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Flooding Continues and HAM Radio Comes to the Rescue
Have you taken the test yet and gotten your HAM radio license? If not, why not? Recently I heard an interview with the mayor of Huntsville Alabama. An EF5 tornado had just torn the town apart. He lamented that the cell phone tower was gone, landline phones were gone and the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the town had been destroyed and with it all communication capabilities. During a crisis...
Posted by Carolyn on May 11th, 2010 in Before the Disaster, City Dwellers, Current Threats, EMPs and Solar Flares, HAM Radio | 3 comments
Faraday Cages
I promised to tell you how to build a Faraday cage with the foil and mylar blankets we are adding to our General Store this week. Now is the time to act to protect your electronic gear. To be adequately shielded, electronics must be kept inside a completely enclosed metallic structure known as a Faraday cage. Nested Faraday cages offer even more protection for those closest to the attack, just in case. ...
Posted by Carolyn on May 10th, 2010 in Before the Disaster, Current Concerns, EMPs and Solar Flares, Food Storage, HAM Radio, Natural Disasters, Our General Store | Comments Off
Our General Store…Aluminum Foil and Mylar Blankets
This week we learned that one out of eight families in the United States are on food stamps! How long can the government afford to keep supporting that many? They will need to reduce the programs or increase our taxes and fees to make up the shortfall. I am betting I know which one it will be. A report this week on MSNBC said those who were storing food were “exhibiting an extreme reaction”....
Posted by Carolyn on Apr 3rd, 2010 in After a Disaster, Before the Disaster, City Dwellers, Evacuation and Refuge, HAM Radio, Natural Disasters, Survival Tips, Tip of the Week | 5 comments
Tip of the Week…Preparing for Emergencies for City Dwellers,Part 3…Civil Unrest
Our April Newsletter is out so if you have subscribed and did not receive one please let me know. April’s issue includes: General Store: Items stored as of April 1st Tips of the Week: Expanded for the month of March Storing Food Safely Containers Appropriate for food storage Containers NOT appropriate for food storage Dutch Oven Cooking: How to Purchase a Dutch Oven; How to Season a Dutch...
Posted by Carolyn on Jan 19th, 2010 in Before the Disaster, Current Threats, HAM Radio, Natural Disasters | 2 comments
