Dad was someone who helped set up the communication network in the Pacific during WWII and set my shortwave radio up at our house outside of NYC. He had a few different antennas that we would switch to listen to different stations. My favorite was a station out of South Africa. So even if we couldn't talk to others using that radio we could get news from around the world.

@RVMD95

3 жыл бұрын

Nice memories! Here’s respect to your dad!

@boonedog1457

3 жыл бұрын

We wouldn't have won the war without your Dad and his fellow comrades! Cheers to your Dad!

@dingfeldersmurfalot4560

3 жыл бұрын

My friend's dad was into that. It just seemed something geeky and stupid to us, and deadly dull. Then again, we had our dads and our moms taking care of us, so there was little appeal or understanding of the idea of taking care of yourself. Now as a grown-up, lots of things I thought trivial seem like a much better idea.

@aeromech8563

2 жыл бұрын

There seems to be a heap of miss information in this Video! Not least talking about beofangs as if they are a wavelength they rx/tx on 2M and 70 cms also CB is classed as 11m or UHf and antenna size is not necessarily bigger with more power they are tuned lengths of wire and can be many different styles while you may be transmitting on 40m with a ladder line it will not receive a transition as well from a user of 40 m seding a signal on a beam antenna or dipole anyway do your research people and get a full licence its a lifetime of learning

@ruizhou9612

Жыл бұрын

@@aeromech8563 Some are 1.25 M CB is (USA CB HF 27MHz range) tuned resonance more of a factor for xmt freq Rx is influenced by polarization, height, noise factors, more than length.

Another tip would be to store your radios in some kind of faraday cage to avoid fried circuits

@WilD-qs3iq

3 жыл бұрын

DING! Ding! Ding! Yes we have a winner!!! USELESS video unless you store your radios, batteries, etc. in a faraday cage...oh, and those you hope to be communicating with do the same.

@bonnieswenson9925

3 жыл бұрын

Great point!! They can be as small as an ammo can.

@DB-xo6xh

3 жыл бұрын

I'm only 3.5 minutes in but he didn't mention this....c'mon....its top priority information.

@mattpardy2826

3 жыл бұрын

@@bonnieswenson9925 couldn't you actually use a small ammo can in theory?

@bonnieswenson9925

3 жыл бұрын

@@mattpardy2826 yeah, as long as its insulated inside, so when it diffuses the current, it won't touch (jump) to anything in the box.

Get your Ham Radio license. We need to refill the ranks, and you’ll meet some of the best, like minded people out there.

@uss.steamship9215

3 жыл бұрын

Ok ...great idea....I’m going to do it 😁👍

@MultiTestPage

3 жыл бұрын

@@Islandwaterjet aren't they special

@TwoAcreHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

The FCC will be adding fees to get a license in a few months. Get yourself licensed now while its still free. Will be $35 after this summer.

@stephennewberry9815

3 жыл бұрын

There's a reason you still need a licence. They know where you all are when the SHTF.

@SaintClutch

3 жыл бұрын

You have to consent to warrantless searches by the FCC

LET THE GAMES BEGIN! I have been begging my husband to get his ham radio license for the last year. I now will need to step in and do it myself. I’ve taken it to a new level with him. I told him if he wants to go on a tropical vacation he needs to beat me in getting his ham radio license first. Bring it on 💪

@1polonium210

3 жыл бұрын

You're a good wife!

@ronbumgarner5479

3 жыл бұрын

I've been a radio operator for years, Do it...

@strakere.d5872

2 жыл бұрын

ham is not stand alone radio ......its no good get am upper side band...lower..side band radio !

@ModernArcher262

2 жыл бұрын

Why you’re having to convince a man, and then do this vital work is beyond me.

@diamonds420

2 жыл бұрын

If you wanna learn then go for it. If he doesn't then he don't have to. You sound annoying af.

My grandfather after the armenian genocide when he was in USA he built a ham radio to find one of his friends. My mother said he was able to find him and talk from USA to armenia. I guess they had agreed on building them and communicating on a specific frequency or something. He must have been a genius to build one back then.. I saw it in my grandmother's attic and it like the size of a medium size jukebox. Sadly they threw it out when my grandmother died and didnt tell me

@missylearned9821

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness. Wonderful story and sad ending for the communication equipment!

@rustinstardust2094

3 жыл бұрын

Wow - respect! That is so badass

@breathofdifferentair1950

2 жыл бұрын

Not enough people know about the Armenian genocide.

@rickpickle

2 жыл бұрын

Radios are surprisingly simple if you know how they work, not to detract, that's still quite a feat. Never sell yourself short! 🤙

@dawitseventytwo7341

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you realize,that would work only on a plane If the Earth was a globe,that would not be possible Psalm :19:1 1The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament[a] shows [b]His handiwork NASA in Hebrew means to deceive Trust in GOD only in Jesus Christ mighty name

My wife - a school teacher - and I bought 12 Motorola 2 watt handheld MURS radios for her school since the school district couldn’t see their way to equip the school with district funds. They operate in the VHF band and are therefore best suited for unobstructed line-of-sight communication (i.e. outdoors). Despite this, the radio waves are able to propagate through the school’s brick/concrete walls and reach similar handheld lMURS transceivers over two miles away; far more effectively than FRS radios. We opted for MURS radios because they don’t require any licensing in the U.S. and if the school district won’t buy radios, they sure as heck won’t pay for radio licensing. The teachers have dropped the radios onto carpet, tile, concrete and rocks and dirt countless times and the handsets just keep on working five or six years later. Overall, MURS, with all its limitations is a fine upgrade from FRS for on-site communications and there are very few operators utilizing that band.

@johnchan6191

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thx 4 sharing that info on Utube. MURS radio is gr8 alternative w/o a license & has a decent range. Hope SHTF never comes, but if it does, U're already 4 it. Again thx 4 sharing on Utube.

@user-pg2bj7rv1t

7 ай бұрын

Here in NW Oregon, Road crews are using MURS radios.

Considering I’m a city girl, transplanted to the suburbs, maybe I was also a lil Prepper girl years back. Because it befuddled me that everyone I knew, man or woman, never thought of having any type of communications radio for if their car breaks down on a highway at least. And I remember breaking down in the fast lane on a local highway and communicating with truckers, who got the police to come. Obviously, this was before cell phones, still, it was weird to me that people were fine living this way. I bought a nice Uniden CB Radio from Radio Shack years ago, which was sadly stolen. But I also had a couple of FRS radios, just for shopping at the mall as, my mother would often disappear. Might still have those.

@SomeYouTubeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

It still baffles me what the general population are happy doing.

Perfect timing sir! I’m on quarantine for 10 days. I’m using my time wisely and studying for my ham radio license.

@gorillaninja78

3 жыл бұрын

If the shit hits the fan you won’t need to worry about a license lol

@pattijack

2 жыл бұрын

I studied for mine by taking the trial test online. That was a big help to me…70 yr old female.

And magically, there's a ham radio rig sitting on my work bench right now.

@JohnSmith-xv2ob

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't necessarily reveal crucial pieces of potentially incriminating information in a place that doesn't require a warrant to search.

@SapioiT

3 жыл бұрын

You mean a rig to make radios out of ham?

@patriciat7769

2 жыл бұрын

Like magic!☺ Btw, love your videos.

In a emergency - you can use a Ham radio without a licence - learn this skill, there are 3 levels of Ham radio licenses - I have the first 2 levels, & own my own ID systems👍

@thomasmaughan4798

2 жыл бұрын

"In a emergency - you can use a Ham radio without a licence" I suspect that people will decide for themselves what constitutes an emergency. Who are you going to call? That's kinda the problem with CB radio; announce you are out of gas or have a flat tire and dozens of (not so good) Good Buddies are listening. Are you sure you want some random Good Buddy to come to your location knowing that he ignored the law already with his 100 watt Stryker "10 meter" CB radio? Looking at it from the other end -- If I hear a call for help FROM someone operating illegally, would it be wise to respond? Probably not. On the other hand, if it's a child using his daddy's radio, that's risky but also sort of okay; something I might expect.

@tankjones513

2 ай бұрын

​@thomasmaughan4798 most unsavory folk in my area that are up to no good don't even think about radios. They're all too dumb to even know what a CB radio is. Let alone listen to it for potential "customers". But, I see what you're saying. It is a risk, but it's also a risk to be a sitting duck if you are in a disabled vehicle. I say take the minimal risk and call for help and if you hear a call in a SHTF scenario, if you have the resources, respond to the call.

Thank you for making this interesting and easy to absorb while I'm at work. This info can be so dry.

@CanadianPrepper

3 жыл бұрын

I agree it's like getting kids to eat vegetables it had to be spiced up

@dingfeldersmurfalot4560

3 жыл бұрын

It seriously can.

I don't have a cell phone , just never had anyone to talk to . Maybe this is the answer , but I won't have anyone to talk with this , still looking more interesting , thanks for another great video

@lukeethanboswell6338

3 жыл бұрын

I read this slowly because of the spaces

@MetalGuitaristPro

3 жыл бұрын

@@lukeethanboswell6338 yeah, that was rough to read.

@phungyi4947

3 жыл бұрын

@@lukeethanboswell6338 Oh yes, I see now!

@anniebranwen4148

3 жыл бұрын

@Neil Nutt sounds good to me

@anniebranwen4148

3 жыл бұрын

@David Reads well you are right , my thoughts are not important to anyone else . I am 71 and who wants to hear an old bag , lots of love to you and yours

It is currently 05APR22, and I just saw this video. I've been going nuts trying to figure out SHTF communications. Evidently my research paid off because you just told me EXACTLY what I needed. I can't thank you enough for all the work you do to help us guys out. Thanks.

@ruizhou9612

Жыл бұрын

Get all except maybe FRS unless you want to give to kids to reiterate SSB this is what you want in a CB as the carrier is suppressed so the duty cycle of the power amplifier strictly goes into the sideband either lower or upper and not wasted in a carrier this gives a longer range capability than AM which has both sidebands and a carrier.

I remember DXing in the 70's talking with people from 1000's of miles away with my CB.

I've had a Ham License since 1992, but had to take an almost 25 year break from the hobby. I did maintain my license, and finally got into HF on my own about 3 months ago. When the SHTF, HF radio will be one of the few ways to get news from around the world.

Thank you for doing this! After the nastiness that we went through here in Texas last month, this info is very useful!

Iam scheduled to take my amateur radio exam April 5th!

@outbackeddie

3 жыл бұрын

When I took mine there was a woman there that was taking it for the fourth time. I don't know if she passed or not but I'm willing to bet she didn't put in the time necessary to actually learn the material. Good luck to you.

@mailmannb7970

3 жыл бұрын

@@outbackeddie Wow, well iam thinking I should get mine the first try. Been doing the online exam, a lot, and hitting high 80s low 90s.

@honeybee2356

3 жыл бұрын

@@mailmannb7970 I love practice exams! Hope you pass!🙏✨

@mailmannb7970

3 жыл бұрын

@@Billy-eo8vk no... I believe shortwave is like radio, just listen, but from stations around the world. With amateur radio, it's possible to talk to people around the world.

@ronpage101

3 жыл бұрын

When the SHTF, you will not need a HAM radio license. Just sayin.

Fun fact: if there was solor flare or an emp, with out a faraday cage, your radio will not work. Because it is an electric device. So as you are getting your radio get a faraday cage too.

@1polonium210

3 жыл бұрын

A faraday is easy to make. You'll also need to protect antennas and batteries needed for recharging HTs or for powering HF rigs. There are several helpful KZread videos on using galvanized trash cans as faraday cages.

@ponch0partout

2 жыл бұрын

Most problematic devices in this case are transformers because the magnetic field of an EMP can induce a very high current. If you can remove the battery from your radio when not in use, it is protected, for there would be no circuit for the current to flow through.

@thomasmaughan4798

2 жыл бұрын

The problem with "the grid" and solar flares is that the long transmission lines act as an antenna and the flare is a very long wave electromagnetic disturbance. It has no effect on ordinary devices but a 500 mile long transmission line couples to the arriving magnetic field and becomes a *generator* (moving magnetic field across a wire; or a moving wire across a stationary field). Since the Earth is spinning, a relatively stationary magnetic field acts as a big generator sending unexpected current down the wires. But my walkie-talkie is much too small to couple more than a few microwatts of that energy. EMP has a shorter wavelength and so your vulnerability to it depends on the orientation and length of any wires you have. Removing the battery from your devices can help in the special case you have MOSFETs and a class-b push-pull amplifier stage. These devices could be triggered by incoming gamma rays and go full conduction and hopefully it just blows a fuse. I doubt the coupled magnetic field could turn on both MOSFETS as the exposed conductors is only a few millimeters and usually shielded by a ground substrate. RF stages tend to be shielded internally already. An EMP strong enough to destroy your walkie-talkie will very likely have also atomized your body. You won't be needing the radio.

Outstanding Video

I just passed my Technician level today, I am studying for the General level and hopefully test for that in a week or two.

Ham radio for emergency preparedness communication is the very reason why I took the Ham Radio Operator's exam here in my country and I am licensed for almost 3 now.

Love the videos. 1 thing to keep in mind. VHF and UHF repeaters that you speak of will more than likely be down as the require power. They may have a generator for a while but will eventually fail. HF will be the best if you want long range without a repeater system.

In the Navy we had MARS radio. As a radioman PO2, in an undisclosed place, our shack could use "skip" to literally gain thousands of miles of air. We'd use Ham operators to link with family phone calls to sailors at sea whose ships were MARS compatible so families could hook up. Very rewarding. To this day, radio has been a foundation in my life. I urge any and all communities to engage in this vital resource and support it any way you can. You will not be disappointed. 😄👍✌🌏🌎🌍⚡

@MrOutdoorsWoodsyKindaGuy

Жыл бұрын

Memories of a skip with a "random" wire antenna still brings a smile to my face ;)

Another helpful, informative video! I love the way you give us as much information as possible on all the different options. This seems to apply no matter the topic you're covering. I thank you for all your hard work and research. You are a "One Stop Shop" when it comes to information as well as survival products. You're my go to guy and I'm implementing as much as I'm able to. ❤️ & 🙏🏼 from a Native Texan Granny. 👵🏼

An important thing to remember is that a person with a 2w radio will most likely hear a 50w radio, but if the 50w radio is to far past the TX (transmit) bubble of the 2w, it won't RX (receive) it. Remember to power match and practice with your radios before hitting the S from SHTF.

@juliogonzo2718

3 жыл бұрын

The radio will only transmit as far as the curvature of the earth will allow (think it's 16 miles I'm sure someone will correct if wrong) so 50w or 10w doesn't matter unless you are elevated. If you were on a mountaintop 2w would go a long way

@ApocGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@juliogonzo2718 i got 100 miles out of 1/2w PMR radio (9000ft mountaintop down to 900ft flat area, direct field of view).wouldnt push my luck in most cases, but IF one would sit on top of skyscraper, it should get decent range out of 1/2 and up devices.

Both my parents had their ham licenses. My dad was N1CSQ and my mom was N1KTJ. My dads good friend George was W1ME and talked regularly with the space station.

Great production, information and simple message. No surprise from CP - well done 👍🏼

You're an excellent teacher, CP! Thank You!

Man, THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting this. I have been wanting to get my HAM license for years, but keep picking up the book, reading a page, then setting it down, and not looking at it again. The online class looks amazingly easy(as I'm a visual learner too) and I will now get the HAM. Leanderthal Hiker out.

I've been a ham, a licensed ham since 1992 and it's been pretty much the coolest hobby ever! Props to watching a video that finally states how important it is to be legal and get an actual hamradio license!

@thisismagacountry1318

2 жыл бұрын

Free men don't need a piece of paper

@adventureseeker9800

2 жыл бұрын

@@thisismagacountry1318 I'm sure you'll have no problem explaining that to an F C.C. enforcement crew. Have fun with that. I understand the standard "sovereign citizens" fines for radio violations are give or take $10,000. But hey freedom - Am I right...

@thomasmaughan4798

2 жыл бұрын

@@thisismagacountry1318 "Free men don't need a piece of paper" Free men don't need a radio. Free men don't need toilet paper. Free men don't ask other free men for ANYTHING; they are free, you are free. We are all free. So what's the purpose of a radio when you won't ask them and they won't ask you? Well, listening occasionally to CB, I see that the purpose is to turn on the echo box and the amplifier and make noises. It used to be to see who could pee the farthest. Since y'all are operating illegally, it would be stupid to ask something of you or to offer something to you. You have no respect for this law, or that one, will you respect me? Probably not.

@thisismagacountry1318

2 жыл бұрын

@@adventureseeker9800 I heard it on the X

Another well done, helpful and pragmatic video. Good job. “Keep on trucking”.

Thanks for all the hard work you do for all of us. Hope your rewarded by all of us that benefit from your site. Common folks let’s all show a little 💕 for a fellow prep. and patriot 👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏

I have family scattered around the US this is what I needed to hear that thank you.

@macgyver5108

3 жыл бұрын

Get licenses! If I can do it (with serious memory issues after a MAJOR head trauma) anyone can! If I remember "correctly" the youngest person to pass the exams was a 5 year old girl with an Extra class license (all privileges!) with 20wpm Morse code too! 🤯 (Morse isn't required anymore!) It's literally called "The ART of Radio" for a reason though... It's not exactly like picking up a phone and simply dialing a number and it magically works. It's an "art" that requires some practice and a basic understanding of what's going on and using the right gear to get the strongest signal, as well as for safety so you don't accidentally "cook/kill" yourself, a family member or a neighbor... Ideally, have at least 1 family member in each of those scattered groups get their 2nd tier "General" ham radio license, that way everyone in each family group can at least "learn" how things work to setup and use HF radios to talk coast to coast, or even around the world! The 1st tier "Technician" license doesn't really have enough in the way of privileges to use the long range HF bands, unless you want to learn Morse code ( ... -.-. .-. . .-- / - .... .- - / .-. .. --. .... - ..--.. 😜)!? Also, you can take ALL the tests for the 3 different license tiers in ONE sitting if you want, so long as you pass the lower level test 1st. Also means if your examiner has a testing fee (Laurel VEC testing is free!) you only have to pay one fee if you pass the tests as opposed to paying to take the Tech, then coming back later to take the General or Extra tier and paying again. Plus a portion of the General material is either the same or very similar to what's on the Technician test so it's not much of a leap to study and test for both of those, the Extra test is where things change a lot. Start studying! There's hamstudy.org as well as several free phone apps for studying and quizzing yourself on the test questions!

@josephcalabrase84

3 жыл бұрын

But then wouldn't your family members also have to own these things?

@macgyver5108

3 жыл бұрын

@@josephcalabrase84 yeah... That's the same logic as, "what's the point of a cellphone if the REST of your family doesn't ALSO have a cellphone" right?! Besides getting licensed, which does take a bit of studying, ham radios with HF capabilities can be a bit spendy if you're trying to buy the "latest/greatest" brand new radios and in the current climate where many people are becoming "woke" and realizing how important and vital a ham radio IS they can be harder to find in stock too, just like ammo is near impossible to find right now... But there's still some really good used HF radios available too like on Ebay ETC. I'd suggest looking for mobile HF radios because they're a bit more versatile, you can use them as a home/base station radio OR yank them out quickly and plug them into a car in a few minutes... For a "decent" mobile HF radio you're looking at around $600+ new or even used, "antenna not included".

@macgyver5108

3 жыл бұрын

@@josephcalabrase84 oh, one more thing being's it seems you're new to radio: off the shelf "multi-band" antennas... usually suck! Especially ones that are marketed as "all mode" and cover UHF/VHF/HF, they usually don't tune very well as opposed to having two separate antennas, one for UHF/VHF and another for HF, unless you go through the effort to make your own multi-band antenna with some KZread video help. There's WAY too many variables with the materials used to make each antenna "identical" for its RF properties to be the same as the next.

@cosmichef75

3 жыл бұрын

@@josephcalabrase84 yes

We picked up a pair a few months ago before the port jams. Seems like they will be important at some time, but there is a lot of tech to learn in order to use a HAM effectively. Thanks C.P. for the insights, these are necessary tools, and they require some training.

So this is one of THE BEST prepper videos! I’ve been wanting to know how I get licensed. Now I can. Thank you!

Ham is great but hard to figure out for the beginner. Buy a CB with side band . Have it aligned and tuned . Get a good antenna and you can talk 20 miles . On a good night when the atmosphere is right you can talk 1000 miles . Put one in your car and your home .

Getting my ham radio license has been on my to do list for some time! My late father used to have one and I wish I'd done it while he was still around

thank you canadian prepper for the video!!!

Thank you! I’ve been looking for a course locally and there weren’t any so this is perfect.

The best radio video we’ve seen yet. Thank you for not wasting our time

Really informative video. Thank you 😊

Got into ham radio this year now licensed and in process of building antennas. Its amazing what you can do and how far you can send and receive transmissions on low wattages. Great video to roughly explain the importance of radio communications. 👌

@amysue1616

3 жыл бұрын

I really want to get started but have no clue where to start. Everything out there seems geared to people who are smarter than I. 😅

@DMF716

3 жыл бұрын

@@amysue1616 look on ebay and get the technician book written by Gordon West. Best book for a beginner and he makes it fun to learn. Just keep reviewing each section over and over again. Hope it helps ....easy peesy

@mtnboyjohn9353

3 жыл бұрын

@@amysue1616 Go to your local Ham Radio Club. They will give you all the help you need.

@2E0HJI

3 жыл бұрын

@@amysue1616 oh trust me if i can do it you can too 😊

Great video! This has been on my to do list for some time now. Perfect reminder and motivator!

Get a shortwave radio with SSB (single-side-band) and a UV5R HAM radio and you can hear almost all frequencies. Makes sure you have a portable solar panel to charge the batteries.

I enrolled myself for my birthday in the ham radio prep course. Currently working on it. When it comes to technical things, I tend to struggle a bit in comprehension. Most Other things come so easily. Needless to say, this is frustrating lol. I really appreciate this video! Thank you, CP!

In SHTF WROL many repeaters will go down with everything else. Base stations can be a problem as well since it is hard to shield them if you are using them regularly. A base station is a good idea but we need a backup transceiver. A handheld HAM is ok if repeaters are available and we have the access codes. Get a license and join a club in your area.

Very concise and comprehensive video, CP. I have my Tech license, going for General soon. This is one of the best all-encompassing videos I have ever seen on this subject. Many thanks!

Glad to hear you cover this topic. It's so important, man. I will be getting my license in the very near future. Stay vigilant, C.P.!

PS we also picked GMRS because in SHTF almost everyone will have a HAM and will be using those . With GMRS we can set those up so even the youngest kids can use the hand held radios. Now we are trying to set up channels that we will use during normal times ,emergency channels and for security and defense during SHTF. Those will be coded with our simplex repeaters

@DMF716

3 жыл бұрын

FYI ALL I NEED IS A SCANNER AND ILL HEAR YOUR CHATTER, just to let you know

@noahpaulette1490

3 жыл бұрын

@@DMF716 that's why I've been looking into lora mesh. It let's you use a little esp32 and an antenna to create a mesh network to send text messages and share GPS. Range is limited but it's a mesh network so range is less of an issue.

@ApocGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@noahpaulette1490 LoRa can reach 60+ miles esp if its set up in high spot. been practicing with lora repeaters ad got nearly 100 miles out of few :D . Learning curve is steep though, so its not "out of the box" unfortunately.

@noahpaulette1490

3 жыл бұрын

@@ApocGuy yeah I've been waiting to really dig into it. I've got a couple of esp32 boards to try out meshtastic. Need to print boxes still but it really looks promising.

@ApocGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@noahpaulette1490 i still use my tupperware for protection. has great durability, different sizes and easy to replace on the go . will make more permanent enclosure one day. but for now, system is up and running 12 hour per day throughout last 8 month and had absolutely no problem with tupper ;) :P .

Have been struggling with learning ham radio tech. Thanks for the info source.

@White_Collar_Prepper

3 жыл бұрын

Me too - it's the electronic math I struggle with. Got my Baofeng last November and I understand it's use and how to communicate, but when it comes to the test, it's the technical formulas that get me every time...and my career is accounting/math based!

Excellent thread! Lots of cool directions to take with this.

Thank you for the valuable information!

I forgot to say I liked this topic I’m just now getting into communication part of prepping. I would like to see more about GMRS. I know that it’s over looked

Awesome video! Advice for anyone on a budget... you can get an all band HF radio for $200 (160 if you build your own case). Its the Ubitx v6. Great receiver if nothing else. I haven’t tested with transmitting but when the band conditions are right you can work the entire world on 10 watts. Great alternative i found. At least in the “end of the world” scenario you can hear whats going on around outside of your immediate 100 miles.

My husband’s uncle still uses his Ham Radio every Sunday to talk to his buddies . He taught all his kids how to use a Ham Radio. I told uncle Jim that if the world goes down, I want him on my team.

Great topic CP!! Especially here in Canada where we are all so spread out. My property and my parents property are on the same side of town so to speak and we're still 20min from each other!

I have decided to go with GMRS. I’m also in my area going to set up a couple simplex repeaters. That way our group can communicate several miles around our property. Also being in hollows etc. the portable simplex repeaters will make our communication limitless. We decided GMRS because only a couple of need to get our licenses and it will cover our families. Plus each family is required at least 1 handheld HAM

@michaelfoster6706

2 жыл бұрын

I'm also into gars. I'm in upstate ny.....bought 2 portables and a mobile. I picked up a 10 watt repeater so if we need to relocate, ill have something to be able to communicate further.

Nicely done video 👍🏻 I have 3 ham radios just in case.

Thank You Thank You Thank you - this was very good! Greatly appreciated

Most helpful introduction. Thank you.

I knew a man that had a radio room in his basement filled with WWII surplus equipment from Lancaster bombers. Damn I hope the equipment didn't get scrapped!!!

Spot on. I hold a GMRS license as well as an Extra class ham radio license. I have multiple radios in multiple locations as well as radios, solar chargers/panels, batteries, etc. in a double wall Faraday cage. I agree 100% with you, many of my prepper friends rely on the idea of "In SHTF, I won't need a license". Well, while that's true, but unless you have a license and PRACTICE, odds are when SHTF, you won't know how to use that radio. At the VERY LEAST get your Technicians license ... if not your General. 73 W9HJ

@W9HJBill

2 жыл бұрын

@American Proud true, but practice during non-SHTF situations only can help.

Thank you for the video. I'll look into it.

Very good video! Your chart showing how the radio waves travel is the best I've seen.

This was a SUPER interesting video. I was wondering what skills would come in handy and I think communications is underrated. This skill would def help people in a shtf scenario.

⚠️DONT FORGET your FARADAY CAGE‼️

@jingleflagtv8599

3 жыл бұрын

faraday pouch works?

@ChildOfYAHUAH777

3 жыл бұрын

Mage a cage out of multiple layers of aluminium foil. It costs hardly nothing and works just as good. It blocks so much emf and all that

@mahmomahmic9603

3 жыл бұрын

Why would you need a faraday cage? Can you name one situation where faraday cage was actually useful for regular people. I simply haven't heard of it.

@ChildOfYAHUAH777

3 жыл бұрын

@@mahmomahmic9603 strapping a faraday cage around your head, makes it impossible for aliens to read your thoughts. Best situation ever

@reddyforML

3 жыл бұрын

Chicken wire is your friend😄

A radio that transmits is a TRANSMITTER. A radio that receives is a RECEIVER. A radio that both TRANSmits and reCEIVEs is a TRANSCEIVER. Radio is truly magical- a lot to learn but oh so much fun.

Thanks for doing this video. I just recently got my gmrs license and working on my ham license. I look forward to more videos on this.

Unless you already have a group you can depend on or ban together with your neighbors, in this scenario most will be screwed

@karenlee3372

3 жыл бұрын

Like myself I have nobody to be with so I'm screwed

@cultleader6977

3 жыл бұрын

@@karenlee3372 wanna join my club 👻

@karenlee3372

3 жыл бұрын

@Xyz My neighborhood they are dumb blind sheep that think everything is sunshine and rainbows nothing bad is going to happen.. I know there are people around me that are like myself that are prepared for just about everything.. it is getting to these people that is the problem these groups like to keep themselves quiet because the government likes to break up prepper groups Bushcraft and groups anything of that nature..

@karenlee3372

3 жыл бұрын

@@cultleader6977 I am stuck in Arkansas with no friends or family around me.. I have been camping since the age of 10 a little bit of bushcrafting experience I haven't killed anybody yet with my cooking.. muhahaha.. sorry I couldn't resist that I am 54 so I am considered undesirable.. not to mention I am on a list of people they plan on getting rid of.. I have no partner no group to be with..

@madworldsnight5528

3 жыл бұрын

Just have to survive a year to outlast the masses. Then the 'Man' will be you biggest problem as there will be less of a force to fight back.

Perhaps a video on heated socks, vests, gloves etc.

An extremely informative video for a radio new bie like myself. Thank you so much.

This is one your best vids C.P , thanks heaps for the insights. Greetings from Australia.

High power (100 watts) allowed a CB guy I knew to talk to someone in Barbados from Weirton, West Virginia. One reason why high wattage CB 'boosters' are not legal is that (at least in the early 1990s) the signal could come through telephone and analog TV signals as well as radio. It also apparently set off some home security systems. Tech has changed so I don't know if that is still the case but that is my experience albeit secondhand.

@bigDwood

2 жыл бұрын

Wow. I just happened to be watching old cp videos and run into a neighbor. I too am from weirton. Just outside newcumberland. Nice.

@BlackPainterAndDecorator

9 ай бұрын

​@@bigDwoodmight want to re-word that

Someone has been reading the book series One Second After!

@ApocGuy

3 жыл бұрын

or simply understands how fragile digital network is. Love the book btw ;)

Great video. Thank you

Bought HamRadioPrep course with your code. Thanks for that. I've been looking for a good one again!

I'm alarmed! 😰 I'll hurry and purchase this item so that I won't be alarmed anymore!! 😰 🏃

@bradleyshane162

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@zackattack5414

3 жыл бұрын

You’re 7th

As an hamradio operator, I can say it will be a pleasure to have newcomers in the radio community. Get your licence and come chat with us! My interest in hamradio is to make contacts on HF, so I need people to talk to :D

@ApocGuy

3 жыл бұрын

hey, care to share advice with newbie? im looking for best all rounder antenna for Yaesu 817 (right now its home/base station, but will turn it into mobile one, as soon as i make battery pack for it). still learning ropes and reading manual LOL .

@rickgebhardt5186

3 жыл бұрын

@@ApocGuy Get a resonant antenna to maximise your 5 watts. I have the same radio and started with an End Fed Half Wave portable antenna.

@Nospecificplan

3 жыл бұрын

@@ApocGuy half wave end fed is the Perfect balance between a full size antenna and portability. There is downsides but with 5w, not so much. Second choice is an inverted V with a telescopic mast ( or a big tree). For the frequencie, I would choose 14mhz if you work during the day or 7mhz if you want to work day and night but don't mind the extra length of the antenna. 10mhz if you want do go Morse/ digital only. You can email me if you want some pictures.

I love comm videos. Very important for us to know how to use these. Thanks brother.

Great info!! Thanks!

I wonder if they have local courses in Alberta? Probably not. Thankyou for sharing CP.👍

If this happens it will be every man for themselves literally..

@zackattack5414

3 жыл бұрын

18th you are

@enzorezaian9311

3 жыл бұрын

when because there are scientist moderating sun and they have said there is 1 coming it's just the time is unknown

@karenlee3372

3 жыл бұрын

@@enzorezaian9311 when this does happen I am not lying it will be every man for themselves literally the only thing you can do is just stay out of the way..

@coryavila01

3 жыл бұрын

@@enzorezaian9311 the system is due to arrive 2023-24. Buckle up! It's going to be a nasty ride.

@enzorezaian9311

3 жыл бұрын

@@karenlee3372 read what Cory Avila replied I am sure around that time

Thanks for the info. This is my next step in prepping my team.

Thanks Nate i finally got my license last month. Basic with Honours. Now for the learning curve to actually using Radio.

My husband and I are Technicians (first tier of HAM license) and we are studying for our General licenses (2nd tier). HAM radio is fun; it takes time and effort (and money) to become adept at being a HAM radio operator but it's well worth the effort.

@kitnolan8090

2 жыл бұрын

I am curious how I can attain a HAM license? Would I have to go to a specific site or do I go to my local town hall? All the best!

You the man prepped!

@zackattack5414

3 жыл бұрын

You’re eleventh

@nelsonadurra8966

3 жыл бұрын

@@zackattack5414 why do you keep numbering people?

Good video...The Canadian broke down in a short video, the basics of radio Communication and usage, so thoroughly ...that even a prepper could do it...

Your the best . Great info great products awesome explanation ,easy to understand.

Amazing, from Ecuador🇪🇨🇨🇦

I am legend had alot of survival skills. Just go back and see how he use his radio

My brother gave me a baofeng a few months ago and I have been excitedly learning all I can

Good presentation of the various options available to prepper comms in N. America.

Canadian Prophet has spoken

@zackattack5414

3 жыл бұрын

You’re 8th

Have you ever seen the movie Blazing Saddles? The Mexicans said, "WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' BADGES" That applies here. We don't need someone's permission to communicate with each other.

@guytech7310

3 жыл бұрын

Best to learn about radio before the crisis hits. There is a lot to learn and experiment so you can test your equipment.

@1eyeguy458

3 жыл бұрын

@@guytech7310 I agree. I'm learning how the more 'high-tech' devices work. I have the little Cobra radios but I believe they won't have much range or use in the future.

Great explainer video. Content is accurate enough to get a clear first look of the situation.

This was very helpful, thanks!

Also, I'm quite certain that you could sell snow to an Eskimo 👌

@slowdancer5563

3 жыл бұрын

Nice.

@djzrobzombie2813

3 жыл бұрын

Or a husband to a wife

@theworldwelivein482

3 жыл бұрын

He could sale melted snow to an Eskimo, lol He could even sale sand to a person in the desert. 🤣

@faithfulprepper

3 жыл бұрын

@@theworldwelivein482 Most likely 🤣 And I mean that in the best way possible. I've done door to door sales. Sales is much harder and more complex than most people think.

@theworldwelivein482

3 жыл бұрын

@@faithfulprepper I'm a homeless man that cannot even sale my company. Believe me I understand, Sales are difficult. Nobody wants to pay the price for used goods.

CP - something personally for you - something you'll want to look into that will fit the prepping community well. The 4th weekend of every June, hams in North America have an operating event called Field Day. The objective is to train ham operators to operate under adverse operating conditions - tornado, earthquake, etc - although it has largely become a contest, that is the purpose. Many clubs will set up at local park, bring their generators, campers, etc, and operate all weekend. A few years back, I convinced my local club to skip the generators and operate the equipment from 12 volt deep cycle marine batteries. I did this after seeing an ice storm go through southern Missouri into western Kentucky; many counties (plural - counties!) in both states were in the dark - hospitals, churches, police and fire stations - nobody had electric unless they were on generator power. This prompted me to wonder what happens when the New Madrid quake in Southeast Missouri finally decides to blow (and it will, with the strength of 1811 / 1812 - just a matter of time). I can see most of the bridges crossing the Mississippi and Ohio rivers in the region - all the way to St. Louis and toward Paducah sustaining heavy damage - and everybody going dark - including almost certainly all gas stations. How then would we get fuel for our generators? I can then also see the local governments impounding all that fuel to run the equipment for emergency services - their generators, the fire trucks, police cars, ambulances, et al. Something to think about...

@girldboro9834

3 жыл бұрын

You get extra contesting points for operating off grid.

@radioactiveprepper8259

3 жыл бұрын

@@girldboro9834 This is true. There are classifications in the event - A & B are for portables, C is for mobiles, D & E are home stations. D stations use home power where E stations run off a generator or something else. Extra points for solar and low power operations.

@JayBradleyRephan

3 жыл бұрын

i have a propane 12,500 watt Westinghouse gen. w/500 gal fuel tank as shtf bu only. house is wired w/secondary bu wired direct to generator. 1981 jeep cj 7 40 gall. bu fuel stored under my deck. 1 year of food.

Lots of ham radio clubs, local clubs everywhere will be happy to help. A good friend of mine is president of one here in Harris County.

Excellent video. Thanks