"We have simultaneously lost all satellite-based comms on frequencies 1.5GHz for global positioning, 3.5GHz transponder lock, Network uplink 60GHz. Local diagnostics show equipment claims to be functioning but is reading only silence. Failover shortwave shows green internal diagnostics but complete silence including of background ticks. We weren't prior-warned of any expected solar weather which could do that. Observation out the window confirms that we are not in a thunderstorm, no thunderstorms predicted nearby. Radio noise from that or a solar flare would be directly audible on the simplified shortwave design. Flight crew member Blue Steward has personally confirmed our direct sensory experiences on this."
"Standard protocol doesn't cover this exact situation. Following general category protocol we will turn in 27 minutes and follow an alternate emergency flightpath to a coastal airfield where we can safely land without any functioning comms. Default plan to meliorize against: We are waiting 15 minutes to try to let any comms-equipment-destroying phenomena subside, then turning on the secondary shortwave to see if we can transmit between our backup shortwave and primary shortwave to confirm that both radios are working and the apparent radio silence is probably real."
"Green Steward is trained in running emergency local prediction markets in case of comms failure. Please don't set up new central markets unless you think you've got something important. If you've got high-reliability direct-relevant information or what you're pretty sure is a critical insight, stake 100 $ULH against minimum bounty 10000 $ULH to pass to a crew member. If there is a Keeper on board or a widely acknowledged supergenius or technical genius, please identify yourself to the crew."