Comms and intel gathering WTSHTF

Satellites...practically every major SHTF scenario causes a loss of satellite comms. Radios are the only reliable method and should be on everyone's list.

Discussed getting a CB for each of our cars with my partner. Will look into it.

I've just been looking at the history of the USSR and its jamming stations from the 1950's.

They invested many mega watts in energy in trying to stop overseas broadcasts from being received within their borders, and some jamming stations on the Voice of America (VOA), were rated at 2 mega watts, 2,000,000 watts continuously.

They mainly jammed the actual frequency of the station, but, once the Communists had convinced enough people to buy their home branded radio sets, they then jammed the intermediate frequency, thereby covering all possible combinations of received stations on 455 Khz, the intermediate frequency. Modern radios would be in the same position as most have an IF of 455 Khz, which by international convention, is to be reserved for such and not used for broadcasting. HMMM, when have Govts observed international conventions ? Only when it suits them, so what is the 'work around" that will enable one to keep up the intel gathering in such a situation ?

Its relatively simple, one needs a radio that doesn't use an IF of 455 khz, and some used 465, others (FM receivers) used 10.7 MHz. But such radios are limited to the normal FM broadcast band, so not useful for international intel gathering.

I designed and constructed a radio that directly converts the station to audio, an IF within the audio band if you like and un-jammable using a transmitter.

Its EMP proof as it uses 3 valves and a small genemotor to get the 200 odd volts high tension DC from a 12 v battery. Comms, and intel, are going to be so vital WTSHTF, what preparation's have you made ?







Nobody knows what the White House is doing, especially not the White House.

My main HF aerial is simply a piece of 4mm power wire, strung between two trees conveniently 40 odd meters apart, and matched to the rigs with a 10:1 UN UN, wound on a piece of ferrite core from an old computer power supply. Connected the Yaesu, it tunes perfectly on all HF bands, without needing an external ATU, and I've had contacts with most Australian states, NZ, and the USA. Just a few nights ago, the continent was rocking in and 5 by 9 both ways, so its getting out with my 120 odd watts.

11 meters cb band is a helical vertical, 2 m is either a 5/8 wavelength whip, or a 6 element beam, vertically polarized, UHF is a simple 1/4 wave whip and FM radio is a 1/2 wavelength folded dipole and 22 DB gain amplifier at the feed point. All run from a 1,000 amp hr 12 volt battery and 650 watts solar, independent of the house systems. Commercial TV is via the free to air VAST satellite system, as is internet. Am radio is via a smaller long wire, about 10 meters and a 1960's Philips am only car radio that has 2 rf stages, and uses germanium transistors. I also have a home made AM/SSB transistorized, balanced mixer design, (Actually 3 integrated circuits) receiver that is totally self contained and a Barlow-Wadley XCR 30 commercial synthesized radio from the 70's. I also have a HF/VHF/UHF scanner that goes to 1.2 gigs, all modes, connected to a droopy dipole aerial.

Backup EMP safe gear includes a WW2 Kingsly AR7, a home made valve am/ssb receiver/all band transmitter, and several other ham transceivers stored in the steel shipping container.

All aerials have commercial in line lightning arresters fitted, and he radios are disconnected from them unless actually in use to prevent damage.

Battery negative and all shields are solidly earthed to a 5 foot earth rod driven in adjacent.






I fix stuff, and I know things.