April Showers Bring Lots Of Flooding
It’s that time of year again! The snow has all but gone, the sun brings warmer temperatures, and the sky brings lots and lots of rain. That’s right folks, it’s spring flooding season!
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Project Prioritization
It’s that time of year again when the “to do” lists seem to grow beyond control. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with project lists and get discouraged. Prioritizing your projects can help you get the most important jobs done and leave the non essentials to your spare time. If you’re stumped about where to begin,…
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I Don’t Usually Blog On Sunday, But…
Two days ago, on April 21st, the sun belched forward a CME that has reached Earth earlier than expected, and this one has some clout behind it. Notices started hitting my inbox just after 10 AM today. Those first notices went mostly ignored as they were for a G1 storm, something that is very common…
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Return To Sender
A quick reminder – If you send in a password reset request, please be sure to include a VALID e-mail address. We have been responding to a number of password issues, only to have the e-mail bounce back on us due to invalid e-mail addresses. Thank you for your understanding.
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Size Matters!
While a large food storage pantry is desirable, especially these days, not everything should be stored in large quantities. At least not in the same packaging.
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Communications SOI – Part 1 – Local Comms
There are two pieces of information needed to arrange a conversation. All parties need to know when and where to meet. Local radio communications is limited by line of sight, output power, and obstacles. This means effective comms is limited to a few kilometers, lending itself very well to homestead, prepper retreat, or neighborhood needs….
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Another G3 Storm
The folks over at SpaceWeather.com have sent out yet another alert for a class 3 geomagnetic storm. This is the third G3 storm in recent months.
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Copy Can Like You Never Have Before!
Copy canning is the practice of picking up an extra can or package of whatever you are already buying with your weekly grocery trip. It’s a great way to start a food storage program, especially if you are new to prepping.
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Fireside Friday – How to copy Baofeng channels from one radio to another using chirp.
If you own more than one ham radio, you likely want them to all have the same programming. This is done easily with CHIRP, however you may brick your radio if not done properly. Here I show you step by step, how to copy Baofeng programming WITHOUT bricking your radio.
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Saving Data For A Disaster
Preppers have all sorts of data they will want to keep safe from disasters. From personal records such as birth certificates, home ownership documents, insurance policies, wills, and the like to preparedness documents such as e-books, and SOPs (standard operating procedures). Lifesaving or life renewing information needs to be kept safe. Here are a few…