SHTF neighborhood tac comms

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Yes, sir! :P
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Thanks to you guys I'm up to my elbows in radio research on the Internets. Must resist call of hams.
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Be careful around here; following the crowd could cause A Heap Of Trouble. (NSFW Warning)
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Kommander wrote:Thanks to you guys I'm up to my elbows in radio research on the Internets. Must resist call of hams.
Give in to the dark side of the RF spectrum.
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randy wrote:
The Wizard wrote:In times of TSHTF (only) I'd imagine that a satellite antenna and some duct tape might boost the useable range of something similar,
Way overkill. Get some Pringles cans
Using an Old school Sat dishes, and a pair of WRT54Gs, you can do some pretty mind blowing distances - I think the record is 280 Km..
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Got a 65.7% on an online sample test just by trying to logic things out. Perhaps I can do this.
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I have 1 important question: Do u expect power to be on, or off in your SHTF scenario?
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Yogimus wrote:I have 1 important question: Do u expect power to be on, or off in your SHTF scenario?
Good point.

*starts researching solar panels*
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Kommander wrote:
Yogimus wrote:I have 1 important question: Do u expect power to be on, or off in your SHTF scenario?
Good point.

*starts researching solar panels*
I think CSE solar systems might be more useful but YMMV
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The only CHE solar I can find is an outfit in Oz. Is the who you mean?
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