If you’re a ham radio operator looking to enhance your 2-meter band performance, building a simple ground plane antenna is a great project. It’s cost-effective, easy to assemble, and can provide excellent transmission and reception. In this guide, we’ll walk through the materials, construction steps, and installation process to get your DIY antenna up and…
Starting vegetable seeds indoors is a fantastic way to get a jump on the growing season and ensure strong, healthy plants. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or a beginner, learning how to properly start seeds indoors can lead to a bountiful harvest. Here’s everything you need to know to get started! Why Start Seeds Indoors?…
When facing a survival situation, whether lost in the wilderness or dealing with an emergency where clean water is scarce, knowing how to purify water can mean the difference between life and death. Contaminated water can harbor bacteria, viruses, and parasites that cause severe illness. In this guide, we’ll explore the most effective methods to…
It can get tiring trying to keep up on prepping. It’s sometimes overwhelming. All the projects, all the gear, all the effort. The key is to do something every day. Sure, with work schedules and family obligations, we can’t work at large day long projects every day of the week, but doing the little things…
Many of you have noticed that the forum was removed a few weeks ago. This was due to a conflict with other features on the site, which have now been resolved. With the growing instances of global insecurity, discussions between members is as important as ever. The forum has hundreds of members with first hand,…
It’s been a busy few days here in the CPN kitchen. Harvest season has begun, and even without the full garden this year, many grocery stores are advertising some produce on sale. This week for us, it was green and yellow beans at 99¢/lb. This is a price we haven’t seen since food inflation began…
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.
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.
I can’t count the number of times I’ve been told that you don’t need electronics to survive. Initially, after a major event such as a nuclear strike, that may very well be the case, but that could change moments later. Electronics, while not required to sustain life in it’s purest form, can be a force…
It’s been almost a year since I wrote about the Chinese built HF amateur radios. These radios are showing some signs of having issues, and there’s a pretty good reason for that.
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