first. everybody should be a “prepper”. not end of the world thing. but just i case of a job lose, earth quake, tornado, hurricane, etc. never hurts to have a couple months food supplys put away the right way. but then there are those of us were work just gets in the way of life. retired now. but i have so much to do. learning other things. i am in a group were i am learning field medicine. Not emt style, but to help the victim survive till proper care can be reached. alone with search and rescue. some are hams, but grms is the radio spectrum of choice here. thanks to how many hams hate people that do not talk only about ham radios. and it is not allowed to just talk. some of the fcc rules just flat out suck. and must be opened up to allow others to just talk on some of the bands. but i do hope i can “ up grade” this year or next. having trouble getting my head wrapped around some things.
@lisocampos80803 ай бұрын
In a shtf situation, getting out of town should be the first priority. A base station will be useless. It's to big to carry. An ht with a small solar panel will be a lifesaver. More people have ht's than base stations with huge antennas.
@larryjanson40112 ай бұрын
sad buy yaesu decided to stop making a number of very good radios that must make a comeback. easy carrying. multi band, low juice usage, then comes the HT’s a hand full, extra battery's, ( long term usage thing), quad bands. WATER proof to 30 feet, then all this MUST be affordable. to high a price no body will buy them. yes you get what you pay for. but look at how many uv5r’s get sold each year.
@jameswilkinson6678Ай бұрын
There’s a happy medium. Xiegu G90, etc.
@metalman370203 ай бұрын
Dude......I'm in the mid Tenn. area. If an EMP or serious civil unrest happens, i aint interested in whats going down in detroit, seattle, or singapore. A 10 mile radius will do me good from my current location. Dont need a repeater if i plug in my "toy, juvenile, POS" handheld into my basestation antenna or plug it into my mobile antenna (with a ground plane under it) and run it up a pole 30' or 40' up. Or just bolt it on top of my roof somewhere. I'll get out just fine....for what i need to do.
@CharlesHarpolek4vud4 ай бұрын
Press all
@janwouterdeheer71854 ай бұрын
Joe, thanks for your good treatment of the critical parts of the mount ! I like your style - with humor !! - clear skies !!
@cwd2435 ай бұрын
This aged like milk. Geriatric gatekeeping by guys like this are the reason for the decline of the hobby. Tech tickets are only for repeaters and LOS? What about 28.30-28.50? The ubiquitous baofeng uv-5r "toy" HT got me into ham, and a majority of new hams. A radio now costs less than a happy meal at McDonald's. I can reach out 80 miles, simplex with an 8 watt HT, some lmr 400 and a coat hanger dipole 40 feet in the air. If there is a EMP, zombies, or any other emergency, fcc law says you don't even need a technician ticket to transmit. God I hate these old men spreading misinformation....
@tonyp40925 ай бұрын
No new post in 3 years. Vaya con Dios. Btw I love my "handie-talkie".
@SteveH-TN6 ай бұрын
Joe a few years ago I also noticed an influx of narrow minded Preppers. I took time to ask them why they were becoming a Ham, I learned a great deal about the prepper motivation and mindset. I believe our tube operated radios and teletype machines will be useful 😎🔉👀 73s Steve AA4SH
@cwd2435 ай бұрын
Lol. Bud, you need to learn a little more about tubes. If there's another Carrington event, there will be 1000s of volts riding your end feds, fan dipoles and low loss coax right back into your finals. Tubes or transistors, your radio is toast. Meanwhile a baofeng in a metal filing cabinet would probably survive.....
@larryjanson40112 ай бұрын
i have a uv5r in the factory box. wrapped in styrofoam in a ash bucket. that is sealed up. that again is insulated from the knack box. hiding in a building. with many other emg items. some say it should be in the ground.
@MrFreddarama6 ай бұрын
This is why i so rarely use ham radio. I'm extra class and commercial operator with 40+ yrs with GROL and many other certs. Guys like this clown are why i rarely interact with most hams.
@larryjanson40112 ай бұрын
why i dropped out of a ham club. too many stuck up’s thinking maybe one were i live now, but first i need to know more about said club.
@comm253111 күн бұрын
I talk mostly abroad because most of these sad hams are in the U.S.
@TracyTsVideos6 ай бұрын
True, grid down, repeaters and internet will likely be out. But small radios can relay messages and information from one to another. Someone will have communication with someone having a stronger base unit. Something is better than nothing. I am in the entry level and learning curve right now.
@SX9396 ай бұрын
So sad to have lost this fellow operator in September of 2020, we talked many times. 73 KV4WM - Dennis
@Shadow750Jax5 ай бұрын
Yeah. I just looked him up on QRZ and see he's now silent key.
@stevenmcc60527 ай бұрын
What software is that on ur screen?
@cm4677 ай бұрын
My HF and VHF radio equipment is boxed and stored in my basement since I last used them last back in 1993. Stored in boxes, will they still be protected from an EMP? I'm a GENERAL with CW since 1988.
@willhall6407 ай бұрын
They need to be in a Faraday cage to be fully protected from an EMP. There are tons of videos and information on making them as well as tons of off the shelf versions out there. Homemade cages are easily tested by putting your cell phone inside and calling it from another cell. If the signal gets in then there is an issue. It's not the perfect test but it's a pretty good indication without spending a lot of money.
@egg04087 ай бұрын
this was great. You should re-do with a better resolution camera as we can't really see some of the video clearly. But a great video nonetheless.
@3dfxvoodoocards68 ай бұрын
The 2 inch eyepieces are so expensive it’s ridiculous.
@ChadAF_YT8 ай бұрын
I’m going to be honest, in a shtf situation, if me and my buddy’s have ham radios we will be “illegally” transmitting. (The government and most of the worlds population will not mind, only ham radio operators sitting at home will care and be writing notes to send to the FCC if it comes to exist again, no emergency or military will care if you’re trying to help and survive)
@hank00748 ай бұрын
Like the guy before me said..... it won't matter when the GRID goes down. As long as we know how to do it(Tech License), we will be transmitting on HF!!! You just sit back and take your notes on who's violating the rules. Turn us in when the lights come back on.....LOL
@cm4677 ай бұрын
@hank0074 In an emergency situation, you can still transmit using your technician license
@hackyman78159 ай бұрын
I'm just fine with my tec license and my IC-7000 . It would be nice to up grade but if don't, I have what I need. Still informing video
@truecrimereaction10 ай бұрын
The links are at the bottom of the comments section just scroll to the bottom, Jo hadn’t pinned his comment links to the top of the comments. RIP.
@user-mp1yw1ek1w11 ай бұрын
I search all over cannot find the shortwave listening software can someone type type the name it on here.
@sdriza11 ай бұрын
RIP Joe
@RaceBanner_ Жыл бұрын
What a clown. If the end times come, you think I’m worried grandpa here yelling at me about my radio license?
@ChadAF_YT8 ай бұрын
On god! I swear the old dudes with licenses will be preventing men in serious situations from communicating because they’re not calling out call signs
@Baruch-Hashem6 ай бұрын
He is deceased. It will be the wild west in the end of times, unpredictable, but nobody will be yelling down the unlicensed people whom will most likely be burning up their amplifiers or tossing their radios to the side as it takes some learning just to use these
@xanatax1844 Жыл бұрын
if the only radio you own is a HT, probably better off just getting a really well built GMRS. and some FRS for the kids. want more range, get a CB. 💜👍 Amateur is great for mad-scientist, build it yourself stuff. 😂👍
@xanatax1844 Жыл бұрын
my car is old enough, engine could still run with a dead computer. computer monitors the engine, but I don’t think it actually controls much. noteworthy, my car is never 100% “off” just because the key is out. still has a security system. and any car with keyfob remote-unlock has those listening. Car should run with those dead tho, right? 😅
@IggySky Жыл бұрын
Let's say a car built int he 60's What possibly can an EMP burn out? The condenser? The alternator? The spark plugs, Not much electronics to an older car..
@xanatax1844 Жыл бұрын
😅 You’ll probably lose the AM/FM radio. Engine should work, hopefully. 👍 How much of the car would work if, hypothetically, every single fuse was blown, but no other damage? Which fuses would need to be replaced to get it minimally functional? 🤔 If you can figure that out for your vehicle … may want a backup-set of those fuses, for the “in case of EMP” kit in the vehicle.
@IggySky Жыл бұрын
Thank you..@@xanatax1844
@clyde1406 Жыл бұрын
If SHTF, as preppers say; then whether you have a liscence or not will be irrelevant at that point. Get the tech class and enjoy , learn and work your way up!
@salahsana3481 Жыл бұрын
Good job
@salahsana3481 Жыл бұрын
Good job
@JD144- Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I get it now.
@hightech80 Жыл бұрын
Hey Listen you do not need to upgrade and you can do a lot with a tech license 10M and 6M and most bands can work long range if you have a amp and a good telescopic antenna about 40F mas pole and you also can use dipole wire that can go up into a high tree and if you use right amount of power you can talk 100 to 200 miles and there is a lot of digital modes that can work on 2m that can go a long range
@williebethay4342 Жыл бұрын
Can someone list the top 5 software links
@Trump985 Жыл бұрын
Spending $30 on a Baofang or similar HT is hardly wasted money. If you have an hour of fun learning (and trust me you will have a lot more fun then an hour) you got your money’s worth. Sure getting a mobile rig is the next step but I’m not ashamed to say I not only started out with a UV5R and even after getting a FTM 400 and a couple other HTs I still use that Baofang all the time. Granted it doesn’t have great range but with a different antenna I can hit a repeater 10 miles away in a urban area with it and it is a great scanner as well. I honestly think I never would have gotten my license if I didn’t see these things for 30 bucks.
@sweetbushstudiochannel4606 Жыл бұрын
RIP Joe
@terrycan7507 Жыл бұрын
was wondering why there was no new vids in the last 3 years.. So sorry to hear on his passing...
@Timlin937 Жыл бұрын
The irony! "Knock, Knock...oops, I mean, CQ CQ"
@paulplack490 Жыл бұрын
The prepper community faces a much bigger challenge than toy-class radios. Their biggest issue is going to be the focus on secretive communications within their clans; there just aren't enough frequencies to let that work. The ham radio tradition of working with others through nets to help the community will be much more useful and efficient than "no random contacts."
@scubacamper62 Жыл бұрын
The cheap radios are bringing younger people into the hobby- people like you give ham radio such a bad name! Everything for all people
@LavaKimo Жыл бұрын
You re missing the point. Even an expensive HT is going to be limited if repeaters are down. He is making a point that HF is really needed in a grid down situation.
@mikemcdonald51478 ай бұрын
most preppers will only need tech 2meter. They use it on their bug out property or local comms for their group. They arent using it for repeaters. They aren't using it to make dx contacts lol. @@LavaKimo
@auletjohnast03638 Жыл бұрын
🔵THAT'S NOT A ETX 125 LOOKS MORE LIKE THE ETX90. THE 125 HAS A BIGGER APERTURE.🔴
@CrucesNomad1 Жыл бұрын
You may be surprised grandma would be called a prepper by todays standards. Also most people want to be legal but with experts like this I wouldnt wat to go further either.
@RKingis Жыл бұрын
Technician tickets have access HF on 10m, 15m, 40m, and 80m. Unfortunately, it's rather costly to get into HF, and if you're in an apartment, it's not happening. Bought a nice used Yaesu, that sat on my desk for about a year, before I sold it. But you're right, just cause you went to college, don't mean you know how to the job.
@7125Mhz Жыл бұрын
Joe passed away at the age of 73. 73 Joe! de AE1JB.
@gerryroberts662 Жыл бұрын
I like this. Really neat..
@eddavis2142 Жыл бұрын
Good insight and food for thought!
@The411 Жыл бұрын
You'll find a lot of preppers are only requiring 10 - 15km of coverage to keep contact with their raiding party in SHTF. Raspberry Pi's are added to the mix to encrypt/decrypt the messages or the frequency changed after each QSL. Roll up ladder line jpole's are used and work very well.
@joeshmoe7899 Жыл бұрын
After collimating, did you try removing/reinserting and rotating the laser, to double check?
@ufosaboveus Жыл бұрын
appreciate the time you put into doing this but it seems like you are ignoring the option for a technician to use a mobile radio using 50 watts on 2 meter band with a good antenna. They can go much further than a few miles. So while a general license does open up more range... a tech can reasonably achieve up to 50 mile coms with the right equipment. Just comes down to what they need. Many preppers are not concerned with talking to other states, just talking to family and friends in the same general area of say 25-50 miles.
@tuloko16 Жыл бұрын
RIP Sir!! you will be missed!
@roberttosa2560 Жыл бұрын
In any emergency the license required to transmit is dropped. In grid down anyone can transmit on any frequency. In the meantime a tech license can cover a lot of uhf/vhf needs.
@markgutierrez9295 Жыл бұрын
This is not entirely true. You need to look up the FCC definition of emergency.
@roberttosa2560 Жыл бұрын
@@markgutierrez9295 ... well, yeah. In this day and age who knows what people think is an emergency. Folks calling 911 because their Mickey fries are cold? And other such similar silliness? You bring up a great point but I would hope that anyone who is bright enough to pass a ham test would know what qualifies as an emergency. But ... ya never know. 🤷♂️🤦♂️🙄
@TheHumanSpirit Жыл бұрын
I appreciate the reality check, Joe. I'll get my technicians first. And then my general. Thank you.
@The411 Жыл бұрын
Joe has passed on.
@justinruth9729 Жыл бұрын
You a ass man you are the reason that so many cringe at the word ham.... Come on man give others hope ..you out there burn cornbread....
@daynejordan6783 Жыл бұрын
What an arrogant ass. You sir are the reason the hobby died many years ago. Not everyone has the cash flow to buy premium equipment.