Great Job in seeing how smart phones rule our lives! I'm a tech guy with 33 Years at HP & IBM. Boy Scout with Orienteering Merit Badge from the 60's. You have discovered the secret sauce to handling the world of tech that can destroy you. Live with paper, love you family. Family is more important than a phone! Relationship with family is more important than your job or you media foot print. Be the Man You were Meant to BE! KAØORM
You tube is the only social media i mess with any more....logged off of FB and IG over a year ago.....starting to limit my time and YT i subscribe to.....find myself mindlessly doom watching.....refocussing on only those ham subjects that are of my current interest. You continue to publish worthy content. Thanks
Osmand+ is a great offline mapping solution to help avoid prep time of printing offline directional maps. Comes with the same drawbacks re: situational awareness that google/apple maps inflict, of course.
Good presentation on this topic, thanks. I love in-car navigation but I *always* check a map before I go to a new place so that I can get there even if the nav fails. I also often take alternate routes to my usual destinations so that I can learn the area better. Decades ago I turned off new email notifications so that I decide when to read email, rather than constant interruptions. When I worked in IT, we observed that people who check their email within a few minutes of receipt were the ones most likely to fall for spam emails.
Haven’t learned actual compass usage, but have always had a solid understanding of orienteering based on landmarks and position of the sun. Trying to explain to my son that we are on the east shore of a body of water so the body of water is to our west, and that as long as the water was to our left we were facing in a northerly direction remains a source of entertainment.
@@TheTechPrepper a skill I picked up as a kid watching a “made for TV” movie about two kids going for help after they were in small engine plan crash. Grandpa was injured. Radio was out. Movie had the whole go down hill find running water and follow it to civilization. They were rescued using a piece of a side mirror from the plan to signal an SNR plan.
I only have my phone so my mom can get in touch with me other than that, I started a year ago to leave the phone at phone at home on the weekends and at first felt funny but now love it. I'm a Systems Admin for over 20 years and saw this coming along time ago. It is actually one of the reasons your channel interested me because I like you don't rely on tech to establish comms.
Gaston, you kill me! You say you “know” nothing! LoL I’m sorry but I am blown away how much info comes out of your videos! Please, keep these videos coming! I learn so much! I wish I was half as sharp as you!
As a New Englander, I have a DeLorme/Garmin Atlas & Gazetteer for each state. I recommend them! I do have a GPS plus other maps. I have found that I rely on the phone for so much that would not be available without data. 😞
One other thing to consider. Get a Garmin GPS. The newer models work with GPS, Beidou, Glasnoss, etc.....and can hold all maps in the palm of your hand. I just ordered a 67i, as I plan on using the in-reach feature with the fam. I gave up on trying to get offline maps off of anything.
I've got into the habit of now navigating via paper maps and making a mud map of the route before I leave on a post it and stick it to the windscreen. Amazing how many people who cannot use a paper map. Thanks for posting. 73's from VK land.
Good video! Love your content keep up the good work. I like your videos often will listen to them as I drive. Have you ever considered putting them on a podcast forum?
Hat's off to you for resisting the urge to reconnect that data. I switched to a "candy bar" dumb phone almost a year ago, and haven't looked back. Of course when the time is right, I still have the computer to view emails, read articles, comment on this video, etc. Using the computer helps set the intentionality of sitting down to use the internet, rather than pulling it out on a whim.
Kudos to you. It was a tough transition, but turned out for the best. I honestly can say after this short experience... it feels great to reprogram myself to be less connected. Mental health, interpersonal relations and self-sufficiency are improving in a very short time. Keep it up.
...maybe 5 years ago, threw the iphone out the window - bought a generic (no data) flip phone. The phone sits in the same bowl with the car keys at home and if I remember to take it with me, stays in the car when I go inside (to stores). Never carry it. I use maps for travel, make notes before I leave (like humans used to do before...) Don't miss any of it one bit (especially the phone/data plan bills). ---and yet some how I survive! - haha
Frame antennas might be something you'd be interested in. They are driven like a magloop but much easier to make and it's the kind of thing you can put on/in the back of a jeep or for the higher bands stuff in a pack. They are much wider band than magloops too.
I like Avenza maps for offline maps. I also have the paper maps.I also like CalTopo - many emergency responders for wilderness rescue use that app. Get a composting toilet for your RV.
ALE works for the military, and MARS, because they use military frequencies that are specifically designated as ALE node channels. It works well because they are not competing for airtime with other users. The radios, such as the AN PRC-160 are fully automatic, the operator doesn't have to look through the Link Quality tables to determine what channel to use to make a contact. They are dummy proof. So dummy proof in fact, that the Army is going back to teaching the basics of HF propagation so operators can make intelligent choices when the automated stuff isn't available or, craps the bed. Yes, ALE has a purpose, and as the saying goes, "if the shoe fits, wear it."
@@BobBob-il2ku not unless you want trouble with the D.O.D and Homeland Security. The frequencies are considered classified information and the channels are shared in encrypted documents. All data transmissions are encrypted. My advice, don't use them even if you somehow find out the frequencies.
@BobBob-il2ku he's not saying that there's any magical benefit about the specific freqs. Those nets work because all the users have interoperable equipment and training. Besides the illegality, using those freqs wouldn't help you at all. It would just degrade everyone's comms.
Dang, I hate when I miss livestreams. A major bummer for working night shifts. I really need to get a new GPS. I still have my old Nuvi, but it barely holds a charge and it hasn't been updated since about 2016...I think? It's been that long. I also need to get an updated atlas and road maps. I'm guilty on being way too reliant on my cellphone. Even during downtime at work, where am I at? On my phone like watching this. @54:50 Yep, CCW at all times! Even in your own home! Re: GhostNet. I did at first, but it looked too disorganized. I have the groups on it for JS8call on the standard 40m frequency, but that's it. @1:36:12 lol@larping. Guess training anymore equates to larping?
As someone in the cyber security field. I see where we are headed and I don't like it. We are on the verge of all this tech being used against us, it already is. Your privacy is lost. Phones are the worst. It is part of the reason I like ham radio. Why do you think meshtastic is so popular, but it needs to be better.
I completely agree with both of you. If I feel like the sweet spot of tech was around 2008. The future of tech, especially with the rapid advancements in AI, is not good for humanity.
Do you know of any videos or websites that might help with making the g90 more robust. I know you mentioned that you don't recommend it for the failures it had. but I am trying to get into HF but dont really have the budget for the 857 and everything to go along with it. So I'm still leaning towards the g90 but want to make it as robust as possible. I know you mentioned jb weld. But how? won't the jb weld short connections? I am new to this stuff and was hoping for a point in the right direction if possible. Thanks for any help.
I do not. Also, hold of on the J-B Weld idea that I mentioned. Someone mentioned that it is conductivity, so it may damage your radio. I personally need to look into a bonding solution that would be better suited for electronics. Does anyone here have any suggestions? How about suggestions for general hardening tips?
@TheTechPrepper I was wondering if high strength epoxy would work. I've used it in knife making with good success, but I'm not sure how it would work with electronics? If epoxy would work, what parts should be epoxied?
I saw that before I purchased it, but pulled the trigger anyhow because I needed the physical features of this phone. I also saw reports from other ATT customers that they got it to work by reaching out to a special support team. I plan to do this, but I'm holding off as I want to enjoy the "not data" vacation for a bit longer. Thanks.
It's been a while since I configured it as I looked it up 3 years ago when I first set mine up. If I recall, you need to go into your Watch Face settings and enable the watch face that has dual clocks. Mine has the local time as the main time in the center and the second time in the upper right. I also have my clock set to a 24 hour clock for both. I can't recall the other setting location to select UTC for the second clock. A Google search will help. Good luck.
Does it have to be an AOSP phone? I know Android is popar alongside iOS and I know the user base is there. What about a Linux phone that actually works? OK, I am a Linux nerd but that's not the point. SailfishOS is a quite well polished Linux distribution for ex-Android pbones. There are a few officially supported devices and a bunch of community ports. The payed version gives you a fully integrated android container, so banking apps etc also do work. Just a semi-random idea...
I've been a Linux user since 1996 and started with Slackware. I move to Red Hat 5.2 in 97, but switched to Ubuntu in the early 2000's. I wish that I could run Ubuntu Phone on this Ulefone. I'd invest time in writing software for it.
Thanks. I figured it was something like that. I'll get to it at some point, but I'm enjoying this little vacation from being overly connected. This was written from my laptop. ;-)
My other issue is retaining as much information beyond a physical [yes printed] library. Currently I use a number of memory sticks for this in a waterproof box. They are to plug into a Panasonic toughbook [we have a couple here + plus my wife's Toughpad I bought for her] when needed. This idea just came up today on YT. I have toyed with the idea using a raspberry Pi but here it is in a box. ua-cam.com/video/qxyYB8RBbJs/v-deo.html
Experiencing mobile data loss on your phone, and switching habit from every free moment using to check on socials, moved on to scheduled check, at certain day, certain hour. Felt like relief, experience with Wife improved with deeper conversations, mental health felt better. Thus dependence on phones in today modern days.
The entire discussion on phones ends at 13:45. Then, it was just a general Q&A session on a number of different topics. I touched on the impact to mental health, relationships, and degradation of basic skills that are being replaced by technology. I posed these questions to the audience as food for thought: 1. How would you be impacted if your data plan stopped working? 2. What if basic text and voice calls stopped working? 3. What if you could only use the offline features on your phone or apps? 4. What if you lose your phone altogether?
Its a radio transmitter capable of transfering realtime data, attached to a microprocessor, multiple cameras, a microphone, and multiple sensors, coupled to a algorithm thats manipulated to change your viewpoints and behavior
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Great Job in seeing how smart phones rule our lives!
I'm a tech guy with 33 Years at HP & IBM. Boy Scout with Orienteering Merit Badge from the 60's. You have discovered the secret sauce to handling the world of tech that can destroy you. Live with paper, love you family. Family is more important than a phone! Relationship with family is more important than your job or you media foot print.
Be the Man You were Meant to BE!
KAØORM
State welcome centers usually have maps for free. Always stop and check when traveling.
You tube is the only social media i mess with any more....logged off of FB and IG over a year ago.....starting to limit my time and YT i subscribe to.....find myself mindlessly doom watching.....refocussing on only those ham subjects that are of my current interest. You continue to publish worthy content. Thanks
Osmand+ is a great offline mapping solution to help avoid prep time of printing offline directional maps. Comes with the same drawbacks re: situational awareness that google/apple maps inflict, of course.
Good point, I think I heard about that app from S2 underground
Good presentation on this topic, thanks. I love in-car navigation but I *always* check a map before I go to a new place so that I can get there even if the nav fails. I also often take alternate routes to my usual destinations so that I can learn the area better. Decades ago I turned off new email notifications so that I decide when to read email, rather than constant interruptions. When I worked in IT, we observed that people who check their email within a few minutes of receipt were the ones most likely to fall for spam emails.
Haven’t learned actual compass usage, but have always had a solid understanding of orienteering based on landmarks and position of the sun.
Trying to explain to my son that we are on the east shore of a body of water so the body of water is to our west, and that as long as the water was to our left we were facing in a northerly direction remains a source of entertainment.
Great job showing the basic cardinal directions. Sounds like a good kid.
@@TheTechPrepper a skill I picked up as a kid watching a “made for TV” movie about two kids going for help after they were in small engine plan crash.
Grandpa was injured. Radio was out.
Movie had the whole go down hill find running water and follow it to civilization.
They were rescued using a piece of a side mirror from the plan to signal an SNR plan.
@@gen3kali877 Thanks for sharing. Those made-for-tv movies where great growing up.
I only have my phone so my mom can get in touch with me other than that, I started a year ago to leave the phone at phone at home on the weekends and at first felt funny but now love it. I'm a Systems Admin for over 20 years and saw this coming along time ago. It is actually one of the reasons your channel interested me because I like you don't rely on tech to establish comms.
Good for you. Cheers to another fellow Sys Admin!
If it weren't for Google maps I would be daily driving a dumb phone. The realtime public transit navigation is too good to give up.
It's nice to have visibility on traffic patterns. Personally, I'll tune onto AM radio to get the traffic reports
Gaston, you kill me! You say you “know” nothing! LoL I’m sorry but I am blown away how much info comes out of your videos! Please, keep these videos coming! I learn so much! I wish I was half as sharp as you!
As a New Englander, I have a DeLorme/Garmin Atlas & Gazetteer for each state. I recommend them! I do have a GPS plus other maps.
I have found that I rely on the phone for so much that would not be available without data. 😞
One other thing to consider. Get a Garmin GPS. The newer models work with GPS, Beidou, Glasnoss, etc.....and can hold all maps in the palm of your hand. I just ordered a 67i, as I plan on using the in-reach feature with the fam. I gave up on trying to get offline maps off of anything.
I've got into the habit of now navigating via paper maps and making a mud map of the route before I leave on a post it and stick it to the windscreen. Amazing how many people who cannot use a paper map. Thanks for posting. 73's from VK land.
I have printed maps and map books for local, state, and US. in my get home and bug out bags.
OsmAnd. Amazing off line mapping software.
Good video! Love your content keep up the good work. I like your videos often will listen to them as I drive. Have you ever considered putting them on a podcast forum?
Hat's off to you for resisting the urge to reconnect that data. I switched to a "candy bar" dumb phone almost a year ago, and haven't looked back. Of course when the time is right, I still have the computer to view emails, read articles, comment on this video, etc. Using the computer helps set the intentionality of sitting down to use the internet, rather than pulling it out on a whim.
Kudos to you. It was a tough transition, but turned out for the best. I honestly can say after this short experience... it feels great to reprogram myself to be less connected. Mental health, interpersonal relations and self-sufficiency are improving in a very short time. Keep it up.
Enjoy your content. Kudos to working towards a better balance. Looking forward to seeing more Emcomm tools info.
I'm still poking away the R3 release. It's coming soon. Take care.
...maybe 5 years ago, threw the iphone out the window - bought a generic (no data) flip phone. The phone sits in the same bowl with the car keys at home and if I remember to take it with me, stays in the car when I go inside (to stores). Never carry it. I use maps for travel, make notes before I leave (like humans used to do before...) Don't miss any of it one bit (especially the phone/data plan bills). ---and yet some how I survive! - haha
I like your style. I'm considering living in the early 2000's. Cheers.
Frame antennas might be something you'd be interested in. They are driven like a magloop but much easier to make and it's the kind of thing you can put on/in the back of a jeep or for the higher bands stuff in a pack. They are much wider band than magloops too.
Missed the stream, but just caught the replay. I fully agree on the smartphones!
Living in Houston, the cell system gets overloaded or drops when the electricial grid drops. Happened during the Derecho event.
Have you noticed newer hams seemed to have speech paterns which are different from those who grew up without the cell.
I like Avenza maps for offline maps. I also have the paper maps.I also like CalTopo - many emergency responders for wilderness rescue use that app. Get a composting toilet for your RV.
My friends get mad that I leave my phone at home when I go out.
They're mad because you're happier. Keep it up.
I am an extra class ham and can communicate to anywhere with voice & data. Solar power with battery backup.
Same (but a General). You're way ahead of the pack. 73
Careful with the "downloaded" videos. They don't always stay downloaded apparently.
I've been using the premium service for almost 5 years. In that time, I've only had a handful of videos disappear. Good call out, though.
@@TheTechPrepper according to Google's support page they "expire" after 29 days offline.
@@TheTechPrepper The app Grayjay let's you download UA-cam videos as a file to your device and doesn't have ads
ALE works for the military, and MARS, because they use military frequencies that are specifically designated as ALE node channels. It works well because they are not competing for airtime with other users. The radios, such as the AN PRC-160 are fully automatic, the operator doesn't have to look through the Link Quality tables to determine what channel to use to make a contact. They are dummy proof. So dummy proof in fact, that the Army is going back to teaching the basics of HF propagation so operators can make intelligent choices when the automated stuff isn't available or, craps the bed. Yes, ALE has a purpose, and as the saying goes, "if the shoe fits, wear it."
Can’t we mars mod our radios & use the same frequencies? Asking from a technical standpoint not a legal one
@@BobBob-il2ku not unless you want trouble with the D.O.D and Homeland Security. The frequencies are considered classified information and the channels are shared in encrypted documents. All data transmissions are encrypted. My advice, don't use them even if you somehow find out the frequencies.
@BobBob-il2ku he's not saying that there's any magical benefit about the specific freqs. Those nets work because all the users have interoperable equipment and training. Besides the illegality, using those freqs wouldn't help you at all. It would just degrade everyone's comms.
Dang, I hate when I miss livestreams. A major bummer for working night shifts. I really need to get a new GPS. I still have my old Nuvi, but it barely holds a charge and it hasn't been updated since about 2016...I think? It's been that long. I also need to get an updated atlas and road maps. I'm guilty on being way too reliant on my cellphone. Even during downtime at work, where am I at? On my phone like watching this.
@54:50 Yep, CCW at all times! Even in your own home!
Re: GhostNet. I did at first, but it looked too disorganized. I have the groups on it for JS8call on the standard 40m frequency, but that's it.
@1:36:12 lol@larping. Guess training anymore equates to larping?
As someone in the cyber security field. I see where we are headed and I don't like it. We are on the verge of all this tech being used against us, it already is. Your privacy is lost. Phones are the worst. It is part of the reason I like ham radio. Why do you think meshtastic is so popular, but it needs to be better.
Also a cyber guy. With the proliferation of AI, it’s only gonna get worse
I completely agree with both of you. If I feel like the sweet spot of tech was around 2008. The future of tech, especially with the rapid advancements in AI, is not good for humanity.
Watching this on my smart phone. lol.
Nice. ;-)
If you have to deal with AT&T I highly recommend going to an AT&T store. In my experience they are way better and faster.
I've never had a good experience with any phone carrier, but these days, you're probably right, the store may be easier. Thanks for the suggestion.
Do you know of any videos or websites that might help with making the g90 more robust. I know you mentioned that you don't recommend it for the failures it had. but I am trying to get into HF but dont really have the budget for the 857 and everything to go along with it. So I'm still leaning towards the g90 but want to make it as robust as possible. I know you mentioned jb weld. But how? won't the jb weld short connections? I am new to this stuff and was hoping for a point in the right direction if possible. Thanks for any help.
I do not. Also, hold of on the J-B Weld idea that I mentioned. Someone mentioned that it is conductivity, so it may damage your radio. I personally need to look into a bonding solution that would be better suited for electronics. Does anyone here have any suggestions? How about suggestions for general hardening tips?
@TheTechPrepper I was wondering if high strength epoxy would work. I've used it in knife making with good success, but I'm not sure how it would work with electronics? If epoxy would work, what parts should be epoxied?
I want to get a slide ruler for these bad events. EMP proof
The Amazon listing states not compatible with AT&T or Cricket, so you may be SOL.
I saw that before I purchased it, but pulled the trigger anyhow because I needed the physical features of this phone. I also saw reports from other ATT customers that they got it to work by reaching out to a special support team. I plan to do this, but I'm holding off as I want to enjoy the "not data" vacation for a bit longer. Thanks.
I looked up the hustler patent. I think it's just a beefy coil in the blob at the bottom.
I think that you're right. That inductance is probably what's causing the near vertical radiation.
How did you figure out how to set the Garmin instinct to UTC and local time? Is there a dual time zone setting that I am missing?
It's been a while since I configured it as I looked it up 3 years ago when I first set mine up. If I recall, you need to go into your Watch Face settings and enable the watch face that has dual clocks. Mine has the local time as the main time in the center and the second time in the upper right. I also have my clock set to a 24 hour clock for both. I can't recall the other setting location to select UTC for the second clock. A Google search will help. Good luck.
Does it have to be an AOSP phone? I know Android is popar alongside iOS and I know the user base is there. What about a Linux phone that actually works? OK, I am a Linux nerd but that's not the point. SailfishOS is a quite well polished Linux distribution for ex-Android pbones. There are a few officially supported devices and a bunch of community ports. The payed version gives you a fully integrated android container, so banking apps etc also do work. Just a semi-random idea...
I've been a Linux user since 1996 and started with Slackware. I move to Red Hat 5.2 in 97, but switched to Ubuntu in the early 2000's. I wish that I could run Ubuntu Phone on this Ulefone. I'd invest time in writing software for it.
Looks like you need to setup the APN for ATT on your phone
Thanks. I figured it was something like that. I'll get to it at some point, but I'm enjoying this little vacation from being overly connected. This was written from my laptop. ;-)
annoying when APN isn't updated automatically
My other issue is retaining as much information beyond a physical [yes printed] library. Currently I use a number of memory sticks for this in a waterproof box. They are to plug into a Panasonic toughbook [we have a couple here + plus my wife's Toughpad I bought for her] when needed.
This idea just came up today on YT. I have toyed with the idea using a raspberry Pi but here it is in a box. ua-cam.com/video/qxyYB8RBbJs/v-deo.html
In an emergency the FTC and/FEMA can take the cell frrqs!
"Revanced extended" for Android. Ditch that yt premium! Guys...
These smart phones are a huge time suck
I don't have 1.5 hrs to watch this. Cliff's notes in how mobile phones are destroying us?
Experiencing mobile data loss on your phone, and switching habit from every free moment using to check on socials, moved on to scheduled check, at certain day, certain hour. Felt like relief, experience with Wife improved with deeper conversations, mental health felt better. Thus dependence on phones in today modern days.
The entire discussion on phones ends at 13:45. Then, it was just a general Q&A session on a number of different topics. I touched on the impact to mental health, relationships, and degradation of basic skills that are being replaced by technology. I posed these questions to the audience as food for thought:
1. How would you be impacted if your data plan stopped working?
2. What if basic text and voice calls stopped working?
3. What if you could only use the offline features on your phone or apps?
4. What if you lose your phone altogether?
Cool vid!
Thanks. It was a last minute video idea. Have a good one.
It's the precursor to AI taking over.
Me watching this on a cell phone 😮😖🫢🥶
I listened on UA-cam Premium, on the background; while navigating on Google Maps
Good video
Glad you enjoyed it. It was not in the plan.
Wahoo
bruh. it's "ziun." not "zeye-Onn"
For the algorithm
Thanks.
Its a radio transmitter capable of transfering realtime data, attached to a microprocessor, multiple cameras, a microphone, and multiple sensors, coupled to a algorithm thats manipulated to change your viewpoints and behavior