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So I got a little tecsun FM/MW/SW radio, but playing around with it I barely pick up anything from the local area on the MW / SW. Any cheap and light options for a serious SHTF scenario? I'm not bothered by 2 way communication.
I have a baofeng
I can pick up repeaters with the Nagoya antenna
found my baofeng radios
I got a baofeng uv-5rtp recently and was bummed when I realized the local repeater near me is in the 220 band
I was thinking about returning this one and getting a tri-band, but at this point I'm not sure I want to be getting anything from china in the mail
would it be worth it to get a tri-band if only for that local repeater, or can I expect other folks to be on the VHF and UHF bands when the boogaloo happens
I don't think anything *from* China is going to be showing up in your mail anytime soon lmao
kek
lol
you know what I mean, though
I feel like at this point, getting something shipped to me through the mail is a risk
since this thing can survive for up to 5 days on surfaces
Theoretically you could decon with a bleach or alcohol solution in a spray bottle
I'm not a scientist, but I'm pretty sure that's how you decon just about anything else
Yeah, aight. I got it, haha
I'll just spray it down when it comes tomorrow
Tbh I think I'll keep the first one I got too, can't hurt to have a spare radio
Yeah it's never about how many guns *you* have, it's about how spread out they are in your squad.
Two hands are good, four is handtastic.
Depends on how tight you are with your bros
I don't really have a "squad" to speak of
My roommate thinks he's going to be able to get out of town before the roads get fucked--spoiler alert, he won't
bug in not out
internet wont go down
I suppose it's harder for SWAT stacks to get blueprints for homes and then navigate them than it is to move freely innawoods
you can get surrounded innawoods fast and pinpointed by thermals on ghetto birds
there're more chokepoints in your home and it's *your* home, a place familiar to you
I feel like the former has more options for movement than the latter though
oh fuck I forgot about police dogs
entirely
If you're researched you cant really do a lot
yeah except for the part that youre in one spot and immobile, and they will know where you are and can starve you out
wheras the socalled infrared drone wont be able to find you if youre smart and know how to go outdoors
you can go ahead and change youre post to only bug out if you have outdoors skills and if youre a NEET then stay in the basement
@bear market how would you conceal infrared radiation when theres no snow and stuff to cover yourself?
Mylar
If you have a mylar poncho u cant be spotted on infrared
makeshift yagi antenna
Explain this
@Dad mylar and regulation of body temp also breath. but those infrared cameras aren't good enough yet to differentiate between human and animal at a distance. they mainly look for campfires
Thinking about investing into a police scanner
@Ann Hiro probably a good investment. Easy way to get intel during a disaster even if other comms are down
i wouldnt because theyre programmed to your area and you can just google the frequencies and put them into a baofeng to listen
does anyone do ham radio or whatever is popular now? how does one get into it?
Best way to start I'd guess would be a scanner. See if radio is useful for you.
Conceivably, in the event of emergency, Radio is one of the first things up.
It's easily the best way for people to communicate quickly.
Still to spendy
I need to find the article, but a variation of these were being used EXTENSIVELY in the Hong Kong protests after cell service got blocked
oh yeah it's spendy but I thought it was interesting regardless
what zip code do you live in?
https://hamstudy.org/ is good to start. you can find find a free test near you and likely also a class if you want
do the flash cards for the technician class license until you have them pretty much memorized
and heres a class
thanks guy! i was talking to a friend at work and he's interested in getting into ham radio too.
its better if you have a friend you can do it with
Is Craigslist a viable option for finding a CB/HAM radio on the cheap? What's a good price?
Seeing like $100ish for CB/marine radios in my area
Check pawn shops/flea markets for CBs.
Both the ones I have now came from garage sales
cool, thanks
get an rtl sdr
Found this in my photo folder, don't know if it was posted before
It was
When in doubt check pins
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Will do next time
do all radios have to be registered? I'm planning to buy a small radio for a shtf kit
Idk about registered but to use it you need a license
But thatโs for USA
You need a license for specific frequencies
HAMboomers will report you if you arenโt licensed
can they track who's who in those frequencies or can you just lurk and listen in?
you can lurk
They can't track shit unless you transmit
that's what I'm aiming for
Start with something like this
Lets you learn about what you're doing while you're doing it.
would a walkie-talkie do the job in a shtf scenario where i have my buddy across town?
get a $25 baofeng
nice, just looked it up and they distribute where i live
srsly joining this discord was a better investment then watching hours of prepping channels on yt
based and whitepilled honestly it was
get a ham radio license
Free men don't ask permission. SHTF licensure won't mean shit anyways
a license while the grid is still up is useful though, just so you don't get v& for practicing your radio skillz
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