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Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
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? |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
I guess a low price AM/FM/Shortwave radio which works on batteries and
solar power and wind up power.A radio like that will work ok,almost as good as the most expensive radio(s) In an emergency situation where all h.ll might break lose,why spend a ton of money on an expensive radio? Spend some good money on a small portable Katadyn water purifier (I own one,I paid about $183.00 for it at the local Forest Supply store here in Jackson just before the Y2K. www.katadyn.com and other survival equipment that might keep you alive.Magafying glasses for making fire in the daytime,a hatchet,a few good knives,fish hooks,stuff. cuhulin |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
On Mar 1, 9:58 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? Probably the wind-up. Who wants to worry about batteries after the big one has dropped? On the other hand, you'll want something that has USB and LSB so you can monitor ham operators and US military. So I would have my Grundig FR200 (wind-up) for general broadcast reception and emergency flashlight, and my Sony 2010. The Sony is kind of big, but it would be an invaluable resource. I would use it sparingly to preserve its batteries. If you want to go as small as possible, the Grundig Mini100 or the Kaito WRX911 are both breast pocket size and a pair of AAs last forever in either. |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
Across the majestic mountains to the valleys down below,,,,,,, North to
Alaska,,,,,, going North,,,,, the rush is onnn,,,,,,,,,, AMC tb channel,right now. cuhulin |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
If the ''big one'' goes off,that transistor isn't going to work
anyway.Get an old tube type radio. cuhulin |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
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? I would (and kept in my sealed room, the Israeli version of a fallout shelter) a Grundig FR-200. It's not much better than any other cheap radio and worse than many, but it receives AM, FM, and shortwave, has a loud speaker so everyone can hear, runs off of windup, a wall wart and AA batteries. Uses a cordless phone battery which can be easily found and replaced and has a light. The only problem is that it needs to wound up every few months to keep the rechargable battery working, and to make sure it still holds a charge. When I carried a gas mask, I carried with it a small pocket radio with a speaker that used two AAA batteries. Better than nothing and if you only listen for a few minutes at a time, will last for days. I suggest that you go for two levels. One is an abandon all you have and run and the other is take the car and get the heck out of there. For the take the care, I suggest a decent laptop with a bunch of DVDs or DVD ROMs with movies for the kids and if you want a real communications monitoring station a Ten-Tec RX-320. The are not much more expensive than a decent portable, and give you a lot more. 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/ |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
Small electronic devices,radios,laptop or hand held computers,other
devices.You can put that stuff in a metal container with a close/snug fitting metal lid,that should work ok.Some people say something like some copper screen wire will serve as a Faraday cage to protect the electronic devices.I have never tried it out before,so I really don't know.Of course all of that would need to be done before a ''big one'' goes off. cuhulin |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
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Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
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? I think I'd just carry tools, and fix radios along the way, although I'd sure be tempted to carry a 2-way radio... |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
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. |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
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/ |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
"CDH" wrote in message oups.com... On Mar 1, 9:58 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? Probably the wind-up. Who wants to worry about batteries after the big one has dropped? On the other hand, you'll want something that has USB and LSB so you can monitor ham operators and US military. So I would have my Grundig FR200 (wind-up) for general broadcast reception and emergency flashlight, and my Sony 2010. The Sony is kind of big, but it would be an invaluable resource. I would use it sparingly to preserve its batteries. If you want to go as small as possible, the Grundig Mini100 or the Kaito WRX911 are both breast pocket size and a pair of AAs last forever in either. Wind-up radios(s) that include AM/FM & TV audio and NOAA Weather.It is essential that you keep informed on local conditions at all times. A hand-held scanner to listen to local police/fire and others including Amateur/Ham operators. However, a hand-held scanner with some method of recharging the batteries like a small portable solar panel with regulator would be a considered a luxury item while roughing it on a bicycle. It could also become an item of interest to persons you would likely want to avoid during a serious crises - thieves and authorities under heightened alert. In the night/evenings a wind-up shortwave radio would provide entertainment as well as provide possible alternative news sources which would need to be digested with a large dose of propaganda awareness. Anything which requires batteries would need a reliable solar/wind-up type recharging device. Don't forget your Iodine pills - LOL! |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in message ... Cato wrote: When I carried a gas mask, I carried with it a small pocket radio with a speaker that used two AAA batteries. Better than nothing and if you only listen for a few minutes at a time, will last for days. In an uncertain situation I would avoid wasting power/energy of any sort. USE headphones whenever possible. Uses less energy and you will not emit any audio to passerby's which will attract attention. DO NOT BRING ATTENTION TO YOURSELF! |
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"dxAce" wrote in message ... Big one? You mean like an upcoming weather forecast for downtown Tehran? "Morning temperatures will be cool, then rapidly rising to 55,000 degrees. Afternoon temperatures will drop rapidly, with heavy haze forecast throughout the evening..." LMAO! |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
HD Radio Fan wrote:
USE headphones whenever possible. Uses less energy and you will not emit any audio to passerby's which will attract attention. DO NOT BRING ATTENTION TO YOURSELF! Again only in the U.S. Here if you have a radio in a shelter you SHARE it. 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/ |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote: HD Radio Fan wrote: USE headphones whenever possible. Uses less energy and you will not emit any audio to passerby's which will attract attention. DO NOT BRING ATTENTION TO YOURSELF! Again only in the U.S. Here if you have a radio in a shelter you SHARE it. Less time in shelters = more time trying to defeat Hezbollah. Better luck next time. dxAce Michigan USA |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote: HD Radio Fan wrote: USE headphones whenever possible. Uses less energy and you will not emit any audio to passerby's which will attract attention. DO NOT BRING ATTENTION TO YOURSELF! Again only in the U.S. Here if you have a radio in a shelter you SHARE it. Less time in shelters = more time trying to defeat Hezbollah. I look at it this way: We (The USofA) send your country (adopted/country) one hell of a lot of money every year and what do we get out of it? Folks hiding in shelters? Get off your ass, or start repaying your debt to the USofA. dxAce Michigan USA |
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dxAce wrote:
I look at it this way: We (The USofA) send your country (adopted/country) one hell of a lot of money every year and what do we get out of it? Folks hiding in shelters? Get off your ass, or start repaying your debt to the USofA. With almost everyone at age 18 going into the service, and people serving in the reserves until their 40's, what more do you want? What would you have done with over 200 rockets a day landing on your head? 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/ |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote: dxAce wrote: I look at it this way: We (The USofA) send your country (adopted/country) one hell of a lot of money every year and what do we get out of it? Folks hiding in shelters? Get off your ass, or start repaying your debt to the USofA. With almost everyone at age 18 going into the service, and people serving in the reserves until their 40's, what more do you want? What would you have done with over 200 rockets a day landing on your head? Gone into southern Lebanon and kicked ****ing ass. Sure beats letting the *******s get away with it. Instead, you ****ing butt lickers are content to let us subsidize you... get out there and show some balls, elsewise we need to stop subsidizing you.. BRB.. time for Kol Israel on 7545.. |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in message ... 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? |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
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. -- 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/ |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
"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? |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
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 |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
"dxAce" wrote in message ... I look at it this way: We (The USofA) send your country (adopted/country) one hell of a lot of money every year and what do we get out of it? Folks hiding in shelters? Get off your ass, or start repaying your debt to the USofA. dxAce Michigan USA Ace i too think it is high time that the country of Israel should start to fight its own battles and do thir own dirty work in regards to iran |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in message ... dxAce wrote: With almost everyone at age 18 going into the service, and people serving in the reserves until their 40's, what more do you want? What would you have done with over 200 rockets a day landing on your head? Geoff. Yeah but you give your ultra orthadox fantics a free pass, because you dont want to **** them off to much. |
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john sumner wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... I look at it this way: We (The USofA) send your country (adopted/country) one hell of a lot of money every year and what do we get out of it? Folks hiding in shelters? Get off your ass, or start repaying your debt to the USofA. Ace i too think it is high time that the country of Israel should start to fight its own battles and do thir own dirty work in regards to iran Indeed. Get down with it. |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
dxAce wrote: john sumner wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... I look at it this way: We (The USofA) send your country (adopted/country) one hell of a lot of money every year and what do we get out of it? Folks hiding in shelters? Get off your ass, or start repaying your debt to the USofA. Ace i too think it is high time that the country of Israel should start to fight its own battles and do thir own dirty work in regards to iran Indeed. Get down with it. Heck, I actually like Israel and the IDF. I spent some time in the 70's there... but it's time to cut the cord and get on with it. dxAce Michigan USA |
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Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
SNIP With almost everyone at age 18 going into the service, and people serving in the reserves until their 40's, what more do you want? What would you have done with over 200 rockets a day landing on your head? Geoff. One thing's for sure - I am not going to defend the behaviour of Israel (I cannot get my head around the fact that a country based on the experience of the Nazis can turn round and be Nazis). But I have to say that having someone like "dxAxe" prattle on as if he represents America is sickening. America and Israel have a lot in common when it comes to the way that they treat their neighbours. I am very thankful that I do not live in Central America or anywhere bordering Israel. I do acknowledge that the British are pretty much responsible for creating the mess in and around Israel. American foreign policy creates their messes - over and over again from Korea to Iraq (and soon Iran). Pot kettle! Charlie. -- www.wymsey.co.uk |
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charlie wrote: Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote: SNIP With almost everyone at age 18 going into the service, and people serving in the reserves until their 40's, what more do you want? What would you have done with over 200 rockets a day landing on your head? Geoff. One thing's for sure - I am not going to defend the behaviour of Israel (I cannot get my head around the fact that a country based on the experience of the Nazis can turn round and be Nazis). But I have to say that having someone like "dxAxe" prattle on as if he represents America is sickening. You been in Israel, boy? |
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charlie wrote:
One thing's for sure - I am not going to defend the behaviour of Israel (I cannot get my head around the fact that a country based on the experience of the Nazis can turn round and be Nazis). Israel are not and have never been Nazis. If you are refering to the treatment of the Palestinians, Israel has never treated them like the Nazis. It's just propaganda created by the news organizations to sell newspapers/tv time. Israel has certainly been far kinder and gentler to the "Palestinians" than any of their leaders or neighboring countries have been. It also has been kinder and gentler than England ever was in Ireland. The Palestinians have never been above sacrificing their own children for "the cause". The famous shooting of a 12 year old boy filmed by a French TV crew, was investigated by a German TV network and their conclusion is that he was shot by a Palestinain because he was on camera. To keep it the least bit on the topic of shortwave radio, Israel continues its English broadcasts, but since the first "gulf war", they are nothing like they were, and the IBA never bothers to refute the claims of the Palestian propagand machine. If anyone acts like Nazis, it's the Palestinains complete with their "ethnic cleansing" of Christians. 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/ |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
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 - - Show quoted text - 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. |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
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 - - Show quoted text - 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... |
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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 - - Show quoted text - 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 |
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I saw some neat looking battery chargers at the Wal Mart store
electronics department this afternoon.(I always check out the electronics department and the magazine racks too,I also bought a new computer magazine at the store along with my usual Beer and grub) Saker www.sakar.com makes them.Plug the charger in a car cigarette lighter (the charger comes with two AA batteries) and the batteries get charged up. cuhulin |
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On Mar 3, 12:11 pm, (Geoffrey S. Mendelson) wrote:
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. Do you honestly think that hams will be of any use for providing emergency or weather information in an emergency? They haven't yet. And what possible value could there for the victims of a hurricane to be able to hear BBC or any other international broadcaster on shortwave. The original poster would be much better off listening to local MW and FM broadcasts as was done in New Orleans. |
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On Mar 3, 8:13 pm, "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 - - Show quoted text - 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. Uuuuh, why don't you trust the windup radios. Have you had problems with one? The Baygen radios have been used in Africa for a long time. Over how long a term were you planning to use the radio. I prefer to use a small digital am/fm/sw with spare rechargeables and a solar charger. Do you realize that solar chargers take a long time and that you need sun or light for them to work. That may not be very practical in a real emergency. 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. If you survive an event with an EMP sufficient to knock out electronics I doubt there will be much to hear. Your needs will be far more immediate. 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.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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You ever watched the Damnation Alley movie before? It comes on the FMC
Radio tb channel tomorrow at 11:30 PM.Objective,Burma movie has just now started on Radio tb. cuhulin |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
"Roadie" ) writes:
On Mar 3, 8:13 pm, "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 - - Show quoted text - 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. Uuuuh, why don't you trust the windup radios. Have you had problems with one? The Baygen radios have been used in Africa for a long time. Over how long a term were you planning to use the radio. And of course, one key thing about emergency preparedness is redundancy. If the windup generator fails, it won't kill the radio. And you should ahve batteries and other things available to run it. On the other hand, as you point out the generator is useful if the solar cells won't charge the batteries because there's no sun (or to run the radio while the batteries are being charged in the daytime while the sun is out). Michael |
Emergency Go Bag. What Receiver?
charlie wrote:
... represents America is sickening. America and Israel have a lot in common when it comes to the way that they treat their neighbours. ... Charlie. Yeah, would be good to see Israel put some of her MOOSELUM neighbors out of their misery--just humane really. JS |
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