In a post-global disaster world, predators and tyrants will have the best two-way radios, and they'll use them to surveil you at a comfortable distance. What will you have? Signal flares and red bandannas? If so, when you least expect it, the predators and tyrants will come to take a spoil and they will torture, rape, and kill without mercy. This is why Radio Free Earth authors Marshall Masters and Duane W. Brayton have an urgent message for everyone with a serious interest in preparedness. That being, analog RF (radio frequency) is the heartbeat of freedom. Accept no substitutes. ABOUT RADIO FREE EARTH Whether you are a new hobbyist or interested in preparedness issues, this book demystifies the world of amateur and consumer two-way radio communications. You'll learn how to create an affordable consumer (CB SSB CB FRS GMRS) and amateur (MF HF VHF UHF) two-way radio survival network. Written for newbies, the high-level and tactical concepts presented in this book offer a simple path for visioning, leading, and supervising the creation of an effective survival communications strategy. RADIO If you've never used two-way radios, when you finish reading this book, you will know where to begin, what to buy, when to buy it, and who needs to use it. When you finish reading this book, you will know the following and much SEASONED For two-way radio technology professionals, this book offers a way to bridge the gap with technically challenged community leaders. You can establish common ground and help them to begin the vital task of deploying radio technology instead of wasting time and money. TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 1 - THE BIG PICTURE PART 2 - RADIO BASICS PART 3 - LEVEL 1 EMERGENCY SYSTEM RADIOS PART 4 - LEVEL 2 FIELD RADIOS AND REPEATERS PART 5 - LEVEL 3 COMMAND AND CONTROL PART 6 - EMP AND LIGHTNING DEFENSE PART 7 - BROADCASTING AND TRAINING APPENDICES