Buck F
NES Member
We? You realize most people here aren't on those platforms...Doesn’t have to say northeast shooters.
As long as we know what it is.
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We? You realize most people here aren't on those platforms...Doesn’t have to say northeast shooters.
As long as we know what it is.
^ This.Doesn’t have to say northeast shooters.
As long as we know what it is.
In that regard, the network is only as reliable as its power and in most cases internet connectivity. Read up on the link I posted.How does the digital stuff hold up communication wise and privacy wise in the event of some grid down/partially down or internet/computer compromised type situation ?
Ok, that says a lot. NES may in fact be on the list. Without any formal plans as of yet, if it does go down, I will be on 3905.0 at noon. If we stay up, proceed as we were and PM me your info, I will do my best to come up with a schedule of frequencies and times.godaddy.com just canceled ar15.com, it's coming.
I had one of those buckmaster OCF dipoles years ago. It didn't radiate worth a damn. It loaded up ok but nobody heard me. It was a pretty good RX antenna though. If you have enough room, go with either a G5RV or a ZS6BKW variant. They work much better.I have my General and a D-Star (ID-5100A) hooked only to a mag mount car antenna on a file cabinet currently in NH, no outside antennas and noise pickup is a real problem on a number of repeaters. I have a DMR HT that can reach out a few miles. The plan is/was to have some tree work done in the Spring and then hang a Buckmaster OCF between a few trees for HF.
I wish that I still had my shortwave receiver that I built back as a teenager, but I'm sure that it is long gone.
So what are all us techs supposed to do? Miss out on the conversation because you want to use 80m?
Yeah, that is pretty much how it is.So what are all us techs supposed to do? Miss out on the conversation because you want to use 80m?
yeah, I do not have an easy 120' to string a wire.
Yeah, rules for thee, not for me. F the rules, everyone else does it. My friend, that attitude is why there is a problem. So just screw all the people that worked hard to get their legal license.Just get on the air anyway. There is ZERO FCC enforcement on HF. 20m, 40m and 80m is full of jammers that have been out there seven days/nights a week for years. They've even jammed actual maritime emergency transmissions between coastguard and a sailing vessel in distress at sea in a hurricane.
I cannot believe that you have even the slightest concern about this and If anyone is planning on using their actual government issued callsign for "tactical comms ". YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG.
I wouldn't even use the ham bands, there's too many leftist jammers. ( take a listen on 3860 any night of the week, jammers galore).
I'd pick a frequency above or below the ham band edges and operate there.
In the context of this thread, meaning grid down S has HTF communications, yes, f*** the rules.Yeah, rules for thee, not for me. F the rules, everyone else does it. My friend, that attitude is why there is a problem. So just screw all the people that worked hard to get their legal license.
Stupidest post so far today but it's early yet.
I agree and I would bet that Lucas agrees too.In the context of this thread, meaning grid down S has HTF communications, yes, f*** the rules.
No, it's not stupid. I was wondering when you were going to explain your "angry" reaction to my post.Yeah, rules for thee, not for me. F the rules, everyone else does it. My friend, that attitude is why there is a problem. So just screw all the people that worked hard to get their legal license.
Stupidest post so far today but it's early yet.
Funny, Fred K, president of the Nashua Area Radio Society told us the exact opposite wrt wire antennas. He has a number of towers and wire antennas at his house that all work for him. He held a bootcamp that I attended there pre-COVID.I had one of those buckmaster OCF dipoles years ago. It didn't radiate worth a damn. It loaded up ok but nobody heard me. It was a pretty good RX antenna though. If you have enough room, go with either a G5RV or a ZS6BKW variant. They work much better.
Just get on the air anyway. There is ZERO FCC enforcement on HF.
Thanks for your advice, you have proven my point!No, it's not stupid. I was wondering when you were going to explain your "angry" reaction to my post.
You equating normal operating conditions ( Where most obey the rules ) to SHTF contingency conditions WHERE THERE ARE NO MORE RULES.
If you cannot differentiate between the two, the problem is yours, not mine.
If my objective was to get some type of critical information to another party when the SHTF has arrived, there are no rules that would stop me.
Please leave your Goodie Two Shoes outside the door.
Once again, you too are not following the context of the thread. THE CONTEXT IS "CONTINGENCY"Nope, this is horrible action and advice..
As a hams, we are self-policing.
Do not get on the air anyway, please. It would be tough to do useful things besides jamming since license holders will not usually converse..
The S has not HTF yet, so, until then you will remain ahead of your neighbors by learning how to communicate with licensure & requirements.
I used to have a 'Carolina Windom' commercially available (?Years ago?) antenna that worked pretty well on all bands.
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Thanks for your advice, you have proven my point!
Right...The only point I've proven is your complete lack of knowledge and experience.