Do This & You're Setting Yourself Up To Fail When SHTF
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- Опубликовано: 4 апр 2024
- Train Train Train. The key to success when SHTF or any stressful event is to be properly trained so you body and mind respond like its on autopilot. Here's what not to do.
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Absolutely spot on! Many people I have talked with that want to “do ham radio for prep” have no idea of the art that is involved in making quality contacts
I would go so far as to say contacts period. I don't know how many times Ive got ou with my portable gear and got skunked.
I've been telling so many people about this exact thing. If people think they can put away an HD radio and just fire it up in bad times, man are they in for failure!
My plan is to carry my Ic-705 on next motorcycle camping trip up to the N. Georgia Mountain in the fall .
Great video, Bob! Your analogy at the beginning is fantastic: no one thinks it’s a good idea to buy a gun, store it on a shelf without practicing with it, and then expect to be proficient in an SHTF situation. Yet lots of people unfortunately do that very thing with their radio gear.
Spot on. I recently began working HF portable (SOTA/POTA) and I can tell you that almost each time I go somewhere new, I am faced with new challenges to overcome, whether it be the working conditions, having a way to get different antennas up (trees vs. tripods) climate, what cables/adapters etc. is needed and whatever else I may need for a quick "fix" should things not go right. Good luck to this individual is all I can say.
So so true, even with training and practice, adrenaline and the "oh shit" factor makes the brain take a vacation and reverts to only what you've done hundreds of times. Good luck with the squirled away 705.
Great video. The guy you referenced is no better than the “I won’t need a license when shtf” morons. Both will be absolutely lost when they need their skills.
Failure to train is training to fail. I'm sure you've heard that many times. There is so much to learn in this hobby that you have to constantly update your skills. I've been a ham for 60 years, and during a stretch of inactivity, many new modes of operation have sprung up. Now I'm trying to play catch up. I'm very much into prepping, so I really like your videos and philosophy. I'm stuck in the belly of the beast out in comifornia. Wish I could move to Idaho, but my wife doesn't want to leave. It just means I have to prep harder and train harder. 73 de WB6JAF
I hear so many people say "I bought a mobile ham radio" and expect to use them like iphones. No knowledge of how RF works, no band plan, no programming experience and doesn't even know what simplex and repeaters are. No knowledge of how to tune an antenna so sure, fire up that radio and call your buddies with a push of the PTT button. /sigh We held a class for a bunch of "survivalists" on the homestead and their heads were spinning when we finished and it was just the basics. Good content here, thank you.
The best rig for a new ham is the IC-7300. It has a tuner, USB connection, 100 watts out, etc. I have an FT-891 but had to add a tuner and Signalink. Total cost was about the same as an IC-7300.
100% correct. As a Paramedic, NRA instructor and new Technician Ham, I have to train all the time to maintain my skills.
You are spot on. I came to Ham radio because I saw a need for comms. I’ve learned a lot in the last 4 years but that knowledge is way overshadowed by what I don’t know.
I could not have said it any better. It was very well said. I totally agree with constant training with the tools/items/preps that we intend to use for that SHTF moment. Thank you, Bob, for another great video. KN6PWH .... 73
Most here would probably agree with this maxim (drilled into our local ARES group by a beloved former SK emergency coordinator): "We don't rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level of our training."
Spot on. I recently got a license, a Yaesu 891, analyzer, and some centerfed dipoles for 10 and 40. Ham radio outlet was a great help in making it as much plug and play as possible. Then I watched some “getting started” videos on youtube and I was all set (haha). I probably know about 2% (or less) of the radios settings and functions but I’ve been successful at listening to a lot of conversation from England to Hawaii, as well as just down the road, and have made a few contacts when I’ve tried. While contesting doesn’t seem appealing, targeted contacts is something I’d like to work on. I view it as a tool that will allow me to communicate out of my area, if cells are down… but it’s fascinating and many thanks and appreciation to the wizzards who helped create this space. Not sure if I’m a pepper or just from the country but I would hate to try this with nothing but a candle and the users manual.
Your 1911 brought a lot of memories back. 14 years of USPSA and five were with 1911s. KJ5EQO
Targeted contacts? Really? Just get on air and make contacts, with anyone! We hams are supposed to be friendly types. That means, we just talk to whoever. Just a thought. Kd7cjo
In the year and a half I have been licensed I noticed a lot of people wanting to get into radio communication for emergency situations. Their intent is to just set it on a shelf until they absolutely need it. I tell them if they just want something to turn on and be able to talk right away their best option is a license free service such as FRS, MURS, or CB. Sure they won't have a lot of range, but they can at least turn on the radio and start talking without having to program it or making sure the settings are correct. If they want more range yet still want something with minimal set up there is GMRS. Ham radio is definitely not for the person who wants to turn on a radio and start talking, especially when you get into HF communication.
Great video Bob! If a person's 'preparedness' plan or preparations are not regularly practiced, maintained, used, played with, eaten, etc. it isn't going to provide the best shtf backup it is meant to. Use the gun, use the radio, use your food storage and rotate and replenish, get your plan in order, practice it, etc. This is the reason I got into radio, emergency preparedness, and it has become a 'hobby' because I am into it, i use it, i tweak it, I practice with it, just like my firearms.👍
73 from Greece. Love your prepared pep talks... Thin blue line to thin blue line: stay safe!
Practicing, training is the base. That's said! Thank you for the video.👍
Great video Bob... I try to explain this to a lot of peppers that purchase radios.... You can't just buy a ham radio (especially if you haven't even done some basics to pass the test) and expect to be proficient when you need the radio. "I just want to be able to contact my family when shtf"... Welp, you might have better luck with a CB or GMRS if you aren't going to do some practice.... At least the controls are simpler...
My simple thought about prepping. The better prepped you are, the more "friends" will find you as shtf. Prepped is a mental attitude of coping with not having. If you have all the garden lights and all the rooms lit when all the street has no power then expect "friends" to call on you. If you have just enough light to live, with enough power for the freezer, then that's not a bad place to be.
That's why the smart prepper is not going to turn on the lights and fire up the BBQ. Light, sound & smell discipline is a trained skill. I'll go ya one better, have a food supply you are able to protect, have the cold storage that doesn't require electricity and prepare shelf stable foods that you'll be able to use in any type of emergency.
training is always important in keeping up with what you learned . use it or lose it. thanks for the vedio.
Thanks.
And the pistol only has a couple of buttons and no dials lol.
And the most important one is in the wrong position. He is showing a 1911 cocked without the safety on not a safe condition or a good habit to get into even if unloaded. This destroys all confidence in this guys knowledge of anything in my eyes. He is no different than the people he describes not being competent with a radio because they have not trained with it
I love hearing stories like this- just more food and medicine for my family when the time comes. Hope he has a HUGE cache :)
I saw your comment (didn't realize it was you). I meditated on that comment and the wisdon in it. Thanks!
Spot on, great video
Much appreciated
For those who say "All I have to do s talk into a mic" I ask them these questions:
What frequency would you use to talk to the next state at noon? At 10PM?
What frequency would you use to talk across the country at noon? At 10PM
Now repeat those questions for the peak of the sunspot cycle and for the sunspot minimum...
I get a blank stare then I tell them "See you do NOT know how to use that radio!"
I made a video review for the MAT-705 - its a GREAT tuner (don't let others fool you). You need to do thing with it though - get a quality battery for it. The batteries that came with mine were junk which caused it to not hold a charge. If you put quality batteries in it they will hold a charge for almost a year!!
I remember they updated it to be rechargeable.
Good Info
I agree 💯 with you!!!! I'm getting into Ham Radio for prepping in case, or when cell towers get turned off. I've been watching Ham Radio CrashCourse videos on the Technician test. When I get my license I plan on using the Radio just about everyday so I know how to use it when I need too. After getting my Technician license I want to get General Licence.
Right on
Just for prepping something like an Icom 718 with 80m, 40m and 20m resonant dipole antennas to go with it should get you started. But yes training on all prepping equipment is essential be it radios, firearm or tractors. Thanks for the video and regards from the UK.
Absolutely need to practice with your radio equipment. I’m kind of a recluse, I don’t like talking to many people but still get on nets (VHF and HF) several times a week so I know how to operate my equipment and make coherent contacts if the need arises. It also gives me the opportunity to test various radios and different antennas I build. 73
Thank you.
Indeed true.
I needed a good laugh today.
I've been trying to explain this to some people on Facebook groups and pages. Just because they have a Baofeng UV-5R, that doesn't mean they have comms.
You did the good thing by letting it go. If he was serious, he'd realize that conditions can change very quickly. I've been on an 80m net hearing everything fine, only to hear nothing within seconds.
If he was just doing voice, a Xiegu G90 would probably be a better rig than the 705 or the x6100. However, I agree that a beginner should use a 100 watt rig. As the saying goes "a 100 watts and a wire is all you need." My second rig I focused on that and it made a huge difference while using the same random wire antenna. QRP is just not beginner friendly. It takes a bit of skill to make QRP work.
You fight like you train. N6JAI
So many people that post these question aren’t actually looking for advice. They are looking for confirmation bias on a decision they’ve already made. I can’t tell you how many people I’ve tried to give advice too- people that asked for advice- and just ignored it.
When you fish for comments online with billions of people at your disposal somebody is going to agree with you and give you the confirmation bias your looking for.
I agree. There is nothing wrong with taking up ham radio with a purpose or an agenda in mind but thinking you have the skills just because you endured a course or passed an exam is just silly. It takes time, experience, practice, and even mentoring to get skilled enough to have limited successes in targeted contacts given the randomness of HF propagation.
You were right to just let that idiot swing in the wind. It's not just the radio. How are you going to power your radio....Charge the batteries ? Do you know what bands to use at what time ? What antenna will give the best results for the area you are trying to contact. That guy will fail 100%. These are things you will only find out for the most part through practice. Look at it this way, when SHTF, this guy is in S. Kali, he's toast like the rest. I still think the ideal, low cost radio between the QRP and QRO, 100 watt radio is the Ziegu G-90. It's a great low cost option that will get the job done in most cases until you get a higher cost, 100 watt radio. To have success, you have to look at the entire picture.
💯 % spot on.
It irritates the crap out of me when a preparedness group wants everything done on 80 meters. "Are you doing this portable?" "No, we do this with out home base stations!" Please don't tell me you don't know how to operate portable. I get the side eye when I mention portable operations to ARES/RACES. Oh well. I will train portable.
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. If he knows it all good for him!
An expensive brick at that…
Great video! Here is the big question. So you have used your radio equipment daily, you know its limitations. In a SHTF situation, if you are able to contact someone, maybe it’s someone you have never contacted before in your life, will they come and rob you. If it is a SHTF situation, do you really think that person is going to drop everything and come and rescue you. Even if it is a friend or family member they will be working on saving their immediate families bacon before they consider helping you.
Worry about your other preps like food, water shelter and protection before spending a whole bunch of money on something that will be useless unless you have used it and know its limitations.
No one I know, probably no prepper type reading this would put out a blanket call for help in a real SHTF situation . I'm talking about having the means to communicate with your family and maybe a few close friends or associates you trust. On the other side, comms can be used to setup bartering, clandestine markets to trade food and other needed goods. Anyone who thinks they can lone wolf it after SHTF is already done. They just don't know it.
It's amazing to me how many people have just that attitude of "I'll just learn how to use it when I need to."! That's not the time to "learn", that's the time to "do"! We learn BEFORE we need to use the skill or tool.
That's why people go to school BEFORE they get into the law office, classroom, doctors office, ect. You know what and how to do things beforehand, NOT when the other person is in trouble or needs to be able to do something!
But with all of the stupidity out there today, this attitude isn't really that surprising sadly. Just can't fix stupid i guess.
Someone like that, advise them to get a baofeng and be done with it, lol.
Honestly, I find the HTs a bit harder to work with than my HF rigs. One, there is never anyone on to make contact with in my area. Two, all the programming of the channels, etc, is kind of a PITA. I can hunt DX on 5 watts and a wire, and get Slovenia. Give me an HT, and I couldnt make a contact in 4 miles, to save my life lol.
Bob, or should I call you "The Sage"? Nuff said.
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You rock Pamala.
Good info.
A “little” long winded
I think your 'new ham' had ALL the answers before he first posted. Sadly he didn't...
I can't wait to see the Google bots flag this video with the opening 8 seconds. LOL! 2A forever!
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There was someone on the internet that was wrong and you did not correct them, what's wrong with you?
Im lazy and an asshole. What can I say?
I have been subjected to this type of thought for way too long. I have also been hearing this same excuse that they don't have time to train. I can truly say I don't have any time for them during any type of event.! I can also tell you they will show up during an emergency expecting (_ ), (__), and(__). They will be disruptive and endangerment to your welfare and objective. I don't care who his people are!!! My people belong to a real CERT/RACES team, not ARES or some other doomsday church group.We know each other and have their back when needed. If you don't have a CERT/RACES team make it happen starting with your elected body.
Spot on kg6mn