You will have a hard time getting practical help from old time amateur radio people because they believe in a high bar to entry.
Basically for the past 50 or more years the steps would be to get $600 worth of equipment and information, study for a few weeks for certifications, join the local club, and do what the people there have been doing.
Today, an alternative route would be to by a $25 radio from Amazon and do a few hours' of reading on the Internet.
The latter is extremely practical, and also heresy in the eyes of the old timers.
But stick with your search and you will find some useful info on your own, and hopefully some others who are less obligated to the old way of doing things will make an appearance here. I only keep my stuff for pure SHTF purposes but if I get a chance I will see what I can pull together in terms of freqency lists.
Good luck!