I just attended a Ham radio class and got a Ham radio. We learnt about which frequencies you can use to communicate with other people in our group without a license (but only works up to about a mile or two). You can get a license which opens up more frequencies and higher power so you can reach people further away but you have to take a test which apparently is quite easy to pass.
I just attended a Ham radio class and got a Ham radio. We learnt about which frequencies you can use to communicate with other people in our group without a license (but only works up to about a mile or two). You can get a license which opens up more frequencies and higher power so you can reach people further away but you have to take a test which apparently is quite easy to pass.
Cool! :) That may be a bit beyond my ken, but I have a good friend in NZ who has a giant ham radio on top of his house and talks to people all over the world. A very neat thing!
I'm just learning myself. I thought it could be useful in case the internet/telecommunications go down to both listen in and communicate.
Also good to have spare gas canisters for the BBQ. I think of things like that as we live in EQ country. We have a huge water butt in the garden for that reason. Plus we have a dog so have to think of stocking up on dog food too. We have a chest freezer that may stay cool for a bit if electricity goes off. A group near me is doing nitrogen packing of food for long term storage - not tried it myself. My husband likes to get stuff at costco so we have lots of cans of tuna and sardines for our EQ/emergency kit.
I just attended a Ham radio class and got a Ham radio. We learnt about which frequencies you can use to communicate with other people in our group without a license (but only works up to about a mile or two). You can get a license which opens up more frequencies and higher power so you can reach people further away but you have to take a test which apparently is quite easy to pass.
Cool! :) That may be a bit beyond my ken, but I have a good friend in NZ who has a giant ham radio on top of his house and talks to people all over the world. A very neat thing!
I'm just learning myself. I thought it could be useful in case the internet/telecommunications go down to both listen in and communicate.
Also good to have spare gas canisters for the BBQ. I think of things like that as we live in EQ country. We have a huge water butt in the garden for that reason. Plus we have a dog so have to think of stocking up on dog food too. We have a chest freezer that may stay cool for a bit if electricity goes off. A group near me is doing nitrogen packing of food for long term storage - not tried it myself. My husband likes to get stuff at costco so we have lots of cans of tuna and sardines for our EQ/emergency kit.