Information and Communication Post-SHTF
by Eric One of the most important things post-collapse is getting information. If you don’t have the right info, a slew of bad things can happen. You may not know in tine that that wildfire […]
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Amateur Radio and DXing
by Shannon If there’s one thing about the world that we’re completely sure of, it’s that change is constant. We’ve seen fashion trends differ from the decades before today. We’ve seen our planet evolve from […]
Satellite Phones for Preppers
by Jack Woods I spend most of the year out in the Bush, well beyond any cellular coverage. I have been living this way since 2013, and though I usually try to get indoors during […]
Review: Midland ER102 Multi-band radio
I recently posted about 5 radios for emergency preparedness. I own several of those radio’s including the Midland ER102. The Midland ER102 Emergency Radio has a lot of bang for the buck and Midland has long […]
5 radios for emergency preparedness
The morning after Hurricane Hugo devastated my community there was one thing in common most everyone was searching for – information. Many were without power thus they could not turn on the TV. I jumped in […]
Got Baofeng?
A fellow group member just became the owner of a Baofeng UV-5R. I told him that he should read this post and I figured many may not have seen it the first time around. HAM […]
Re: Building a Bucket Ham Repeater
The following letter is in reference to the article – “Building a Bucket Ham Repeater” Mr Rourke– I’ve given it some thought and here’s a potential way to improve the antenna — and still meet […]
Review: Baofeng GT-3 Handheld Ham Radio
The importance of communication in preparedness cannot be overstated. If it all comes crashing down and normal methods of communication are thrown out the window Ham radio is one solution. Ham radio has been as […]
Building a Bucket Ham Repeater
by ALC Like you, I’ve been reading about the problems Rourke has been having getting his homemade radio repeater working recently. Owning only a single Baofeng I wasn’t able to do any testing to […]
My efforts to build a homemade HAM repeater
Alright – here is what I have been trying to do. If reading through this you get confused – well, now you know how I feel. The video below describes exactly what I have done […]
Have You Thought Of?
by “The Coach” (Contributing Editor) How well have you thought out what to bring/pack with your gear should you have to evacuate or bug out of your residence in an emergency or imminent major […]
Emergency Communications
As I learned from working in the areas ravaged by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and several others, cell phones and land-line telephones are basically useless. It became obvious very quickly that I could not […]
Radio Communications
The post below is an entry into the ModernSurvivalOnline Preparedness Guest Post Writing Contest. This is the final article from this current contest. Winners to be announced within the next few days. Radio Communications […]
Basic Cryptology For Preppers
The following is a guest post entry into our Survival & Preparedness Writing Contest. Basic Cryptology For Preppers by Tom Miller Cryptology is a subject that seems most appropriately applied to spy movies, but it […]
Communications deal: Baofeng UV5RA Ham Two Way Radio
I have mentioned these inexpensive 2-meter HAM radio’s before. These radios can obviously transmit on HAM frequencies (with appropriate licence) – but equally important you can LISTEN. These units also can receive weather-radio channels, FM stations, […]
Preparedness Deal of the Week: Baofeng UV-3R Ham Radio $35.00!!
Sponsored by BestPreparednessDeals.com and BestTacticalDeals.com……. Lowest price I have ever seen on this popular radio – and FREE SHIPPING! Here are the details: Baofeng UV-3R Dual Band Dual Display VHF/UHF 136-174/400-470MHz Ham Radio […]
Communication on the cheap………..
A few weeks ago Academy Sports had a pair of FRS/GMRS radios on sale for less than $20.00. I decided to go ahead and pick up a set to add to the three Midland radio’s […]
Prepper Product of the Week: BaoFeng UV-5R Dual-Band Ham Two Way Radio
Prepper Product of the Week is sponsored by BestPreparednessDeals.com. Communication is one of the most overlooked area’s in most preparedness systems. HAM radio can be confusing and expensive. As I have just recently started […]
Handheld CB and memories of the past………..
In 1994 my then future wife and I was driving from New Hampshire down to South Carolina in November. There were no cell phones so I took along a portable CB radio which plugged in […]
Communications Options For a Natural or Man-Made Disaster
By BadVooDooDaddy There are many options for your communications needs in a disaster. Having some kind of communications network set up before a disaster strikes is very important. Depending on what type of focus […]