What TXRX would survive an EMP?

[VK5MCH]

How many boat anchors would survive an EMP? Because I don't think any modern radio would?

FT101?

[VK5TOM]

One of the early spark gaps would survive probably about it

[VK5PRO]

You can't go wrong if you carry two tin cans and a length of string !!.. only precaution is that you know how to  tie a knot, if need be.

[VK5MCH]

The new ICOM SPC-7500

[VK5TOM]

The new ICOM SPC-7500

Yaesu's one is so much better

[VK5MCH]

https://www.amazon.com.au/Emp-hardened-Radio-Communications-William-Prepperdoc/dp/154077760X

An interesting book. I wonder if the advice in the book actually works? How did he test his suggestions since the only real test is "Are your radios still working after an EMP?"

[VK5KKS]

Before retiring I was helping a group that were 'hardening' electronics against things like EMP and 'directed energy'. It involved coating the PCBs etc. with graphite. It was interesting and fun. Having said that most old style valve equipment would survive an EMP. Actually, that might have been graphene and not graphite.

[SWLVK5ANDY]

I would have thought graphite would have been conductive and would destroy any circuitry the first time you turned it on.

Many years ago I was reliably informed that in the event of a conflict about to turn nuclear the first big bangs would be high atmosphere explosions desigend to knock oput any electronics.  If the powers that be had enough warning, we would be advised to turn off all sensitive radio equipment, disconnect the antenna and place the radio equipment in a steel container that was earthed. I seem to recall a couple of filing cabinets with great big earth straps on the bottom and directions that they were not be used for the usual office detritus so that could have been a "local" solution.

Anyway, we questioned when we would take the equipment out of the containers and reconnect them, and the response was "well even if you are still in one piece and have a power supply, it won't make much difference for a considerable length of time because the ionosphere will be completely stuffed up and could take a long time to recover.

[VK5TM]

It wouldn't really matter what communication equipment survived an EMP, there would be a greater probability of there not being any power to run it with the power grid out of action.
 

[VK5MCH]

It wouldn't really matter what communication equipment survived an EMP, there would be a greater probability of there not being any power to run it with the power grid out of action.
 

And in that event that we were all toast you would most likely make contact with people who in all likelihood would probably want to rob you, kill you and then due to the lack of food, eat you. 

[VK5TOM]

Better learn how to rewind an alternator now.