An introduction to HAM Radio (Amateur Radio) – frequencies (pros & cons), ground wave, line of sight, skywave (skip), NVIS, and more…

I haven’t read one in awhile. But I’m in the mood to pick one up. Before I do, have any of you read a recent book in the survival novel genre? Any good?

Here are the LOGICAL reasons why you should NOT TALK TO THE POLICE if you are arrested, questioned, and what you should do instead…

2-way radios – channel and frequency information on FRS, MURS, GMRS, and CB. What’s best for non-licensed local communications? Lots of uses!

Keep these numbers accessible to everyone in the house.

If you are someone who may be especially concerned about having an email account that tracks you (e.g. for targeted advertising purposes), or if you’re simply skeptical about these companies having records of your email correspondence in their servers, there are alternative email solutions that may put you at ease. Popular email service providers such…

Do you have an emergency radio? I own radios from all three of the following companies. Each of them has proven to be quality choices. – Sangean – Midland – C.Crane Co. While there are portable emergency radios in various price ranges, you may need to spend around $50 to get one into the realm…

A review of the C Crane CCRadio-2E which I believe is the best dx radio for am DXing on the market today for long range listening.

Will radio communications be helpful during the time period of post-SHTF? I recently read the following comment / question here on the blog and felt it would be an interesting topic to consider. “…still unsure in my mind how useful radio communications aside from listening and sorting out propaganda from truth will be post SHTF.”…

“Cell phones are great but before them people used CB’s (no license needed for CB), and today a lot of preppers are working on getting a ham license and buying a $30.00 radio.” says Chuck Findlay who recently commented here on MSB. It doesn’t take a Mad Max grid-down World to have the cell network…