Posted on 03/08/2022 12:05:34 PM PST by devane617
Ok fellow Freepers. Drag out the junk box and dust of the Key and Dipole. I believe this is about to get nasty and communications in a cyberattack will be target one.
Sorry forgot the VANITY TAG...
Steely Dan - King of the World
Hello one and all
Was it you I used to know
Can’t you hear me call
On this old ham radio
All I got to say
I’m alive and feeling fine
If you come my way
You can share my poison wine
No marigolds in the promised land
There’s a hole in the ground
Where they used to grow
Any man left on the Rio Grande
Is the king of the world
As far as I know
I don’t want your bread
I don’t need your helping hand
I can’t be no savage
I can’t be no highwayman
Show me where you are
You and I will spend this day
Driving in my car
Through the ruins of Santa Fe
No marigolds in the promised land
There’s a hole in the ground
Where they used to grow
Any man left on the Rio Grande
Is the king of the world
As far as I know
I’m reading last year’s papers
Although I don’t know why
Assassins cons and rapers
Might as well die
If you come around
No more pain and no regrets
Watch the sun go brown
Smoking cobalt cigarettes
There’s no need to hide
Taking things the easy way
If I stay inside
I might live til Saturday
No marigolds in the promised land
There’s a hole in the ground
Where they used to grow
Any man left on the Rio Grande
Is the king of the world
As far as I know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ay8tPN8Rys
And get those old CB Radios out of the garage.................
Didn’t the government threaten ham operators after the protests over the election steal?
As if the average American has a license or a radio.
CQ CQ CQ..
Have to get the Hallicrafters 101 out of storage...
Is something like Baofeng UV-5R useful?
73s from KM4WTP....for portable anywhere comms, I run the Chameleon MPAS 2.0 system, with Yaesu 817, a couple of years ago I setup everything I needed in a Comms Go Bag, Antenna, radio, Battery, and 100 watt solar panel, cabling, etc...
Basically everything you need to get on the air from anywhere at anytime.
That sounds like something your mom would threaten to wash your mouth out with soap... lol
Unless it’s an old vacuum tube radio, the EMP may disable it.
When the SHTF you won't need a stinkin license. You will of course need at least a firearm and ammo.
That sounds like a sweet setup!
Sure, if you are interested in local communications thru what is called repeaters, you can listen to anything going on in the area, I suspect local ham operators will be talking up a story in a SHTF situation, if you don’t have ham radio repeaters in your area or if they are shut down, then you will be limited to other ham operators with a range of a couple of miles at most.
You can pick up a lot with an old shortwave radio, but you can only hear what’s going on and tie two cans together with a string and make a walk-in talkie.
They’re good for hitting your local r3peater.
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