An EASY Guide to Radios for Preppers
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
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Dad was someone who helped set up the communication network in the Pacific during WWII and set my shortwave radio up at our house outside of NYC. He had a few different antennas that we would switch to listen to different stations. My favorite was a station out of South Africa. So even if we couldn't talk to others using that radio we could get news from around the world.
Nice memories! Here’s respect to your dad!
We wouldn't have won the war without your Dad and his fellow comrades! Cheers to your Dad!
My friend's dad was into that. It just seemed something geeky and stupid to us, and deadly dull. Then again, we had our dads and our moms taking care of us, so there was little appeal or understanding of the idea of taking care of yourself. Now as a grown-up, lots of things I thought trivial seem like a much better idea.
There seems to be a heap of miss information in this Video! Not least talking about beofangs as if they are a wavelength they rx/tx on 2M and 70 cms also CB is classed as 11m or UHf and antenna size is not necessarily bigger with more power they are tuned lengths of wire and can be many different styles while you may be transmitting on 40m with a ladder line it will not receive a transition as well from a user of 40 m seding a signal on a beam antenna or dipole anyway do your research people and get a full licence its a lifetime of learning
@@aeromech8563 Some are 1.25 M CB is (USA CB HF 27MHz range) tuned resonance more of a factor for xmt freq Rx is influenced by polarization, height, noise factors, more than length.
Perfect timing sir! I’m on quarantine for 10 days. I’m using my time wisely and studying for my ham radio license.
If the shit hits the fan you won’t need to worry about a license lol
I studied for mine by taking the trial test online. That was a big help to me…70 yr old female.
LET THE GAMES BEGIN! I have been begging my husband to get his ham radio license for the last year. I now will need to step in and do it myself. I’ve taken it to a new level with him. I told him if he wants to go on a tropical vacation he needs to beat me in getting his ham radio license first. Bring it on 💪
You're a good wife!
I've been a radio operator for years, Do it...
ham is not stand alone radio ......its no good get am upper side band...lower..side band radio !
Why you’re having to convince a man, and then do this vital work is beyond me.
If you wanna learn then go for it. If he doesn't then he don't have to. You sound annoying af.
It is currently 05APR22, and I just saw this video. I've been going nuts trying to figure out SHTF communications. Evidently my research paid off because you just told me EXACTLY what I needed. I can't thank you enough for all the work you do to help us guys out. Thanks.
Get all except maybe FRS unless you want to give to kids to reiterate SSB this is what you want in a CB as the carrier is suppressed so the duty cycle of the power amplifier strictly goes into the sideband either lower or upper and not wasted in a carrier this gives a longer range capability than AM which has both sidebands and a carrier.
Another tip would be to store your radios in some kind of faraday cage to avoid fried circuits
DING! Ding! Ding! Yes we have a winner!!! USELESS video unless you store your radios, batteries, etc. in a faraday cage...oh, and those you hope to be communicating with do the same.
Great point!! They can be as small as an ammo can.
I'm only 3.5 minutes in but he didn't mention this....c'mon....its top priority information.
@@bonnieswenson9925 couldn't you actually use a small ammo can in theory?
@@mattpardy2826 yeah, as long as its insulated inside, so when it diffuses the current, it won't touch (jump) to anything in the box.
Considering I’m a city girl, transplanted to the suburbs, maybe I was also a lil Prepper girl years back. Because it befuddled me that everyone I knew, man or woman, never thought of having any type of communications radio for if their car breaks down on a highway at least. And I remember breaking down in the fast lane on a local highway and communicating with truckers, who got the police to come. Obviously, this was before cell phones, still, it was weird to me that people were fine living this way.
I bought a nice Uniden CB Radio from Radio Shack years ago, which was sadly stolen. But I also had a couple of FRS radios, just for shopping at the mall as, my mother would often disappear. Might still have those.
It still baffles me what the general population are happy doing.
Thank you for making this interesting and easy to absorb while I'm at work. This info can be so dry.
I agree it's like getting kids to eat vegetables it had to be spiced up
It seriously can.
My grandfather after the armenian genocide when he was in USA he built a ham radio to find one of his friends. My mother said he was able to find him and talk from USA to armenia. I guess they had agreed on building them and communicating on a specific frequency or something. He must have been a genius to build one back then.. I saw it in my grandmother's attic and it like the size of a medium size jukebox. Sadly they threw it out when my grandmother died and didnt tell me
Oh my goodness. Wonderful story and sad ending for the communication equipment!
Wow - respect! That is so badass
Not enough people know about the Armenian genocide.
Radios are surprisingly simple if you know how they work, not to detract, that's still quite a feat. Never sell yourself short! 🤙
I hope you realize,that would work only on a plane
If the Earth was a globe,that would not be possible
Psalm :19:1 1The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament[a] shows [b]His handiwork
NASA in Hebrew means to deceive
Trust in GOD only in Jesus Christ mighty name
I've had a Ham License since 1992, but had to take an almost 25 year break from the hobby. I did maintain my license, and finally got into HF on my own about 3 months ago. When the SHTF, HF radio will be one of the few ways to get news from around the world.
And magically, there's a ham radio rig sitting on my work bench right now.
I wouldn't necessarily reveal crucial pieces of potentially incriminating information in a place that doesn't require a warrant to search.
You mean a rig to make radios out of ham?
Like magic!☺
Btw, love your videos.
I don't have a cell phone , just never had anyone to talk to . Maybe this is the answer , but I won't have anyone to talk with this , still looking more interesting , thanks for another great video
I read this slowly because of the spaces
@@lukeethanboswell6338 yeah, that was rough to read.
@@lukeethanboswell6338 Oh yes, I see now!
@Neil Nutt sounds good to me
@@contradictorycrow4327 well you are right , my thoughts are not important to anyone else . I am 71 and who wants to hear an old bag , lots of love to you and yours
Outstanding Video
I just passed my Technician level today, I am studying for the General level and hopefully test for that in a week or two.
I'm a licensed ham in the US. I have a amateur radio, CB (am) and FRS radio. NO5MG
Get your Ham Radio license. We need to refill the ranks, and you’ll meet some of the best, like minded people out there.
Ok ...great idea....I’m going to do it 😁👍
@@Islandwaterjet aren't they special
The FCC will be adding fees to get a license in a few months. Get yourself licensed now while its still free. Will be $35 after this summer.
There's a reason you still need a licence. They know where you all are when the SHTF.
You have to consent to warrantless searches by the FCC
I sold my HF rig after getting my general license. There are so many crotchety old men it's not any fun. Not to mention with HF you have to have a long antennae to communicate effectively. I still have a couple handheld baoefengs though
I have family scattered around the US this is what I needed to hear that thank you.
Get licenses! If I can do it (with serious memory issues after a MAJOR head trauma) anyone can! If I remember "correctly" the youngest person to pass the exams was a 5 year old girl with an Extra class license (all privileges!) with 20wpm Morse code too! 🤯 (Morse isn't required anymore!) It's literally called "The ART of Radio" for a reason though... It's not exactly like picking up a phone and simply dialing a number and it magically works. It's an "art" that requires some practice and a basic understanding of what's going on and using the right gear to get the strongest signal, as well as for safety so you don't accidentally "cook/kill" yourself, a family member or a neighbor...
Ideally, have at least 1 family member in each of those scattered groups get their 2nd tier "General" ham radio license, that way everyone in each family group can at least "learn" how things work to setup and use HF radios to talk coast to coast, or even around the world! The 1st tier "Technician" license doesn't really have enough in the way of privileges to use the long range HF bands, unless you want to learn Morse code ( ... -.-. .-. . .-- / - .... .- - / .-. .. --. .... - ..--.. 😜)!?
Also, you can take ALL the tests for the 3 different license tiers in ONE sitting if you want, so long as you pass the lower level test 1st. Also means if your examiner has a testing fee (Laurel VEC testing is free!) you only have to pay one fee if you pass the tests as opposed to paying to take the Tech, then coming back later to take the General or Extra tier and paying again. Plus a portion of the General material is either the same or very similar to what's on the Technician test so it's not much of a leap to study and test for both of those, the Extra test is where things change a lot. Start studying! There's hamstudy.org as well as several free phone apps for studying and quizzing yourself on the test questions!
But then wouldn't your family members also have to own these things?
@@josephcalabrase84 yeah... That's the same logic as, "what's the point of a cellphone if the REST of your family doesn't ALSO have a cellphone" right?! Besides getting licensed, which does take a bit of studying, ham radios with HF capabilities can be a bit spendy if you're trying to buy the "latest/greatest" brand new radios and in the current climate where many people are becoming "woke" and realizing how important and vital a ham radio IS they can be harder to find in stock too, just like ammo is near impossible to find right now... But there's still some really good used HF radios available too like on Ebay ETC. I'd suggest looking for mobile HF radios because they're a bit more versatile, you can use them as a home/base station radio OR yank them out quickly and plug them into a car in a few minutes... For a "decent" mobile HF radio you're looking at around $600+ new or even used, "antenna not included".
@@josephcalabrase84 oh, one more thing being's it seems you're new to radio: off the shelf "multi-band" antennas... usually suck! Especially ones that are marketed as "all mode" and cover UHF/VHF/HF, they usually don't tune very well as opposed to having two separate antennas, one for UHF/VHF and another for HF, unless you go through the effort to make your own multi-band antenna with some UA-cam video help. There's WAY too many variables with the materials used to make each antenna "identical" for its RF properties to be the same as the next.
@@josephcalabrase84 yes
Good presentation of the various options available to prepper comms in N. America.
Love the videos. 1 thing to keep in mind. VHF and UHF repeaters that you speak of will more than likely be down as the require power. They may have a generator for a while but will eventually fail. HF will be the best if you want long range without a repeater system.
Great video. Thank you
Got into ham radio this year now licensed and in process of building antennas. Its amazing what you can do and how far you can send and receive transmissions on low wattages. Great video to roughly explain the importance of radio communications. 👌
I really want to get started but have no clue where to start. Everything out there seems geared to people who are smarter than I. 😅
@@iHeartAmySue look on ebay and get the technician book written by Gordon West.
Best book for a beginner and he makes it fun to learn. Just keep reviewing each section over and over again.
Hope it helps ....easy peesy
@@iHeartAmySue Go to your local Ham Radio Club. They will give you all the help you need.
@@iHeartAmySue oh trust me if i can do it you can too 😊
Thank you!
Ham radio for emergency preparedness communication is the very reason why I took the Ham Radio Operator's exam here in my country and I am licensed for almost 3 now.
very good tutorial . thanks
My wife - a school teacher - and I bought 12 Motorola 2 watt handheld MURS radios for her school since the school district couldn’t see their way to equip the school with district funds. They operate in the VHF band and are therefore best suited for unobstructed line-of-sight communication (i.e. outdoors). Despite this, the radio waves are able to propagate through the school’s brick/concrete walls and reach similar handheld lMURS transceivers over two miles away; far more effectively than FRS radios. We opted for MURS radios because they don’t require any licensing in the U.S. and if the school district won’t buy radios, they sure as heck won’t pay for radio licensing.
The teachers have dropped the radios onto carpet, tile, concrete and rocks and dirt countless times and the handsets just keep on working five or six years later. Overall, MURS, with all its limitations is a fine upgrade from FRS for on-site communications and there are very few operators utilizing that band.
Wow, thx 4 sharing that info on Utube. MURS radio is gr8 alternative w/o a license & has a decent range. Hope SHTF never comes, but if it does, U're already 4 it. Again thx 4 sharing on Utube.
Here in NW Oregon, Road crews are using MURS radios.
Most helpful introduction. Thank you.
Iam scheduled to take my amateur radio exam April 5th!
When I took mine there was a woman there that was taking it for the fourth time. I don't know if she passed or not but I'm willing to bet she didn't put in the time necessary to actually learn the material. Good luck to you.
@@outbackeddie Wow, well iam thinking I should get mine the first try. Been doing the online exam, a lot, and hitting high 80s low 90s.
@@mailmannb7970 I love practice exams! Hope you pass!🙏✨
@@Billy-eo8vk no... I believe shortwave is like radio, just listen, but from stations around the world.
With amateur radio, it's possible to talk to people around the world.
When the SHTF, you will not need a HAM radio license. Just sayin.
I bought a Baofeng UV5R several months ago and need to take a class to learn how to use it and then acquire a ham radio license. In my Jeep SUV I have a pair of Motorola walkie talkies which came in very handy as my wife drove our pick up truck and I drove a Uhaul to and from California, a 7000 mile round trip. I just ordered a Cobra CB for overlanding purposes.
Thank you for doing this! After the nastiness that we went through here in Texas last month, this info is very useful!
Excellent thread! Lots of cool directions to take with this.
I've been a ham, a licensed ham since 1992 and it's been pretty much the coolest hobby ever!
Props to watching a video that finally states how important it is to be legal and get an actual hamradio license!
Free men don't need a piece of paper
@@thisismagacountry1318 I'm sure you'll have no problem explaining that to an F C.C. enforcement crew. Have fun with that. I understand the standard "sovereign citizens" fines for radio violations are give or take $10,000.
But hey freedom - Am I right...
@@thisismagacountry1318 "Free men don't need a piece of paper"
Free men don't need a radio. Free men don't need toilet paper. Free men don't ask other free men for ANYTHING; they are free, you are free. We are all free. So what's the purpose of a radio when you won't ask them and they won't ask you?
Well, listening occasionally to CB, I see that the purpose is to turn on the echo box and the amplifier and make noises. It used to be to see who could pee the farthest. Since y'all are operating illegally, it would be stupid to ask something of you or to offer something to you. You have no respect for this law, or that one, will you respect me? Probably not.
@@adventureseeker9800 I heard it on the X
Thank you for the valuable information!
In a emergency - you can use a Ham radio without a licence - learn this skill, there are 3 levels of Ham radio licenses - I have the first 2 levels, & own my own ID systems👍
"In a emergency - you can use a Ham radio without a licence"
I suspect that people will decide for themselves what constitutes an emergency. Who are you going to call?
That's kinda the problem with CB radio; announce you are out of gas or have a flat tire and dozens of (not so good) Good Buddies are listening. Are you sure you want some random Good Buddy to come to your location knowing that he ignored the law already with his 100 watt Stryker "10 meter" CB radio?
Looking at it from the other end -- If I hear a call for help FROM someone operating illegally, would it be wise to respond? Probably not. On the other hand, if it's a child using his daddy's radio, that's risky but also sort of okay; something I might expect.
@thomasmaughan4798 most unsavory folk in my area that are up to no good don't even think about radios. They're all too dumb to even know what a CB radio is. Let alone listen to it for potential "customers". But, I see what you're saying. It is a risk, but it's also a risk to be a sitting duck if you are in a disabled vehicle. I say take the minimal risk and call for help and if you hear a call in a SHTF scenario, if you have the resources, respond to the call.
Thank you for the video. I'll look into it.
We picked up a pair a few months ago before the port jams. Seems like they will be important at some time, but there is a lot of tech to learn in order to use a HAM effectively. Thanks C.P. for the insights, these are necessary tools, and they require some training.
I have cb in my cars. Very fermiler with them and can put up antennas on base station or car truck u name it. This I know a lot about. I can even fix them open them up put talk back. Realy liked this video so much.
I remember DXing in the 70's talking with people from 1000's of miles away with my CB.
Awesome video! Advice for anyone on a budget... you can get an all band HF radio for $200 (160 if you build your own case). Its the Ubitx v6. Great receiver if nothing else. I haven’t tested with transmitting but when the band conditions are right you can work the entire world on 10 watts. Great alternative i found. At least in the “end of the world” scenario you can hear whats going on around outside of your immediate 100 miles.
I zam a cb radio operator. I know the the benefits of fadio comms and understand where your coming from. Reg in dublin Ireland
Both my parents had their ham licenses. My dad was N1CSQ and my mom was N1KTJ. My dads good friend George was W1ME and talked regularly with the space station.
On my mobile single side band radio in my truck up in the free band above channel 40 I have talked to Italy Spain and France and England on the skipwave...
thank you canadian prepper for the video!!!
An important thing to remember is that a person with a 2w radio will most likely hear a 50w radio, but if the 50w radio is to far past the TX (transmit) bubble of the 2w, it won't RX (receive) it. Remember to power match and practice with your radios before hitting the S from SHTF.
The radio will only transmit as far as the curvature of the earth will allow (think it's 16 miles I'm sure someone will correct if wrong) so 50w or 10w doesn't matter unless you are elevated. If you were on a mountaintop 2w would go a long way
@@juliogonzo2718 i got 100 miles out of 1/2w PMR radio (9000ft mountaintop down to 900ft flat area, direct field of view).wouldnt push my luck in most cases, but IF one would sit on top of skyscraper, it should get decent range out of 1/2 and up devices.
EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT VERY INFORMATIVE VIDEO AND SO HELPFUL. THANKYOU
In SHTF WROL many repeaters will go down with everything else. Base stations can be a problem as well since it is hard to shield them if you are using them regularly. A base station is a good idea but we need a backup transceiver. A handheld HAM is ok if repeaters are available and we have the access codes. Get a license and join a club in your area.
Great vídeo thanks! I always had doubts on which rádios i should buy for my BOV and my BOB
I enrolled myself for my birthday in the ham radio prep course. Currently working on it. When it comes to technical things, I tend to struggle a bit in comprehension. Most Other things come so easily. Needless to say, this is frustrating lol. I really appreciate this video! Thank you, CP!
A cheap baofeng uv5r radio tri band uses all frequency. Cheap and tough. In simplex on a high spot can pick up truckies up to 100 km. I adapted a uniden 6 dB antenna for auto cb. Excellent range. You can buy amplifier for these units.
Fun fact: if there was solor flare or an emp, with out a faraday cage, your radio will not work. Because it is an electric device. So as you are getting your radio get a faraday cage too.
A faraday is easy to make. You'll also need to protect antennas and batteries needed for recharging HTs or for powering HF rigs. There are several helpful UA-cam videos on using galvanized trash cans as faraday cages.
Most problematic devices in this case are transformers because the magnetic field of an EMP can induce a very high current. If you can remove the battery from your radio when not in use, it is protected, for there would be no circuit for the current to flow through.
The problem with "the grid" and solar flares is that the long transmission lines act as an antenna and the flare is a very long wave electromagnetic disturbance. It has no effect on ordinary devices but a 500 mile long transmission line couples to the arriving magnetic field and becomes a *generator* (moving magnetic field across a wire; or a moving wire across a stationary field). Since the Earth is spinning, a relatively stationary magnetic field acts as a big generator sending unexpected current down the wires.
But my walkie-talkie is much too small to couple more than a few microwatts of that energy.
EMP has a shorter wavelength and so your vulnerability to it depends on the orientation and length of any wires you have.
Removing the battery from your devices can help in the special case you have MOSFETs and a class-b push-pull amplifier stage. These devices could be triggered by incoming gamma rays and go full conduction and hopefully it just blows a fuse. I doubt the coupled magnetic field could turn on both MOSFETS as the exposed conductors is only a few millimeters and usually shielded by a ground substrate. RF stages tend to be shielded internally already.
An EMP strong enough to destroy your walkie-talkie will very likely have also atomized your body. You won't be needing the radio.
So this is one of THE BEST prepper videos! I’ve been wanting to know how I get licensed. Now I can. Thank you!
Have been struggling with learning ham radio tech. Thanks for the info source.
Me too - it's the electronic math I struggle with. Got my Baofeng last November and I understand it's use and how to communicate, but when it comes to the test, it's the technical formulas that get me every time...and my career is accounting/math based!
Bought HamRadioPrep course with your code. Thanks for that. I've been looking for a good one again!
PS we also picked GMRS because in SHTF almost everyone will have a HAM and will be using those . With GMRS we can set those up so even the youngest kids can use the hand held radios. Now we are trying to set up channels that we will use during normal times ,emergency channels and for security and defense during SHTF.
Those will be coded with our simplex repeaters
FYI ALL I NEED IS A SCANNER AND ILL HEAR YOUR CHATTER, just to let you know
@@DMF716 that's why I've been looking into lora mesh. It let's you use a little esp32 and an antenna to create a mesh network to send text messages and share GPS. Range is limited but it's a mesh network so range is less of an issue.
@@noahpaulette1490 LoRa can reach 60+ miles esp if its set up in high spot. been practicing with lora repeaters ad got nearly 100 miles out of few :D . Learning curve is steep though, so its not "out of the box" unfortunately.
@@ApocGuy yeah I've been waiting to really dig into it. I've got a couple of esp32 boards to try out meshtastic. Need to print boxes still but it really looks promising.
@@noahpaulette1490 i still use my tupperware for protection. has great durability, different sizes and easy to replace on the go . will make more permanent enclosure one day. but for now, system is up and running 12 hour per day throughout last 8 month and had absolutely no problem with tupper ;) :P .
I’m still trying to figure out which ham radio to get for here in the west NC Smoky mountains with lower reception on my fixed low budget. Studying up. I’d love to get my amateur license. My father had all of his license and I’d listen to his Morse code for hours and hours when I was a kid. He started to teach me. CQ CQDX.... I hear in my fond memories ❤️ I have a Tecsun PL-660 trying to get reception. With a Sangean ANT-60 Short Wave Antenna trying to get more than a few stations ... and those are only on fm. Gonna buy some copper wire and try and run it up a tree or so. Thanks for the info! 🙌🏼
In the Navy we had MARS radio. As a radioman PO2, in an undisclosed place, our shack could use "skip" to literally gain thousands of miles of air. We'd use Ham operators to link with family phone calls to sailors at sea whose ships were MARS compatible so families could hook up. Very rewarding. To this day, radio has been a foundation in my life. I urge any and all communities to engage in this vital resource and support it any way you can. You will not be disappointed. 😄👍✌🌏🌎🌍⚡
Memories of a skip with a "random" wire antenna still brings a smile to my face ;)
EXCELLENT video!!! I Need to get started on this as I am, in a way, isolated.
Getting my ham radio license has been on my to do list for some time! My late father used to have one and I wish I'd done it while he was still around
The best radio video we’ve seen yet. Thank you for not wasting our time
Man, THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting this. I have been wanting to get my HAM license for years, but keep picking up the book, reading a page, then setting it down, and not looking at it again. The online class looks amazingly easy(as I'm a visual learner too) and I will now get the HAM. Leanderthal Hiker out.
CP ham radio prep is American, the Canadian license is both harder and if you get 80% more flexible.
Really informative video. Thank you 😊
Your a Great Teacher..tks brother..Coach..
I forgot to say I liked this topic I’m just now getting into communication part of prepping. I would like to see more about GMRS. I know that it’s over looked
Excellent video. Thanks
Another helpful, informative video! I love the way you give us as much information as possible on all the different options. This seems to apply no matter the topic you're covering. I thank you for all your hard work and research. You are a "One Stop Shop" when it comes to information as well as survival products. You're my go to guy and I'm implementing as much as I'm able to. ❤️ & 🙏🏼 from a Native Texan Granny. 👵🏼
Your videos are some of the best in the business!
I have decided to go with GMRS. I’m also in my area going to set up a couple simplex repeaters. That way our group can communicate several miles around our property. Also being in hollows etc. the portable simplex repeaters will make our communication limitless.
We decided GMRS because only a couple of need to get our licenses and it will cover our families. Plus each family is required at least 1 handheld HAM
I'm also into gars. I'm in upstate ny.....bought 2 portables and a mobile. I picked up a 10 watt repeater so if we need to relocate, ill have something to be able to communicate further.
Hi all. I’m in England. I’m glad that I have got my Ham Radio license. There’s three levels of ham Radio license here in the UK. I did the first one that allows you 10 watts of power. Then a year later I took the intermediate license the middle one. That allows me to use 50 watts. I’m glad that I did this a couple of years ago. As it’s now 1 October 2022. Things are getting serious. I have been watching Canadian Prepper for quite some time. My friends don’t understand why I’m Prepping. They think that everything is alright in there small world.
Keep up the good work. All the best Ron
Thanks for the info. This is my next step in prepping my team.
Spot on. I hold a GMRS license as well as an Extra class ham radio license. I have multiple radios in multiple locations as well as radios, solar chargers/panels, batteries, etc. in a double wall Faraday cage. I agree 100% with you, many of my prepper friends rely on the idea of "In SHTF, I won't need a license". Well, while that's true, but unless you have a license and PRACTICE, odds are when SHTF, you won't know how to use that radio. At the VERY LEAST get your Technicians license ... if not your General. 73 W9HJ
@American Proud true, but practice during non-SHTF situations only can help.
Recently got my baofeng radio. Working on learning how to use it properly.
Nicely done video 👍🏻 I have 3 ham radios just in case.
Good video, Here in the Southern Hemisphere we sadly don't have GMRS & our CB was shifted to UHF (476-7mhz moved from 27mhz) & limited to 5 watts. Repeaters in New Zealand I believe are mostly temporary for events / forestry crews etc. In 'straya road trains have made repeaters a safety necessity.
Other good channels are Notarubicon (GMRS), Ham radio crash course, & S2 Underground which is kinda more SHTF tactical
As an hamradio operator, I can say it will be a pleasure to have newcomers in the radio community. Get your licence and come chat with us! My interest in hamradio is to make contacts on HF, so I need people to talk to :D
hey, care to share advice with newbie? im looking for best all rounder antenna for Yaesu 817 (right now its home/base station, but will turn it into mobile one, as soon as i make battery pack for it). still learning ropes and reading manual LOL .
@@ApocGuy Get a resonant antenna to maximise your 5 watts. I have the same radio and started with an End Fed Half Wave portable antenna.
@@ApocGuy half wave end fed is the Perfect balance between a full size antenna and portability. There is downsides but with 5w, not so much.
Second choice is an inverted V with a telescopic mast ( or a big tree).
For the frequencie, I would choose 14mhz if you work during the day or 7mhz if you want to work day and night but don't mind the extra length of the antenna. 10mhz if you want do go Morse/ digital only.
You can email me if you want some pictures.
The next call list is communications. I’ve managed to get together a number of other things but communications and Madison are on the top of my list now.
This was a SUPER interesting video. I was wondering what skills would come in handy and I think communications is underrated. This skill would def help people in a shtf scenario.
My brother gave me a baofeng a few months ago and I have been excitedly learning all I can
I knew a man that had a radio room in his basement filled with WWII surplus equipment from Lancaster bombers. Damn I hope the equipment didn't get scrapped!!!
This was the best one yet for me. you put a lot in simple terms this info. doesn't seem easy to find. thank you for this info.
My husband and I are Technicians (first tier of HAM license) and we are studying for our General licenses (2nd tier). HAM radio is fun; it takes time and effort (and money) to become adept at being a HAM radio operator but it's well worth the effort.
I am curious how I can attain a HAM license? Would I have to go to a specific site or do I go to my local town hall? All the best!
I recently got back into CD. My 40 year units still work but I bought a cheap mobile and a hand held. Each one can be programmed for all Eu frequencies? Basically 16 frequency ranges of 40 channels each AM or FM. 640 channels. Wow! The hand held is a little TTI TCB H100 and it's great, just a tiny bit larger than a pmr, and I can just plug it in to my base antennae.
You the man prepped!
You’re eleventh
@@zackattack5414 why do you keep numbering people?
Well Done, very helpful. Thanks. Very professional.
I wonder if they have local courses in Alberta? Probably not. Thankyou for sharing CP.👍
Good overview of radio tech, thanks!
If this happens it will be every man for themselves literally..
18th you are
when because there are scientist moderating sun and they have said there is 1 coming it's just the time is unknown
@@enzorezaian9311 when this does happen I am not lying it will be every man for themselves literally the only thing you can do is just stay out of the way..
@@enzorezaian9311 the system is due to arrive 2023-24. Buckle up! It's going to be a nasty ride.
@@karenlee3372 read what Cory Avila replied I am sure around that time
I really like your channel you give very good information ,and I thank you for that.
⚠️DONT FORGET your FARADAY CAGE‼️
faraday pouch works?
Mage a cage out of multiple layers of aluminium foil. It costs hardly nothing and works just as good. It blocks so much emf and all that
Why would you need a faraday cage? Can you name one situation where faraday cage was actually useful for regular people. I simply haven't heard of it.
@@mahmomahmic9603 strapping a faraday cage around your head, makes it impossible for aliens to read your thoughts. Best situation ever
Chicken wire is your friend😄
Thanks for all the hard work you do for all of us. Hope your rewarded by all of us that benefit from your site. Common folks let’s all show a little 💕 for a fellow prep. and patriot 👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏
Unless you already have a group you can depend on or ban together with your neighbors, in this scenario most will be screwed
Like myself I have nobody to be with so I'm screwed
@@karenlee3372 wanna join my club 👻
@Xyz My neighborhood they are dumb blind sheep that think everything is sunshine and rainbows nothing bad is going to happen.. I know there are people around me that are like myself that are prepared for just about everything.. it is getting to these people that is the problem these groups like to keep themselves quiet because the government likes to break up prepper groups Bushcraft and groups anything of that nature..
@@cultleader6977 I am stuck in Arkansas with no friends or family around me.. I have been camping since the age of 10 a little bit of bushcrafting experience I haven't killed anybody yet with my cooking.. muhahaha.. sorry I couldn't resist that I am 54 so I am considered undesirable.. not to mention I am on a list of people they plan on getting rid of.. I have no partner no group to be with..
Just have to survive a year to outlast the masses. Then the 'Man' will be you biggest problem as there will be less of a force to fight back.
Thanks Nate i finally got my license last month. Basic with Honours. Now for the learning curve to actually using Radio.
Perhaps a video on heated socks, vests, gloves etc.
Great info! Thanks.
I'm alarmed! 😰 I'll hurry and purchase this item so that I won't be alarmed anymore!! 😰 🏃
Lol
You’re 7th
glad you asked for me my 45 watt will work just fine along with my 5 watter's
This vid was definitely an important info that I didn't think about,,but it's a fact,yeah but if their is a mag pulse,will it fry everything we need for these ham radios to work,I made a Faraday cage out of a small garbage can, will that keep it safe enough to use when you need it!??!
Old microwaves work also
@@rationalmind6362 No,they don't work,,, here's how you check,,turn on a batt powerd radio and the volume up,,,close the door,if the radio plays and you can hear it,,it's not working,just try it
Good presentation.
Good sound information.
I am legend had alot of survival skills. Just go back and see how he use his radio
Ham is great but hard to figure out for the beginner. Buy a CB with side band . Have it aligned and tuned . Get a good antenna and you can talk 20 miles . On a good night when the atmosphere is right you can talk 1000 miles . Put one in your car and your home .
CP - something personally for you - something you'll want to look into that will fit the prepping community well.
The 4th weekend of every June, hams in North America have an operating event called Field Day. The objective is to train ham operators to operate under adverse operating conditions - tornado, earthquake, etc - although it has largely become a contest, that is the purpose. Many clubs will set up at local park, bring their generators, campers, etc, and operate all weekend.
A few years back, I convinced my local club to skip the generators and operate the equipment from 12 volt deep cycle marine batteries. I did this after seeing an ice storm go through southern Missouri into western Kentucky; many counties (plural - counties!) in both states were in the dark - hospitals, churches, police and fire stations - nobody had electric unless they were on generator power.
This prompted me to wonder what happens when the New Madrid quake in Southeast Missouri finally decides to blow (and it will, with the strength of 1811 / 1812 - just a matter of time). I can see most of the bridges crossing the Mississippi and Ohio rivers in the region - all the way to St. Louis and toward Paducah sustaining heavy damage - and everybody going dark - including almost certainly all gas stations. How then would we get fuel for our generators? I can then also see the local governments impounding all that fuel to run the equipment for emergency services - their generators, the fire trucks, police cars, ambulances, et al.
Something to think about...
You get extra contesting points for operating off grid.
@@girldboro9834 This is true. There are classifications in the event - A & B are for portables, C is for mobiles, D & E are home stations. D stations use home power where E stations run off a generator or something else. Extra points for solar and low power operations.
i have a propane 12,500 watt Westinghouse gen. w/500 gal fuel tank as shtf bu only. house is wired w/secondary bu wired direct to generator. 1981 jeep cj 7 40 gall. bu fuel stored under my deck. 1 year of food.