Power first. Does no good to have comm’s if you have no power to work them.
The tornado that went through here two weekends ago was within 2 miles of here and we didn’t have any damage - BUT - we have Time Warner Digital service and that went down for about 24 hours taking Phone, Cable TV and Internet with it. Cell phones were OK.
We have a 5 Kw generator and it will run my computer setup, the entertainment center, frig & either window A/C unit or floor oil heater plus a couple of lights.
Had a trunk scanner and with it could follow where the bad spots were in town. With cable out we hooked up the regular antenna (rabbit ears) and got the regular ABC & CBS channels.
Pete, do “old fashioned” rabbit ears work? Do they receive a signal even though they aren’t HD antennas?
Along with your generator for the power FReepers need to think about a supply of gas for it also. I have a 6.2Kw generator and the 5 gallon tank does not last very long. I think we got something like 10 hrs out of the generator’s 5gal. tank. We ran a frig, TV w/satellite a couple of lights and a couple of fans and a coffee maker. We also ran a small microwave with other loads turned off. I keep at least 20 gallons of gas, treated with Sta-Bil, in reserve at all times. You will need oil also. Used the generator for two weeks after Katrina. I would not expect the wide spread power outages like after Katrina or an ice storm for a tornado but having a couple of days of gas for the gen set would be wise.