Budget Ham Radio

by suburban | Aug 30, 2013 | Communications, Preparedness

This arti­cle is by Cameron Green, of Green Acad­e­my of Per­son­al Pro­tec­tion (GAPP). In 2003, the north­east of the Unit­ed States (as well as parts of the mid­west and Cana­da) suf­fered a severe pow­er out­age.  Traf­fic lights were not work­ing so... Read more

And Then There Was a Dinner Meeting

by suburban | Oct 31, 2011 | Bug In, Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Cooking, Guns & Weapons, Personal, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Last week, I had din­ner with three oth­er prep­pers.  One was new, and the two oth­ers I have been in touch with for some time.  We all live in North­ern NJ, and are con­cerned with the econ­o­my, job growth, Bug­ging In, Bug­ging Out, etc.  The... Read more

Can The Egypt Communications Censorship Happen Here Too?

by suburban | Jan 31, 2011 | Personal

Could what hap­pened to com­mu­ni­ca­tions in Egypt this past week hap­pen here in the USA?  Last week, in an attempt to cen­sor com­mu­ni­ca­tions in their coun­try, Egyp­t’s gov­ern­ment shut down the use of Face­book and Twit­ter.   Even­tu­al­ly they... Read more

I Ordered My ARRL Ham Radio License Manual

by suburban | Oct 1, 2010 | Communications, Personal, Preparedness

I ordered my ARRL Ham Radio License Man­u­al this week.   It was pred­i­cat­ed on the North­ern  NJ Meet­up I attend­ed a cou­ple weeks ago, and anoth­er gen­tle­man I met at the meet­up some time ago that has his Ham license.  There is a lot of... Read more

Emergency Radios, Essential Gear in Your Home, Bug Out Bag, Get Home Bag, Etc.

by suburban | Jun 17, 2009 | Communications, Entertainment, Gear, General, Preparedness, Survival Gear

UPDATE 2021:  Over the years, I have found emer­gency radios to be essen­tial lit­tle tools whether you need them in an emer­gency or not.  I used one dur­ing Hur­ri­cane Sandy to stay informed about the sur­round­ing met­ro­pol­i­tan area.  In... Read more