There was a time when the idea of going on a backcountry trip or driving a tractor trailer without a CB radio would have been unthinkable. That time was back in the 1970s, and as time and technology marched on CB radio became less and less ubiquitous. The advent of the smartphone and ever-broadening cellular […]
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Blanketing an entire region, or even much of the globe, in destructive electromagnetic energy that can completely fry or disable electronics, an EMP has the potential to plunge civilization back into the Stone Age, or at least to the pre-industrial age. And whether it is caused by a nuclear warhead, some kind of specialty weapon,
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If you’ve ever been inside an amateur or ham radio shack, basically an enthusiast setup inside their home, you might have been a little mesmerized: stacks of electronic components, dials, microphones, and all manner of electronic equipment. Chances are if you’ve got the bug, it bit you right then and there… So, you’ve done the
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For many folks who are getting started with radio usage or even the real deal amateur radio, CB radio is the first stop. You can buy a handheld or a set to mount in your vehicle and get started straight away, no license needed. But one question I hear on the topic pops up over
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Once you’ve got the survival basics covered, things like food, water and shelter, in any kind of major disaster situation it’s time to start thinking about communications. Ham radio has been around a very long time, and even in the era of cellular communications it isn’t going anywhere and remains reliable. When everything else fails,
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If you want to get into amateur radio usage, one of the very best ways to get started right away and cheaply is with CB radio. CB, or Citizen’s Band, radio can easily be installed in a vehicle, used as a base station for close-range communication, or even carried with you in the form of
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Sometimes, you can’t help but wonder how some things got their name. Porcupines. Balloons. Ham radio. What do you even think of when you imagine a ham radio? When I was a youngster, I always imagined a little cartoon pig sitting there flipping dials while wearing a headset. Ham radio has been around for a
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Sometimes we take our tools for granted. As preppers, we pride ourselves on always being prepared with the right stuff, but sometimes life or circumstances conspire against us. What could be more aggravating than sitting on a small mountain of canned food and lacking a can opener? That exact scenario has been the punch line
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If you’ve ever listened to a couple of veteran truckers having a conversation over CB radio, or police dispatchers barking out orders to coordinate a task, it might sound like a different language. Part of this language consists of intricate numeric codes called 10-codes, so named because they all start with “10” followed by additional
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I think we’ve all imagined this nightmare scenario before. We are traveling somewhere and a terrible accident or emergency happens. We’re all alone and need help desperately, and whipping out our phone to dial emergency services we find out that- oh no- our phone has a SIM chip problem and just won’t connect. It’s the
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