On Mar 1, 10:58 pm, "Cato" wrote:
O.K., so you're setting up emegency evacuation packs for your
family, and space and weight are serious considerations, what with
food, clothing tent sleeping bags etc. If you thought that you might
have to abandon your vehicle and use bikes or go on foot, what radio
would you consider? If you were to pack a A.M./F.M./ Shortwave
receiver, which one would it be, and why? Would you pack a wind-up
antenna, or a small active loop?
Would it be a wind-up, multiple power source radio? Or would you
pack a small digital radio with extra batteries, or rechargeables with
a seperate solar charger? What would your decision be, and your
arguments in defense of your decision?

A radio that uses a built-in generator would be much easier to carry
around and keep charged up than your other alternatives. AM, FM and
weather channel coverage is far far more imprtant than shortwave in an
emergency radio.

Roadie wrote:

A radio that uses a built-in generator would be much easier to carry
around and keep charged up than your other alternatives. AM, FM and
weather channel coverage is far far more imprtant than shortwave in an
emergency radio.

Only in the U.S.

Geoff.


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"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in message
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Roadie wrote:

A radio that uses a built-in generator would be much easier to carry
around and keep charged up than your other alternatives. AM, FM and
weather channel coverage is far far more imprtant than shortwave in an
emergency radio.

Only in the U.S.

Geoff.


--
Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM
IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 Fax ONLY: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice:
1-215-821-1838
Visit my 'blog at http://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/

The original poster to this thread is in Canada. Close enough?

HD Radio Fan wrote:

A radio that uses a built-in generator would be much easier to carry
around and keep charged up than your other alternatives. AM, FM and
weather channel coverage is far far more imprtant than shortwave in an
emergency radio.

Only in the U.S.

The original poster to this thread is in Canada. Close enough?

Are there Canadian weather brodcasts on VHF? NOAA is a U.S. government
agency.

Geoff.


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IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 Fax ONLY: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838
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"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in message
...
HD Radio Fan wrote:

A radio that uses a built-in generator would be much easier to carry
around and keep charged up than your other alternatives. AM, FM and
weather channel coverage is far far more imprtant than shortwave in
an
emergency radio.

Only in the U.S.

The original poster to this thread is in Canada. Close enough?

Are there Canadian weather brodcasts on VHF? NOAA is a U.S. government
agency.


Will there be ANY broadcasts on VHF after the BIG one?

Geoffrey S. Mendelson ) writes:
HD Radio Fan wrote:

A radio that uses a built-in generator would be much easier to carry
around and keep charged up than your other alternatives. AM, FM and
weather channel coverage is far far more imprtant than shortwave in an
emergency radio.

Only in the U.S.

The original poster to this thread is in Canada. Close enough?

Are there Canadian weather brodcasts on VHF? NOAA is a U.S. government
agency.

But presumably because there existed dedicated receivers for
those weather broadcasts in the US, Canada followed. So there is a chain
of weather broadcast stations here in Canada using the same frequencies as in
the US.

Of course, the location reference was that shortwave reception wasn't
particularly useful in the US (so yes, properly it would have made sense
to use "North America" there), since in North America the shortwave
stations are generally not news sources.

Michael

On Mar 3, 12:31 pm, "HD Radio Fan" wrote:
"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in ...





Roadie wrote:

A radio that uses a built-in generator would be much easier to carry
around and keep charged up than your other alternatives. AM, FM and
weather channel coverage is far far more imprtant than shortwave in an
emergency radio.

Only in the U.S.

Geoff.

--
Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM
IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 Fax ONLY: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice:
1-215-821-1838
Visit my 'blog athttp://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/

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Yes, I am in Canada. I live about ten miles from the border at
Niagara Falls. Spent a lot of time in both Canada and the U.S. Have
relatives in both countrys. Family been here since 1635.
We have the same type of Weather Alert-Emergency Alert system as
the U.S. Environment Canada runs it as far as I know. We can buy the
same alert radios as in the U.S., We use SAME technology in the latest
radios. Same frequencys. NOAA and Environment Canada have agreements
together on the system.
I agree that a radio with weather frequencys would be very
important. However, for some reason, I don't trust these wind-up
radios for long term use. I prefer to use a small digital am/fm/sw
with spare rechargeables and a solar charger. Reason being that I also
use AA batteries for other things. Some of the new thin film solar
cell foldable chargers do a very good job. I believe the thin film
foldables were developed for the military. I was able to get one for
my kit. along with a some sets of the latest technology rechargeables.
(Eneloop and Panasonic make some of the newest high tech batteries.)
Ya, if you think they might drop the big one, wrap one radio in
something like cardboard, and then wrap it in metal foil . (Faraday
cage). If you think the big one is about to happen, retract all whip
antennas, unhook all other antennas, keep your radios at least ten
feet from any metal pipes, lengths of wire etc. that could act as a
collector of EMP. Any whip antenna should be as short as possible, no
more then 30", and much shorter then that if possible. That's why a
very small radio, with a collapsed antenna length of maybe four or
five inches has a better chance of surviving even if it is not in a
Faraday cage.

Cato wrote:

On Mar 3, 12:31 pm, "HD Radio Fan" wrote:
"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in ...





Roadie wrote:

A radio that uses a built-in generator would be much easier to carry
around and keep charged up than your other alternatives. AM, FM and
weather channel coverage is far far more imprtant than shortwave in an
emergency radio.

Only in the U.S.

Geoff.

--
Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM
IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 Fax ONLY: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice:
1-215-821-1838
Visit my 'blog athttp://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/

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Yes, I am in Canada. I live about ten miles from the border at
Niagara Falls. Spent a lot of time in both Canada and the U.S. Have
relatives in both countrys. Family been here since 1635.

When would you like to sign title over?

Come on now, you being a nice Liberal, Carbon Footprint, Al Gore, Cock Sucking kinda Canuck *******.. Give it
up, Boy!

I'm a real Native American...

dxAce wrote:

Cato wrote:

On Mar 3, 12:31 pm, "HD Radio Fan" wrote:
"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in ...





Roadie wrote:
A radio that uses a built-in generator would be much easier to carry
around and keep charged up than your other alternatives. AM, FM and
weather channel coverage is far far more imprtant than shortwave in an
emergency radio.
Only in the U.S.
Geoff.
--
Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM
IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 Fax ONLY: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice:
1-215-821-1838
Visit my 'blog athttp://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/
The original poster to this thread is in Canada. Close enough?- Hide quoted text -

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Yes, I am in Canada. I live about ten miles from the border at
Niagara Falls. Spent a lot of time in both Canada and the U.S. Have
relatives in both countrys. Family been here since 1635.

When would you like to sign title over?

Come on now, you being a nice Liberal, Carbon Footprint, Al Gore, Cock Sucking kinda Canuck *******.. Give it
up, Boy!

I'm a real Native American...




I believe you once said you were one sixth Native stock. It appears you
use the race card when it's to your advantage. When it comes to
others...well..you claim they're just pieces of
Mexican/Japanese/Canadian ****.

I feel sorry for you and how you were brought up. Your parents couldn't
instill a sense of decency or respect in you. I'm sure they tried.

You should avoid getting drunk in a public forum. Try AA. Please.


mike

first dxAce wrote:

I'm a real Native American...

then m II wrote:

I believe you once said you were one sixth Native stock. It appears
you use the race card when it's to your advantage.

Interesting...the one who bitterly (and *endlessly*) complains about
"fake" Hispanics can't decide if he is 1/6 or full. Does this mean he
might be fake himself? Not only did he bend the needle on the "Irony
Meter", it actually exploded!

No matter, full or one sixth. He has clearly demonstrated (time and
again) that he just can't handle that "fire-water".

m II then wrote:

You should avoid getting drunk in a public forum. Try AA. Please.