These days, nearly exclusively, when someone brings up survivalist communications, the default always resigns to some sort of chinese dual bander with the added justification “because its cheap!” Nevermind the fact that the build quality is junk and the thing will likely fail the person using it sooner rather than later, they keep being bought …
Author: ncscout
Get On The Air!
...It's Field Day Weekend! There's not a better time that this weekend to get on the air- even better if you're doing it outdoors. It's looking to be a wet one here, but a good time nonetheless. If you're a new operator, old operator, or fence sitter I strongly encourage you to at least work …
Back to Basics: Data Books and What Should Be in Them
Nearly two years ago, back when this blog was in its infancy and I was getting into my writing groove, I posted this regarding the importance of Data Books and especially why a Survivalist or Right Wing Malcontent should take the time to compile them. Why Should I Take The Time To Bother With All …
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Quantity vs. Quality: Putting the Handheld Radio in Context
During the Communications presentation at the PatCon I focused primarily upon the common radio equipment among preppers and survivalists- CB radio because of its inherent commonality (and overcoming potential weaknesses) and the Baofeng UV-5R because it's cheap and everyone owns them 'BY THE CASE!' as one gentleman in attendance pointed out. While that's all good …
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The Motherlode: All the Radio PDFs You Didn’t Even Know You Wanted
Take a good LONG while browsing around N5DUX's resources page. If you can't find something useful to do on this page, beginner or certified old-time 'Have Another Meal' guy, the problem is you. Check it out and try some of the things on the page. It builds skills and confidence; two things that can never …
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Memorial Day
Spend the day today celebrating the fallen while living the life they cannot. You only get one shot- make it count.
“Cause You Can’t Stomp Us Out, Can’t Make Us Run…”
Knowing at least all the words to more than a handful of Hank Jr songs is a prerequisite to being from the South- its never solely been about the music so much as it's the identity that comes with it; a shared bond, a common cause, a feeling you get. Unlike a lot of the …
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PsyOp’s Notes on Practical HF
My friend graciously sent his notes and kind words from our last regional test. Despite an angry wife and dirty looks from an uppity HOA (...tyrants...), he gets on the air trying new things; like all good soldiers, he seeks to constantly improve his position. PsyOp here: First off, I must thank BB and the …
Making Things Work in the Real World
One of the things I talked about the other night was conventional wisdom not always being right; A + B = C under normal circumstances may objectively be true, but we neither live in normal times nor are all circumstances exactly equivalent across time and space. Conventional wisdom or rather memes, therefor, cannot always replace …
On the JBGC Arming Up and the Window Shifting
Take a moment and watch the vid posted over at WRSA. Now before the usual peanut gallery response that will inevitably occur, I'm gonna take a few steps beyond and analyze what's actually being posted. Some of my points you might wanna consider for yourself, some of them possibly to effectively address this growing threat. …
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