Often among those new to Survivalism, Prepping, and all things on the more self-reliant side of communications, it becomes pretty important to define the exact role your communications equipment will play and what you expect to accomplish with it, all in an attempt to best suit your package to your needs. This is a really …
Continue reading Understanding Survivalist Communications Needs
Almost exclusively among the Prepper and Survivalist crowd the first couple bands that get referenced (and used, or at least planned to be used) are the 2m and 70cm, and their MURS and GMRS parallels, respectively. That's definitely understandable, because the majority of the equipment on the market, especially at the entry-level, for line of …
Continue reading The Road Less Traveled: Beyond the Basic Dual-Bander
"Did you build that sloping Vee?" Team Daddy asked me. "yeah Sa'rnt, the long whip wasn't hitting the TOC from inside these walls." I replied. The thick mud walls of the compound were hell on a signal, and the makeshift TOC the commo guys had set up on the next ridge was having a hard …
A lot of what has been written on this blog communications-wise revolves around the radio, primarily due to the fact that it's both the first option for most and the least understood by nearly everyone. While the fact is indisputable that radio or wireless communications make for the bulk of signal plans, it is also …
Continue reading Field Phones, Community Networking, and thinking in Three Dimensions
A birdy dropped a message this morning that the EARC-HI antennas are back in stock and ready to ship. The demand there for a while was beyond the means of production, but they're caught up. This is my go-to for an inexpensive, easily modifiable, rapidly deployable, effective antenna. Check out my review, then consider picking …
It's a great time to be into Survivalist Communications. It's a great time to be into Survivalism, period. Sure, the world sucks. We're on track to reignite the Cold War. The flames keep being fanned higher and higher here at home. The economy is borderline insane. Yep, all that. And yet, the technology out there …
You're looking at my favorite view in Oahu- one you'll likely never see in a travel guide, never take a tour there, and probably never know you could even get there-till I let the secret out. The folks who live on Oahu know it as Ka'ena Point, an outdoorsman's little slice of Heaven. Between the …
Over the weekend I had a great opportunity to meet some kind and very generous folks at the 10th NC PATCON. Among the broad topics demonstrated and discussed, a few items of interest stood out in my mind as needing more attention from a Survivalist paradigm rather than the usual Small Unit Patrolling concepts. The reason …
The antenna I used with the Youkits TJ2B review is a relatively well known and very well made antenna from a company that caters to QRP and SOTA operators- LNR Precision, made right here in NC. I purchased up one of their antennas a short time ago on a recommendation from a buddy who's big …
Youkits has made a name for themselves in the inexpensive QRP market with small transceivers that originally were imported in kit configuration and presented fun projects for the amateur operator looking to build something and get on the air. Not breaking the bank, these sets offered a lot in the cost-to-ratio department, and as such, …
