Plan B. Our grid could go down, and our systems could go down, which is why I’m thinking about pagers. However, we still need to rely on the pager company. As for satellite phones, the problem is they’re very expensive. So, my parting shot is that we should not kid ourselves, we are at risk also.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: texaspast 9/22/2024 1:01:26 AM (No. 1800047)
Well, anything that depends on internet, cell phone or even satellite com is vulnerable. An EMT takes them all out, or at least any receiver. You want to be old-school cool, get yourself a tube shortwave and ham receiver (Drake, Hallicrafters, or actually any 40's radio that received short wave - Zenith, Grundig, whatever) and a good antenna. But keep the antenna disconnected from your 'emergency' radio. You want to go serious, get a tube transmitter. Tube sets (receiver or transmitter) are much, much less susceptible to EMT than modern sets.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: FL_Absentee_Voter 9/22/2024 1:12:43 AM (No. 1800049)
My thoughts after the pager explosions included wondering what our government could do with our cell phones or home computers. No, not blow them up but use them passively to assist with any number of nefarious activities. For example, if you're not liked by the Party (that day is coming) you may find child porn on your device and be under arrest soon thereafter.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Catherine 9/22/2024 1:28:14 AM (No. 1800051)
I've always insisted on hard copies of photographs. If you store them in a computer, what happens when/if we no longer have them. Yeah I have some online but the ones that are important, I still get them developed and save them.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Rumblehog 9/22/2024 4:23:59 AM (No. 1800093)
It's a good idea to look into Walkie Talkies available these days. They're not like the cheapie toy type from Radio Shack in the 1980's. Especially good for connecting extended family living close by. These will work even after the cell towers go down.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: franq 9/22/2024 7:43:01 AM (No. 1800128)
I've had the same thoughts, #2. Electronic security is an illusion. For some time, I have assumed everything I say and do online, either at home or work, is visible to someone. Of course it's always visible to God, but you know what I mean.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Strike3 9/22/2024 11:05:53 AM (No. 1800279)
Modern micro-electronics have opened up a new world of opportunity. Too bad that most of ours come from China. Xi could probably push a button in his office right now and turn out all of our lights. A good Faraday storage container can protect your devices but there wouldn't be much infrastructure left so HAM radio operators will be the only people talking.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: PM'sSubstack 9/22/2024 12:15:08 PM (No. 1800318)
Some early speculation suggested that the pagers could have been targeted by a complex hack that caused them to explode. But that theory was quickly dismissed by experts. To cause damage on the scale that they did, it is probable they were rigged with explosives before they entered Hezbollah's possession, experts say. Mossad either infiltrate, or was cooperating with the manufacturer. And they were assembled and shipped to Hezbollah.
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