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[+] #12 at 2025-07-21 13:23:02

[–] #12 at 2025-07-21 13:23:02

Low‑Tech Communication After Infrastructure Collapse

Assuming multi‑day power + cellular outage (wildfire scenario), what practical stack bridges neighbors? Thinking: passive info boards, LoRa mesh, analog radio. What have you actually tested?

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[+] #17 at 2025-07-21 13:23:45

[–] #17 at 2025-07-21 13:23:45

Physical message drop boxes with color flags (green = new info, red = assistance request) handled hyper‑local comms faster than any gadget.

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[+] #18 at 2025-07-21 13:23:51

[–] #18 at 2025-07-21 13:23:51

Add timestamp templates so stale requests get auto‑triaged. In our exercise, outdated “need ice” notes cluttered response.

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[+] #19 at 2025-07-21 13:23:57

[–] #19 at 2025-07-21 13:23:57

Love this—synchronizing analog + radio by reading high‑priority box notes over FM each hour closed the loop.

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[+] #14 at 2025-07-21 13:23:24

[–] #14 at 2025-07-21 13:23:24

Don’t neglect simple FM broadcast. A bicycle‑generator + low‑power transmitter sent hourly situation summaries in our drill; far more people owned FM radios than we expected.

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[+] #15 at 2025-07-21 13:23:30

[–] #15 at 2025-07-21 13:23:30

Just ensure you’re compliant; unlicensed transmitting can get messy later. Consider pre‑approved emergency freqs or coordinate with local amateur radio club now.

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[+] #16 at 2025-07-21 13:23:35

[–] #16 at 2025-07-21 13:23:35

Licensing friction is real. We recruited hams early—worth it. They already know propagation quirks you’d rediscover painfully.

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[+] #13 at 2025-07-21 13:23:14

[–] #13 at 2025-07-21 13:23:14

LoRa point‑to‑point chat nodes (TTGO boards) shine for short texts, but once people want status dashboards, bandwidth dies. Pre‑define terse codes (“W1” = safe well, “M2” = medical assistance needed).

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