Survival & Emergency Preparedness

Over on Bushcraft USA, another member linked to this PDF version of an article from the April 1992 issue of 73 Amateur Radio Today by KA0V...

An accessory that I find indispensable for all of my ham radios is the appropriate Nifty Ham Radio Operating Guide . The Nifty guides are pr...

As I mentioned in a comment to my original post on testing the Arrow Antenna 2M Yagi, I was able to have a QSO on 2M FM simplex with a frie...

My post yesterday, Testing the Arrow 146-BP3 Yagi Antenna , got picked up by a couple sites, including Sparks31 and Amateurradio.com. Thanks...

I tested out the Arrow 2M Yagi antenna that I got a couple weeks ago, by hitting the Pottstown repeater on 2.5 watts from my yard. The repea...

A couple years ago on Bushcraft USA I first read about the Stanley Cooker and Nesting Cups set. A few months ago I was at Target with my dau...

Over on amateurradio15.com (home of the Fo Time! podcast), the results of battery life tests for Baofeng BF-F8HP performed by one of the li...

I played around with the FT-817ND and digital some more today. I wanted to try my 20M MFJ-1620T hamstick antenna with the same base as my te...

In my prior post I mentioned that I used my mid-2009 MacBook Pro with my Yaesu FT-817ND for digital mode (PSK-31 and Olivia 16/500) operatio...

Earlier this week I received another Easy Digi interface from Clifford Wareham, KF5INZ . This one is to allow me to use digital modes on my ...

Over on Blog O'Stuff I put up a post with my initial impressions of the CZ P-09 9mm pistol that I bought the other night. Go chec...

Most of us rely on cell phones, tablets, and maybe a GPS unit in our daily lives and out in the field. Smart phones are basically pocket com...

Here's a new commo-related blog worth checking out: Communications Tradecraft

One type of rifle missing from my arsenal has been a centerfire bolt action with a proper southpaw bolt for deer hunting and informal target...

For the second time since I started driving I had to replace a windshield wiper while away from home, before I could drive anywhere. After...

This afternoon I took a walk with my daughter Amanda and had her take this picture of me wearing the French surplus parka that I wrote about...

Back in 2011 Rod Teague of the Liberty Tree blog posted his tutorial on how to build what he calls the “Hellcat” ALICE pack . The Hellcat AL...

The  German surplus flecktarn camoflage Sympatex parka with a that I’ve used for several years as a rough-use waterproof outer layer was in ...

IA Woodsman posted this video of a DIY emergency tarp shelter made from a mylar space blanket, a couple garbage bags, duct tape, and parachu...

The following was posted on AR15.com by member "Harlikwin" on January 19, 2015.   Harlikwin is a ham with a great deal of experien...