Why would you worry about EMP for anything other than a small battery powdered fm radio?
nothing else is going to be working for years. My 2011 is EMP proof.
I was planning on writing the something similar.
If anyone thinks there will be honorable traders left more than 3 days after electricity and running water stops you will have everything including your life taken from you.
Would FMRS and GMRS be better for line of sight communication since it is in the 460Mhz range? I thought that wave propagation was generally better for line of sight as the frequency went up especially when power is limited?
Flatlanders will not be welcome in the hills. I come from there and have a place but locals will still treat me a foreigner and suspicious. The city puts a “smell” on you that is hard to rub off and it will be recognized.