Here is the hatting presentation that Alan Morrissett delivered at the CPG LA meeting on Sunday, June 28. Recommended study for all those getting involved with radios, whether FRS/GMRS (Family Radio Service/General Mobile Radio Service) or Ham/amateur radios. Radio Basics – CPG
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Monthly Archives June 2015
FRS (Family Radio Service) radio recommendations
Recommended FRS (Family Radio Service)/General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) hand-held radios (otherwise known as a walkie-talkie). No license needed but really work only short distance (like 0.5-1 mile) and “line of sight” – good for neighborhood communications. Motorola MS350R 35-Mile Talkabout Waterproof 2-Way Radio (Pair) $62 http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-MS350R-35-Mile-Talkabout-Waterproof/dp/B004PGM9PO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1431214675&sr=8-3&keywords=Motorola+Talkabout (22 channel s, 3 AA batteries) (Costco has basically same radio, the MT 351R, for $60 a pair) http://www.costco.com/Motorola-MT351R-2-pack-Talkabout-Weatherproof-Two-way-Radios-Bundle.product.100057570.html (Home Depot has similar (not waterproof) for $70) (You can get cheaper sets on Amazon for $25-$44/pair, but they use AAA batteries – using fresh batteries is the key and you’ll want to
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Ham radio recommendations
For those interested in buying a ham radio, here’s some information on some recommended ham radios, from $30 to $300+. Below are some recommendations by CPGI’s Steve Szmidt and Bruce Saliga that you might want to check out (Amazon links provided for ease of reference): A good very inexpensive starter ham radio: iSaddle BAOFENG Dual Band UHF/VHF Radio Transceiver W/Upgrade Version 3800mah Battery With Earpiece $36 (includes extended battery & earpiece) http://www.amazon.com/Baofeng-Transceiver-Upgrade-Version-Earpiece/dp/B00CWPAIBW/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1434052260&sr=1-5&keywords=uv-5r (above is BaoFeng UV5R Dual-Band Two-Way Radio, Black $27 http://www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-UV5R-Dual-Band-Two-Way-Radio/dp/B007H4VT7A/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1434052260&sr=1-1&keywords=uv-5r Two other mentioned good inexpensive starter ham radios: If you like to know
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LA ham radio training, radio recs, June 27-28 Field Day
To CPGers interested in ham radio: Ham Radio Technician’s License Class, Sunday, July 19, 9 AM-4 PM, Agora This is the one-day class ending in the test that, if passed, gets you your technician’s license. Put on by Norm & Naomi Goodkin in Agoura. Cost is $55 including continental breakfast and a quality Sharky’s Mexican Grill hot lunch. You should book now because they say the class usually fills up a month in advance. (Two Sunday follow-up classes with practical data and hands-on instruction for $10 each.) Sign up at http://hamclass.goodkin.net. Look at all the details about
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Ham radio recommendations & hatting refs, Steve Szmidt & Bruce Saliga
Comm from Steve Szmidt (and Bruce Saliga, below) June 10-12, 2015 regarding recommended ham radios: (please excuse odd paragraph breaking from cut-and-pasting into WordPress!) Although it’s easy to say buy this and this, that is not really the best way; there are a lot of details. I, for example, recommend a radio which tells me before battery is used up so that I have predict. That so far appear to only be available on one radio. But you can always buy a couple or a few. Pretty much all disaster work is done on HAM radio (not on Citizen Band).
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potential bug-out location, Reyes Creek property
For info on this, see photos and documents at this dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/62mdnx59cobpmf4/AAAhbvLPWGc1T1cLoiyMQV7Sa?dl=0 You can write Shellah at . Here is a summary of the data: Dear CPG members, One of our members, Shellah, is looking for people who might like to go in with her on a potential bug-out location for only $59,000. It could be purchased as a group and/or set up like a time-share arrangement with memberships (as it’s also a weekend getaway spot). The site is about two hours drive away– up the I-5 (1 hour) and east (1 hour) on Frazier Mountain Park Rd then
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Emergency communications handouts
CPG LA was recently given an excellent class on emergency communications for CERT members by Jonathan Zimmerman. Our notes haven’t been written up yet, but here are scans of the handouts for anyone interested. also a sample radio page that our Marti M made up for mass: 0 Emerg Comm class Jonathan Zimmerman 150520 1 Intro to Emergency Communications 2 Intro to Emergency Comms 3 Situation Size-Up 4 Recommended Voice Comm Procedures 5 Voice Radio Frequencies Cross Band Repeating Sample Radios (I believe Jonathan that these and others were posted on the CERT LA website.) Jonathan Zimmerman is the
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The Dongs Revaluation is Imminent
The Dongs Revaluation is Imminent by JC Collins 13 July 2014 The currency of Vietnam is called the dong and has been pegged to the US dollar for a very long time. The dong has been devalued consistently over the last 4 decades to facilitate the exportation of dollar inflation. Within the country the dollar is predominately used and loans by local financial institutions are predominately denominated in dollars. But all of this is about to change. The Vietnam Business Forum has been working on methods of stabilizing the Vietnamese dong and its Macroeconomic Policy Working Group (MAG) has
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News & Media 1 Chart That Will Change Everything
Here is an Expose from Reuters on Voting, News and Media. Take the time to watch this 5:20 minute video and be informed. Lee
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Fear Not the Death of the Dollar
Dollar Depreciation and Investment Safe Havens 23 April 2015 JC Collins With so much fear mongering and predetermined analysis surrounding the so-called “demise, or death of the dollar”, it can be frustrating for the average person and investor to step back and reflect on the totality of what the multilateral effects will be on the American currency. What is certain among the international financial institutions and central banks is the reduction in reserve currency usage of the dollar. This reduction will have an effect on the international valuation of the USD and the domestic economic performance of the United States,
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