If shtf what band on ham radio land would you be on?

[crazemed]

If shtf, what band on ham radio land would you be on?Pick one or top three.

[jerdebson]

Hello

This is my first post here and saw a Ham related question and thought I might answer it, sort of. Being a Army MARS OP I personally would be on a military freq. But to answer your question there are portions of each band that are "calling freqs" so It would make a difference whether it was local or Inter-national you were needing. You would have the option of using any band/freq combination. I know that danced around the question more than answered it but yes this would be something that should be determined before the shtf. Locally you might be using the 2 meter band and long range you might need the 80 meter band for an example. No answer here but your individual needs should be addressed prior to the actual needs, you are on the right track. Did I muddy up the water even further? Sorry if I did.

The ARES and other groups are there for Emergency OPs. If you aren't a member of a local/state/national group it might be a good place to start.

[crazemed]

I would use 2 Meter (144Mhz-148Mhz) since it appears to be popular in the Front Range Region.

[DocMedic]

666 or 911. Of course this is coming from a guy who knows nothing about HAM. But I figure a SHTF scenario, How could it hurt

[wyzardd]

This is mostly a tag for ideas, but I think I'd start with the ARRL and RMRL repeaters for general info, with the El Jebel Shrine as #3

Sorry I don't have actual frequencies, I've been kind of lax for a long time and would have to dig out my old vx110 (which I should do anyway, it's due for battery maintenance).

If there's a COAR15 approved band, I'd add that near the top of the list to cut through 95% of the BS the others would be full of.
Why doesn't someone set up a 2meter repeater and coordinate all that? Thanks.

[thedave1164]

146.520 Mhz

arfcom has a freq picked out 145.560 Mhz

quite a few repeaters up and down the front range, both 2M and 70cm.