Posted on 06/24/2016 5:02:51 PM PDT by TMSuchman
Greetings Everyone. Time for us once again to gather around the computers & speak of what we need to do & are going to do if & when our civilization falls down flat upon it's face.
And before we begin, I know that I am kind of lax about putting this thread out. I/we have our priorities in place. and for me I have a wife & son both with special needs that come first & foremost in my life. Then comes our homestead, and stuff down the line from there.
My garden is doin ok, since we are having the triple H's[hazy,hot & humid] here in Mo. And I'm fightin the garden raiders. I'm about to break out the air rifles [named "Rodent Remover',"Splat Stick","Bunny Blaster",Squirrel Smacker"] for their finial judgement. I also over the Father's Day weekend got to go learn a new skill, It is bow fishing. I seem to be half way decent too. I just need to get a lot more practice before I can chalk it up to being able to put food on the table. My state's dept. of conservation put the class on for free. This is one resource that we need to be using for our continual training & education. I seem to get new ideas from them all the time.
Also a lot of you out there would like to see articles on different subjects, like when & where is the best areas to "bug out" to, or how to build the perfect fortress for you & your family. I have NO problem with someone else jumping in here and writing an article from time to time. I for one do not have all the answers [and a lot of the time am "winging" it]. So if you feel like you have an issue that is burning you up on the inside, please feel free & jump in & put it out for all of us to read & discuss. [Just my $.02 worth btw] I am also gettin my windmill system just about ready to test deploy, [just to see if there are any "bugs" in it] And putting my "junkyard" ideas to work. If the wind systems work, then I'll tackle a solar system, backups.
Also has anyone else [besides me] been watchin the price of gold & silver today? Gold is $1318.20 and went up $50.00 to day, silver is $17.79 up $.38 today all based upon the events in England & Europe. Unrest makes the price of gold & silver go up. So keep a close eye out on the world events.
The tomatoes don’t get mushy? What do you store them in?
Thanks for the link to the free ebooks!
Vaccum zip lock bags. Well yes, I suppose when thawed they would be mushy, but since I use them to make chili, soup, stewed tomatoes, salsa, or spaghetti sauce, doesn’t really matter.
This was my Granny’s secret that she passed to me. No need to can tomatoes. Just wash them let them air dry, put them in bags and store in the freezer. Don’t even need to peel them.
If they are enormous, I might cut them in quarters though.
Whew, I think I’m done with the garden for today. Got my lemon tree transferred to a slightly larger pot. Transplanted 3 dill plants, 3 cukes, 1 tomato plant. Got about half of one of the patios cleaned off and ready to sweep. Watered everything this AM. Now it’s cloudy and I hear thunder.
Got a roast in the crockpot, and soup on the stove. Think I’ll clean myself up, eat some soup, and lay down on the couch to recuperate. LOL
Had our power go out just a couple days ago because of a severe rain/electrical storm. Happens in our little wide place in the road all the time. Not only do the lights go out because of storms, but all too often work crews will be digging and cut the lines. Another very common scenario are squirrels who fry themselves on our transformers and blow them out.
Darlin and I just shrugged our shoulders and since it was late and the show we were watching just finished, we just went to bed.
Got up a few hours later to do nite time biz, and all the lights were on! LOL! Turned ‘em out and toddled right back to bed!
We have more than one flashlight, and we found recently an LED lantern which we hang on the lamp we share in front room because of the frequent outages.
We got this one recently from Wally World and we love it for those sudden outages. We like that it folds so you can position it the best way. The little handy hook is cool too.
Glad you were able to keep your Dad functioning with a generator. Being mindful of special needs and technologies to support those needs is always a wise thing to do!
Was looking up info on the lambs quarters and ran into this site which I thought gardeners here might like to know about!
http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CHAL7
Thanks for the link. Starting to look like 50% plus of my property is edible wild food. Wild grapes, blackberries, rose hips, fern prawns, wild garlic and more. The link will come in handy.
We keep all sorts of nifty little flashlights in various locations all over the house. Several of the larger kinds in certain cupboards.
We also have 4 oil lamps that are always full of oil, on dining tables, and front room end table. We keep some spare oil on hand. I bought smaller oil lamps as decoration for each of the bedrooms. Candles in candlestick holders as decoration in various places.
We have a couple of Coleman lanterns from our camping days - they put out a lot of light. We bought some of the new Coleman LED small lanterns that use batteries. I also have a couple of kerosene lanterns left over from Girl Scout camping days.
Have a number of candles in jars stored away. Always have one handy in the bathroom downstairs with matches, since there is no window and super dark if the electricity goes off.
We too just shrug and do whatever. Read or crosswords are my choice when the electricity fails. I’ve been eying some tiki torches for out doors. Our Solar lights along the patio and walkway have just about totally quit working. So I’ll be watching for sales this fall.
It was good to be able to take care of Dad and ourselves. The town was declared a disaster area. FEMA was here eventually.
The hospital was full and overflowing with people needing oxygen. Clinics all over town were working to get portable tanks delivered to their people.
We would see a little clip on the news, and Dad would just grin from ear to ear, and remark how comfy he was. I would laugh and grin right back.
Frequency MHz
Commonly used and Emergency Calling Frequencies
1.8100 Ham HF QRP CW Calling (QRP = Low Power Transmitter 5 watts or less output) 1.9100 Ham HF QRP SSB Calling (HF = High Frequency) 2.1820 Ham HF International Maritime Distress Frequency 3.5600 Ham HF QRP CW Calling 3.5800 Ham HF QRP CW Calling 3.8850 Ham HF AM Calling 3.9850 Ham HF QRP SSB Calling 7.0300 Ham HF QRP DX CW Calling 7.0400 Ham HF QRP CW Calling 7.2850 Ham HF QRP SSB Calling 7.2900 Ham HF AM Calling 10.1060 Ham HF QRP CW Calling 14.0250 Ham HF CW DX Calling 14.0600 Ham HF QRP CW Calling 14.1950 Ham HF DX Calling 14.2850 Ham HF QRP SSB Calling 14.2860 Ham HF AM Calling 21.0600 Ham HF QRP CW Calling 21.2950 Ham HF DX Calling 21.3850 Ham HF QRP SSB Calling 27.0650 CB AM Ch-9 Emergency Channel 27.1850 CB AM Ch-19 Unofficial Highway Channel 27.3850 CB AM Ch-38 LSB, National calling frequency 28.0600 Ham HF QRP CW Calling 28.3850 Ham HF QRP SSB Calling 28.4000 Ham HF CW Calling 29.0000 Ham HF AM Calling 29.6000 Ham HF FM simplex 34.9000 Used nationwide by the National Guard during emergencies. 39.4600 Used for inter-department emergency communications by local and state police forces.
Primary Radio Frequencies after a PS (5/21/2007)
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47.4200 Used across the United States by the Red Cross for relief operations. 50.1100 Ham 6 Meter DX Calling 50.1250 Ham 6 Meter SSB Calling 50.4000 Ham 6 Meter AM Calling 52.5250 Ham 6 Meter FM Calling 121.5000 International Aviation Emergency Frequency 138.2250 Prime disaster relief operations channel used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency 144.0500 Ham 2 Meter DX CW (Europe) 144.2000 Ham 2 Meter CW and SSB common Calling 144.3000 Ham 2 Meter DX CW/SSB (Europe) 144.5000 Ham 2 Meter FM Calling (Europe) 146.5200 Ham 2 Meter Ham FM General calling and emergency and wilderness protocol 146.5500 Ham 2 Meter Ham FM Simplex National Emergency Frequency 151.6250 Used by “itinerant” businesses, or those that travel about the country. 154.2800 Used for inter-department emergency communications by local fire departments; 154.265 and 154.295 also used. 154.5700 Used itinerant business channel. Circuses, exhibitions, trade shows, sports teams. 154.600 also used. 155.1600 Used for inter-department emergency communications by local and state agencies during search and rescue operations. 155.4750 Used for inter-department emergency communications by local and state police forces. 156.4500 Ch-9 The boater calling channel. 156.8000 Ch-16 International maritime distress, calling, and safety channel. Heavily used on rivers, lakes also. 162.4000 Used for NOAA weather broadcasts and bulletins. 162.4250 Used for NOAA weather broadcasts and bulletins. 162.4500 Used for NOAA weather broadcasts and bulletins. 162.4750 Used for NOAA weather broadcasts and bulletins. 162.5000 Used for NOAA weather broadcasts and bulletins. 162.5250 Used for NOAA weather broadcasts and bulletins. 162.5500 Used for NOAA weather broadcasts and bulletins. 163.2750 Used for NOAA weather broadcasts and bulletins. 163.4875 Used nationwide by the National Guard during emergencies. 163.5125 The national disaster preparedness frequency used jointly by the armed forces.
Primary Radio Frequencies after a PS (5/21/2007)
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168.5500 The national channel used by civilian agencies of the federal government for communications during emergencies and disasters. 222.1000 Ham CW and SSB USA Calling 223.5000 Ham FM USA Calling 243.0000 Used during military aviation emergencies. 259.7000 Used by the Space Shuttle during re-entry and landing. 296.8000 Used by the Space Shuttle during re-entry and landing. 311.0000 An active in-flight channel used by the U.S. Air Force. 317.7000 An active channel used by U.S. Coast Guard aviation. 317.8000 An active channel used by U.S. Coast Guard aviation. 319.4000 An active in-flight channel used by the U.S. Air Force. 340.2000 An active channel used by U.S. Navy aviators. 409.6250 National communications channel for the Department of State. 432.1000 Ham CW and SSB USA Calling 446.0000 Ham FM Simplex USA Calling 462.5625 Citizens FRS/GMRS Ch-1 commonly used Calling Frequency 462.6750 Citizens GMRS Ch-20 Emergency Communications and Traveler Assistance 902.1000 Ham SSB USA Calling (weak-signal) 1294.5000 Ham FM USA Calling 1296.1000 Ham SSB USA Calling 2304.1000 Ham USA calling 2305.2000 Ham FM Simplex USA calling
Some of these frequencies will be more valuable before a PS and would be dead after a PS. Some you might listen to but not want to transmit on. The lower the frequency the longer the distance it can be herd. Use whatever frequencies your radio equipment is capable of.
A low cost, low-power radio-scanner can be programmed with these frequencies to do the monitoring. It also may be prudent to scan other frequencies once on knows what the locals are using. Program a scanner, test, and get familiar with your equipment before the PS.
Before the PS once the call is established, a good operating practice is to move off keeping the calling channel clear. After the PS with very scarce contacts one my wish to stay on the calling frequency so that others have the possibility of hearing and joining in.
One other suggestion for an emergency frequency is to have the person monitoring key the mic and say so every 10 minutes - “This is station XXXXX listening”.
Primary Radio Frequencies after a PS (5/21/2007)
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WILDERNESS PROTOCOL
The Wilderness protocol (see page 101, August 1995 QST) calls for wilderness hams to announce their presence on, and to monitor, the national calling frequencies for five minutes beginning at the top of the hour, every three hours from 7 AM to 7 PM while in the back country. A ham in a remote location may be able to relay emergency information through another wilderness ham who has better access to a repeater. Calling Frequencies: 52.525, 146.52, 223.50, 446.00, 1294.50 MHz.
Some scaled down version of this may work after the PS. Say include HF Calling frequencies and call only during mid day.
References for further information on emergency communication:
Nat. EMERGENCY Frequency needed http://www.eham.net/articles/868
Two meters From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_meters
National Frequencies Commonly used http://www.smlec.com/scanner/national.htm
ARRL Band Plans http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/bandplan.html
Amateur Radio Band Plan Layout (good to print) http://www.dxzone.com:80/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=11733
Amateur Radio Emergency Service ARES Field Resources Manual http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/aresman.pdf
The Town of Babylon Amateur Radio Emergency Services http://www.tobares.org/ http://www.tobares.org/training.html
Print this Frequency List out and keep it with your radio equipment to use as a reference.
MikeL
Excellent. bkmk.
Better view of radio freq’s
https://radiofreeq.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/shtf_frequency_list_2013e_500.png?w=500
Thank you, but what is PS?
That’s really good to know. Thank you!
Public Service
Police, fire, dog catcher, etc.
Ok. Thanks.
we are over supplied in reality and some of my prep food is passing its exp date so I can’t buy much of anything new for a while until we get caught up, but Dollar store had cherry pie filling for $1 and apple pie filling as well with exp dates into 2019....
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