It's a long video, I know. Here's the breakdown: 0:00 Prepping 101 - COMMS 3:43 Why Should I Care? 5:30 Chinese Hackers 7:23 Why Does Communication Matter? 9:25 Prepping as a Hobby 12:22 Get The Gear Now While You Can 13:37 When The Power Goes Out 14:32 Batteries to Keep You Powered 22:40 Get Some Books Even 25:23 Types of Radios / Comms Compared 28:10 Meshtastic 31:10 Line of Sight 35:08 Radio Frequencies Explained 38:10 FRS/GMRS 41:17 CB Radios 43:20 Ham / Amateur Radio 45:25 How Far Can You Talk? 48:45 Handheld Radios 50:20 Mobile Units 58:10 Repeaters 1:00:50 Antennas 1:01:50 HF Radios 1:07:26 Have Plans 1:14:10 Are You Interested In More?
I hope when society collapses I can tune into a local station every morning and hear “Hey guys how’s it going, hope you’ve been well” as you go on to give updates about the current state of the world
For new users on HF i strongly recommend a radio with a waterfall display so that you can actually see signals around you and zero in on them easier than trying to do it by ear only
+1 for the algorithm. Just got my gmrs callsign last night. Took less than 12 hours from start to finish. Good for my families local needs, but will be getting my ham soon. Hope you keep these up even if they are not your most popular videos.
Great information for beginners, and what could be some very necessary reminders for seasoned preppers and comms guys alike. The 101 series is a great idea, and i hope you can get some content out about your take on comms plans, manpacks, your installs and whatnot. Comms collabs with HRCC, The Tech Prepper, Glover, and whatnot would also be sweet. Glad to hear youre going for your general and dipping into hf. Hope to get you in the log for some POTA here soon! Thanks for everything you do, Mike.
Great video, I has similar thoughts that got me into ham radio. I urge anyone to go for general license on the beginning, use one of the study apps to learn the questions and take the practice test until you can pass on a high score. You can actually take technician, general, and extra at one time if you’re dedicated. Of course there is still a lot to study after getting the license. Just do it and have fun.
I got into ham 7 years ago with my Technician license. Like you, am getting into HF now. Have the Yaesu FT-710 and with the Tech license there is a little bit of the 10 meter band you can use. Will get my General license soon to open up the bands. I have converted my mobile and HF rigs to Anderson Powerpole connections. I can run the mobile or HF rig off the Yaesu 12v power supply. I setup my Jeep and pickup for my Yaesu FTM-500 and can swap it between either vehicle. I have it running the Anderson Powerpole for power, a remote head cable and antennas mounted on both vehicles. I will be adding BNC connectors to the antenna cable to make it even quicker to swap.
Honestly would like to see more on this. Been looking into adding this to my truck for the remote places I would like to travel. Plus for the sake of our grid going down.
Great content! Recently, got my technicians license….at 62yo….never too late to challenge the mind while building skills to make me a better asset for family and friends. Keep the BETA coming, young man. Especially would like mobile unit install guide/suggestions for LC 100 or 200. BTW, HAM Radio Prep was great learning resource, while HamStudy App, per HAM Radio Made Easy, was great final test prep quizzing/testing resource. 73s
As a Technician you can use 10 meters (HF). The moon bounce frequencies are in the Technician portion of the band plan. So are the amateur radio Satellites. APRS can send texts and emails. Great presentation. 73! de KE5ES
Fun to hear your journey into ham radio, and I'm sure it will encourage others to begin as well! The fun part is when it turns from a preparedness "checklist item", to something that you enjoy and is fun! (-: For me that was hearing someone on a mountain top looking for contacts with a 5watt HT, which brought me down a journey of portable ham radio from summits and parks...all of which is important learning for communication in an emergency. 73 (-:
I’ve always been curious and interested in comms, but have never really known where to start looking into it. Thanks for putting this out, super helpful video in terms of understanding basic concepts and different platforms to start at and graduate to. I hope to see more on comms! (And more Tundra content! 😅)
I'm a rookie on the radio world. I have a few Baofeng and CB radios but have very little experience on them. Always looking for videos to acquire more knowledge. I'm on Puerto Rico and not too many people use CB or any other radio equipment. For me it's important.
Nice intro video from someone also not too far from being an amateur like some of us. Pointing out some of the basic stuff that the more experienced guys can sometimes gloss over. Thanks for the @radiomadeeasy mention. I'll check him out as well for mobile. Bravo!
Thanks for this informative video! I know most on here are gonna talk about the ham aspect of it, but i would love more stuff relating to cb, gmrs, and the prepping side of things. I like ham in its theory but if i open that can of worms, i will be so poor.
I’ve always thought about getting into radios as a hobby, but I felt there was a high learning curve and a deep rabbit hole to fall into. This video solved one of those problems, and reinforced the other! Looking forward to seeing other aspects of your prepping plan
General is a big step up from Tech. SOOOOOOO MUCH MORE useful. SO MUCH. General is worth it. (Tech is meh.) I just got my Extra. LOTS more studying, not much more access. More for "pride" than being useful. General is where it's at.
Very recently got interested in getting some GMRS radios (ordered, waiting to be shipped.) Received the email with my call sign this morning in fact. Planning on using it to be in contact with family members about 8 miles away in case we have issues and also when we travel for events that usually involves 4 or 5 trucks/trailers and sometimes gets separated where cell service sucks or non existent.
When I get rich I plan on buying a few ICOM 706MK2g, Icom 7000 or FT100D and storing them in a faraday cage, in my vehicles, travel trailer and house I'd use as a homebase.
That's the issue in my area with line of sight, bafeongs are worthless, in my area of rural central Alabama. Mobile uhf/vhf/hf transceivers and a good antenna would work for me.
About the gun - if you buy one TRAIN and PRACTICE with it. It will DO NO GOOD if you buy it, buy ammo and lock it up for a SHTF scenario. YOU NEED to practice. If you do not practice, it WILL be used against u as you WILL LOOSE in a firefight. Just like the radio stuff. Buy it, read about it, learn all about it, practice with it. My goal for this year is to MASTER WHAT I ALREADY HAVE! Just got my Extra License and need to be the comms expert for my MAGS group.
Throwing in a comment because I think I will like this line of videos. I have a small collection of handhelds and mobile stations. I came to believe that owning one radio is kind of pointless especially if you're thinking emergency use. They can be cheap enough that there's little excuse not to. Even got my neighbors to grab a couple and are on there way to getting licensed.
Thanks for the info,definitely interested in coms. And was thinking about getting a couple of handheld radios ,that will be the next preparedness purchase. Thanks again for the video it helped.
Great overview. He’s right about the FCC selling off unused or underutilized spectrum. They are salivating at the billions that they’d get for the amateur frequencies. Play the game. Get licensed and USE the amateur bands. I need to get a CB. It’s not heavily used in lesser populated states.
@@LastLineOfDefense I'm glad you'll do one or two more at least. Perhaps some shorter form single-topic vids that are easier for noobs to digest will do better. It's an important topic. Cheers
Always nice to have the Good Old CB, SHIT you can never go wrong. Hey Mike I gotta question. Would you use a Tacoma as a daily driver.? I'm conflicted between Tacoma and an F150
Hey Mike - what’s the deal with the paint on your wall? Is that textured or does the color give off that appearance of depth? It looks rad and has given me some ideas for one of my rooms.
Great video @lastlineofdefense. I’m working on my ham cert. I bought a couple Baofeng and handed them out to my friends that live a couple houses up within 1 mile and programmed them on chirp. Issue is they don’t have hamm liscense.. can we transmit on a walkie channel? Is that programmable on chirp is there a local Chanel for that ?
Satellite based text devices are another realistic long range comms solution because most family members won’t buy $1k + HF radios and take two test & practice using them gamrin inreach mini($400 & $15 per month) Or Motorola defy ($120 & $10 per month) .
Idk I bet there more reliable than we give them credit for I know they need some ground stations ect. & if there’s a worldwide EMP or months after a collapse perhaps they won’t work. But I bet they will work in 95% of situations but nothing beats HF for long range with zero infrastructure
If I had it my way, I would stop using my smartphone and only depend on amateur radio. My family doesn't care about ham or even gmrs radio, and it would be comical if you can contact only ham so bill collectors can stop bugging me 🤣😂
I just wished amateur radio would be similar to gmrs, which I know it isnt. Like gmrs gives you a set of frequencies, I wished amateur radio would be given access to everything with one license class instead of every time you have to take a exam to get access to higher frequencies, wished it would be one and covers everything but some sad ham probably hate on this and talk sh**.
We are currently heading if not already in a grand solar minimum. Wait.... your a prepper and don't know this is the significance of these sun cycles. Well today is your lucky dat because this might be the biggest reason to be prepared. SuspiciousObservers- UA-cam. Ben is a stand up guy and it's best to begin with his playlist. Trust me brother you are gonna what to know this information if you truly are prepper. You will understand once you see for yourself. Take care brother and stay safe🙏 P. S You did a excellent job with giving a quick rundown of all that equipment.
It's a long video, I know. Here's the breakdown:
0:00 Prepping 101 - COMMS
3:43 Why Should I Care?
5:30 Chinese Hackers
7:23 Why Does Communication Matter?
9:25 Prepping as a Hobby
12:22 Get The Gear Now While You Can
13:37 When The Power Goes Out
14:32 Batteries to Keep You Powered
22:40 Get Some Books Even
25:23 Types of Radios / Comms Compared
28:10 Meshtastic
31:10 Line of Sight
35:08 Radio Frequencies Explained
38:10 FRS/GMRS
41:17 CB Radios
43:20 Ham / Amateur Radio
45:25 How Far Can You Talk?
48:45 Handheld Radios
50:20 Mobile Units
58:10 Repeaters
1:00:50 Antennas
1:01:50 HF Radios
1:07:26 Have Plans
1:14:10 Are You Interested In More?
I hope when society collapses I can tune into a local station every morning and hear “Hey guys how’s it going, hope you’ve been well” as you go on to give updates about the current state of the world
I will grace everything within range with a daily "hope you've been well"
For new users on HF i strongly recommend a radio with a waterfall display so that you can actually see signals around you and zero in on them easier than trying to do it by ear only
Yeah i saw the 3d waterfall display and was hooked, haha
I'm voting for more of these types of videos.👍
I don’t usually interact with videos but I am HERE for this, Mike!!!! Great content! Just got my ham license last month!
Nice!
Congratulations!! Big step!! You’ll love it!!
+1 for the algorithm. Just got my gmrs callsign last night. Took less than 12 hours from start to finish. Good for my families local needs, but will be getting my ham soon. Hope you keep these up even if they are not your most popular videos.
Wow, look into GMRS clubs and Ham clubs because they are a goldmine of help and instruction.
Damn man, you went full Yaesu, good on ya :D Great video. I think the length was was appropriate for all the content you packed in. 73!
For the record, really loved this episode for crash course on comms! Sending to my squad…thanks man!
Big fan of the prepping 101, keep em coming please!
Great information for beginners, and what could be some very necessary reminders for seasoned preppers and comms guys alike. The 101 series is a great idea, and i hope you can get some content out about your take on comms plans, manpacks, your installs and whatnot. Comms collabs with HRCC, The Tech Prepper, Glover, and whatnot would also be sweet.
Glad to hear youre going for your general and dipping into hf. Hope to get you in the log for some POTA here soon! Thanks for everything you do, Mike.
Great video, I has similar thoughts that got me into ham radio. I urge anyone to go for general license on the beginning, use one of the study apps to learn the questions and take the practice test until you can pass on a high score. You can actually take technician, general, and extra at one time if you’re dedicated. Of course there is still a lot to study after getting the license. Just do it and have fun.
I got into ham 7 years ago with my Technician license. Like you, am getting into HF now. Have the Yaesu FT-710 and with the Tech license there is a little bit of the 10 meter band you can use. Will get my General license soon to open up the bands. I have converted my mobile and HF rigs to Anderson Powerpole connections. I can run the mobile or HF rig off the Yaesu 12v power supply.
I setup my Jeep and pickup for my Yaesu FTM-500 and can swap it between either vehicle. I have it running the Anderson Powerpole for power, a remote head cable and antennas mounted on both vehicles. I will be adding BNC connectors to the antenna cable to make it even quicker to swap.
Honestly would like to see more on this. Been looking into adding this to my truck for the remote places I would like to travel. Plus for the sake of our grid going down.
I'm stoked you are sharing more preping info. I hope this turns into a series.
Yesss we love SHtF content. Pairs very well with self sufficiency and overlanding
Great content! Recently, got my technicians license….at 62yo….never too late to challenge the mind while building skills to make me a better asset for family and friends. Keep the BETA coming, young man. Especially would like mobile unit install guide/suggestions for LC 100 or 200. BTW, HAM Radio Prep was great learning resource, while HamStudy App, per HAM Radio Made Easy, was great final test prep quizzing/testing resource. 73s
Congratulations!! I’m 59 and just studying for my tech license, glad I’m not the only one!
This is VERY good. Everything he said about HAM and GMRS is right.
As a Technician you can use 10 meters (HF). The moon bounce frequencies are in the Technician portion of the band plan. So are the amateur radio Satellites. APRS can send texts and emails. Great presentation. 73! de KE5ES
welcome to the world of ham radio brother. Glad to see you going deeper into HF.
Fun to hear your journey into ham radio, and I'm sure it will encourage others to begin as well! The fun part is when it turns from a preparedness "checklist item", to something that you enjoy and is fun! (-: For me that was hearing someone on a mountain top looking for contacts with a 5watt HT, which brought me down a journey of portable ham radio from summits and parks...all of which is important learning for communication in an emergency. 73 (-:
I’ve always been curious and interested in comms, but have never really known where to start looking into it. Thanks for putting this out, super helpful video in terms of understanding basic concepts and different platforms to start at and graduate to. I hope to see more on comms! (And more Tundra content! 😅)
Thanks man! This was what I needed to get started. Have the two pack of radios coming.
Great intro! I love it! I really appreciate you reviewing this information! May God bless you and your family and Congrats on the second baby!😁♥
I'm a rookie on the radio world. I have a few Baofeng and CB radios but have very little experience on them. Always looking for videos to acquire more knowledge. I'm on Puerto Rico and not too many people use CB or any other radio equipment. For me it's important.
Please continue with these Prepping 101 videos!
One way to build a local mesh network is by asking your local ham clubs permission to install a solar node on their repeater towers.
Good video. Your HAM nerd friend is teaching you well. He’s teaching me too.
Awesome video. Keep making radio videos. Would love to see the home and vehicle setups.
I for one am into the radio stuff. Bring that content and I'll watch it.
I have been looking for this for months, thank you for posting this information.
Keep sharing the COMMS info. Great video!
Good stuff Mike. Would love to see more radio-prep content 👍🏻
Excited for the rest of this series!
Just keep in mind that some radios like the Icom IC-705. Yaesu FT-991A, etc... need 13.8v +-15%. The solar generators usually output 12-12.5v.
Never thought of that, great point!!
I've been putting off getting a license for a while now. I think this video is finally gonna make me do it.
Very interested in the subject!
Im looking forward to this series! Keep up the great content!
Nice intro video from someone also not too far from being an amateur like some of us. Pointing out some of the basic stuff that the more experienced guys can sometimes gloss over. Thanks for the @radiomadeeasy mention. I'll check him out as well for mobile. Bravo!
Thanks for this informative video! I know most on here are gonna talk about the ham aspect of it, but i would love more stuff relating to cb, gmrs, and the prepping side of things. I like ham in its theory but if i open that can of worms, i will be so poor.
I’ve always thought about getting into radios as a hobby, but I felt there was a high learning curve and a deep rabbit hole to fall into. This video solved one of those problems, and reinforced the other! Looking forward to seeing other aspects of your prepping plan
Yeah the rabbit hole goes wayyyyyy deep - but also I think without going too deep, you can get a pretty solid base level of capabilities pretty quick.
General is a big step up from Tech. SOOOOOOO MUCH MORE useful. SO MUCH. General is worth it. (Tech is meh.) I just got my Extra. LOTS more studying, not much more access. More for "pride" than being useful. General is where it's at.
Yeah I hear Extra is really just so you can say that you got it, more than anything else.
Meshtastic will be great in your standard suburban neighborhood if you have a group in the neighborhood.
Dig this.
Thanks for giant overview
We are in a great solar cycle!
Very recently got interested in getting some GMRS radios (ordered, waiting to be shipped.) Received the email with my call sign this morning in fact. Planning on using it to be in contact with family members about 8 miles away in case we have issues and also when we travel for events that usually involves 4 or 5 trucks/trailers and sometimes gets separated where cell service sucks or non existent.
Great video, love these long rambles. And now my Amazon cart is full. 😂
Time to get into Ham.
🤣You got bit by the bug! Good for you, have fun 🤩
I love this keep it coming
Great video. Definitely keep doing COMMS videos!! Looking forward to the home antenna set up. Same boat here!
Good video. Minor correction you can get on HF 10M for both voice and digital in a small section of the band with a Technician License.
I’m hyped. I’m currently also a noob nerding on all this. Currently waiting for meshtastic boards to come in….
When I get rich I plan on buying a few ICOM 706MK2g, Icom 7000 or FT100D and storing them in a faraday cage, in my vehicles, travel trailer and house I'd use as a homebase.
That's the issue in my area with line of sight, bafeongs are worthless, in my area of rural central Alabama. Mobile uhf/vhf/hf transceivers and a good antenna would work for me.
Need to put a repeater on the top of the mountain.
Thank u for this vid
Been studying on and off for 4 years. I should really just get my technician license
Let go!! 🎉 been waiting on this video since the overland comm setup in the tacoma
HAM nerd here. Bring it on
Love this new prep series ⚡
About the gun - if you buy one TRAIN and PRACTICE with it. It will DO NO GOOD if you buy it, buy ammo and lock it up for a SHTF scenario. YOU NEED to practice. If you do not practice, it WILL be used against u as you WILL LOOSE in a firefight. Just like the radio stuff. Buy it, read about it, learn all about it, practice with it. My goal for this year is to MASTER WHAT I ALREADY HAVE! Just got my Extra License and need to be the comms expert for my MAGS group.
Awesome explanation and overview! Ham Radio Crash Course on here is one of the best resources for getting into, and learning about, all things radio.
Definitely make more
Throwing in a comment because I think I will like this line of videos. I have a small collection of handhelds and mobile stations. I came to believe that owning one radio is kind of pointless especially if you're thinking emergency use. They can be cheap enough that there's little excuse not to. Even got my neighbors to grab a couple and are on there way to getting licensed.
I have 90% of those radios... :) love it.
haha nice!
Love the intro 😎😎
Thanks for the info,definitely interested in coms. And was thinking about getting a couple of handheld radios ,that will be the next preparedness purchase. Thanks again for the video it helped.
Love content like this!
Good information
Thank you
No Jim Bobs here in australia! we have Stevo, Micko, Davo, Thomo…… 👍
Great overview. He’s right about the FCC selling off unused or underutilized spectrum. They are salivating at the billions that they’d get for the amateur frequencies. Play the game. Get licensed and USE the amateur bands. I need to get a CB. It’s not heavily used in lesser populated states.
definitely do more video on this topic!
Looking like none of my followers care about it, but I’ll at least do another one or two.
@@LastLineOfDefense I'm glad you'll do one or two more at least. Perhaps some shorter form single-topic vids that are easier for noobs to digest will do better. It's an important topic. Cheers
Great video thanks
Great Video sir 😎
Good stuff.
Always nice to have the Good Old CB, SHIT you can never go wrong.
Hey Mike I gotta question. Would you use a Tacoma as a daily driver.? I'm conflicted between Tacoma and an F150
ARES and RACES are emcom groups. Get involved in your area
Are you still uploading the golf r overview?
Great content as always and thank you!Any good HAM Radio Suppliers in the south Denver Colorado Springs Area?
You can talk on hf 10 meters with tech license or cb radio upper or lower side band talk around the world 🌎
Shawn Ryan Show #105 covers SEMPRE, a mobile cell tower mesh device.
expensive, but you get full cell capability rather than just text messaging.
Yeah, interesting technology for sure - but dependent on infrastructure being operational.
@@LastLineOfDefense which infrastructure? they made it seem standalone. do they need a hive center to be operational?
Cool!
Woooo!🎉
yeye
Mike coming out the gate calling everyone a nerd
Who hurt you?
😂😂😂
Buncha nerds
Hey Mike - what’s the deal with the paint on your wall? Is that textured or does the color give off that appearance of depth? It looks rad and has given me some ideas for one of my rooms.
It's actually like a concrete skim coat.
@@LastLineOfDefense Thanks chief
You and the tech prepper might be best friends. If you don’t know the channel check him out.
Great video @lastlineofdefense. I’m working on my ham cert. I bought a couple Baofeng and handed them out to my friends that live a couple houses up within 1 mile and programmed them on chirp. Issue is they don’t have hamm liscense.. can we transmit on a walkie channel? Is that programmable on chirp is there a local Chanel for that ?
Look up FRS & MURS
Mike, please continue the primer. I have grands 400 miles away that I must communicate with in case of SHTF. How ?
Look into HF NVIS or sattelite comms garmin inreach mini ect
Satellite based text devices are another realistic long range comms solution because most family members won’t buy $1k + HF radios and take two test & practice using them
gamrin inreach mini($400 & $15 per month)
Or Motorola defy ($120 & $10 per month)
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Both are paper weights in grid down, but yup I do still talk about the Garmin inreach in this video!
Idk I bet there more reliable than we give them credit for I know they need some ground stations ect. & if there’s a worldwide EMP or months after a collapse perhaps they won’t work. But I bet they will work in 95% of situations but nothing beats HF for long range with zero infrastructure
My later self thanks you!
"Ham Shack!" 😂😂😂😂😂
cell phones will fail at any given time. having portable two way radios is very important
Nerd alert! 🚨
Das me
If I had it my way, I would stop using my smartphone and only depend on amateur radio. My family doesn't care about ham or even gmrs radio, and it would be comical if you can contact only ham so bill collectors can stop bugging me 🤣😂
Yes please drag the normies and The gun guys into radio they don't know what they don't know and they're going to need it😂
I just wished amateur radio would be similar to gmrs, which I know it isnt. Like gmrs gives you a set of frequencies, I wished amateur radio would be given access to everything with one license class instead of every time you have to take a exam to get access to higher frequencies, wished it would be one and covers everything but some sad ham probably hate on this and talk sh**.
With great power comes great responsibility, or something
Your so right, and it's just a thing people can ruin it by sad hams, and those who abuse it best wishes to yea double l oh D.
Nerd.
Haha, aren't we all.
Ehh you don't really need a license. So long as you're not doing something stupid the government won't be coming after you.
Really good video! I'm looking forward to the next one and seeing how your installation and studying for your General License goes! 73 KF0PAY
We are currently heading if not already in a grand solar minimum. Wait.... your a prepper and don't know this is the significance of these sun cycles. Well today is your lucky dat because this might be the biggest reason to be prepared. SuspiciousObservers- UA-cam. Ben is a stand up guy and it's best to begin with his playlist. Trust me brother you are gonna what to know this information if you truly are prepper. You will understand once you see for yourself. Take care brother and stay safe🙏 P. S You did a excellent job with giving a quick rundown of all that equipment.
Bring The Tech Prepper on!!!! That guy is a humble master on digital comms especially!
Yes!
Dude, I love the Tech Prepper! Dude is a comms jedi master!
Tech prepper lives 5 miles from me in New River, Az. He’s a great guy.
This dude actually went out and bought a rain simulator to make a legitimate point.
Dedication.
Bravos my friend.
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