O.K., so you're setting up emegency evacuation packs for your
family, and space and weight are serious considerations, what with
food, clothing tent sleeping bags etc. If you thought that you might
have to abandon your vehicle and use bikes or go on foot, what radio
would you consider? If you were to pack a A.M./F.M./ Shortwave
receiver, which one would it be, and why? Would you pack a wind-up
antenna, or a small active loop?
Would it be a wind-up, multiple power source radio? Or would you
pack a small digital radio with extra batteries, or rechargeables with
a seperate solar charger? What would your decision be, and your
arguments in defense of your decision?

I guess a low price AM/FM/Shortwave radio which works on batteries and
solar power and wind up power.A radio like that will work ok,almost as
good as the most expensive radio(s) In an emergency situation where all
h.ll might break lose,why spend a ton of money on an expensive radio?
Spend some good money on a small portable Katadyn water purifier (I own
one,I paid about $183.00 for it at the local Forest Supply store here in
Jackson just before the Y2K. www.katadyn.com and other survival
equipment that might keep you alive.Magafying glasses for making fire in
the daytime,a hatchet,a few good knives,fish hooks,stuff.
cuhulin

On Mar 1, 9:58 pm, "Cato" wrote:
O.K., so you're setting up emegency evacuation packs for your
family, and space and weight are serious considerations, what with
food, clothing tent sleeping bags etc. If you thought that you might
have to abandon your vehicle and use bikes or go on foot, what radio
would you consider? If you were to pack a A.M./F.M./ Shortwave
receiver, which one would it be, and why? Would you pack a wind-up
antenna, or a small active loop?
Would it be a wind-up, multiple power source radio? Or would you
pack a small digital radio with extra batteries, or rechargeables with
a seperate solar charger? What would your decision be, and your
arguments in defense of your decision?

Probably the wind-up. Who wants to worry about batteries after the big
one has dropped?
On the other hand, you'll want something that has USB and LSB so you
can monitor ham operators and US military. So I would have my Grundig
FR200 (wind-up) for general broadcast reception and emergency
flashlight, and my Sony 2010. The Sony is kind of big, but it would be
an invaluable resource. I would use it sparingly to preserve its
batteries.
If you want to go as small as possible, the Grundig Mini100 or the
Kaito WRX911 are both breast pocket size and a pair of AAs last
forever in either.

Across the majestic mountains to the valleys down below,,,,,,, North to
Alaska,,,,,, going North,,,,, the rush is onnn,,,,,,,,,,
AMC tb channel,right now.
cuhulin

If the ''big one'' goes off,that transistor isn't going to work
anyway.Get an old tube type radio.
cuhulin

Cato wrote:

O.K., so you're setting up emegency evacuation packs for your
family, and space and weight are serious considerations, what with
food, clothing tent sleeping bags etc. If you thought that you might
have to abandon your vehicle and use bikes or go on foot, what radio
would you consider? If you were to pack a A.M./F.M./ Shortwave
receiver, which one would it be, and why? Would you pack a wind-up
antenna, or a small active loop?
Would it be a wind-up, multiple power source radio? Or would you
pack a small digital radio with extra batteries, or rechargeables with
a seperate solar charger? What would your decision be, and your
arguments in defense of your decision?

I would (and kept in my sealed room, the Israeli version of a fallout
shelter) a Grundig FR-200. It's not much better than any other cheap
radio and worse than many, but it receives AM, FM, and shortwave, has
a loud speaker so everyone can hear, runs off of windup, a wall wart
and AA batteries. Uses a cordless phone battery which can be easily
found and replaced and has a light.

The only problem is that it needs to wound up every few months to
keep the rechargable battery working, and to make sure it still holds
a charge.

When I carried a gas mask, I carried with it a small pocket radio with
a speaker that used two AAA batteries. Better than nothing and if you
only listen for a few minutes at a time, will last for days.

I suggest that you go for two levels. One is an abandon all you have and
run and the other is take the car and get the heck out of there.
For the take the care, I suggest a decent laptop with a bunch of DVDs
or DVD ROMs with movies for the kids and if you want a real communications
monitoring station a Ten-Tec RX-320. The are not much more expensive than
a decent portable, and give you a lot more.

Geoff.



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Small electronic devices,radios,laptop or hand held computers,other
devices.You can put that stuff in a metal container with a close/snug
fitting metal lid,that should work ok.Some people say something like
some copper screen wire will serve as a Faraday cage to protect the
electronic devices.I have never tried it out before,so I really don't
know.Of course all of that would need to be done before a ''big one''
goes off.
cuhulin

wrote:

Small electronic devices,radios,laptop or hand held computers,other
devices.You can put that stuff in a metal container with a close/snug
fitting metal lid,that should work ok.Some people say something like
some copper screen wire will serve as a Faraday cage to protect the
electronic devices.I have never tried it out before,so I really don't
know.Of course all of that would need to be done before a ''big one''
goes off.

Big one? You mean like an upcoming weather forecast for downtown Tehran?

"Morning temperatures will be cool, then rapidly rising to 55,000 degrees.
Afternoon temperatures will drop rapidly, with heavy haze forecast throughout
the evening..."

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Cato wrote:
O.K., so you're setting up emegency evacuation packs for your
family, and space and weight are serious considerations, what with
food, clothing tent sleeping bags etc. If you thought that you might
have to abandon your vehicle and use bikes or go on foot, what radio
would you consider? If you were to pack a A.M./F.M./ Shortwave
receiver, which one would it be, and why? Would you pack a wind-up
antenna, or a small active loop?
Would it be a wind-up, multiple power source radio? Or would you
pack a small digital radio with extra batteries, or rechargeables with
a seperate solar charger? What would your decision be, and your
arguments in defense of your decision?


I think I'd just carry tools, and fix radios along the way,
although I'd sure be tempted to carry a 2-way radio...

On Mar 1, 10:58 pm, "Cato" wrote:
O.K., so you're setting up emegency evacuation packs for your
family, and space and weight are serious considerations, what with
food, clothing tent sleeping bags etc. If you thought that you might
have to abandon your vehicle and use bikes or go on foot, what radio
would you consider? If you were to pack a A.M./F.M./ Shortwave
receiver, which one would it be, and why? Would you pack a wind-up
antenna, or a small active loop?
Would it be a wind-up, multiple power source radio? Or would you
pack a small digital radio with extra batteries, or rechargeables with
a seperate solar charger? What would your decision be, and your
arguments in defense of your decision?

A radio that uses a built-in generator would be much easier to carry
around and keep charged up than your other alternatives. AM, FM and
weather channel coverage is far far more imprtant than shortwave in an
emergency radio.