Introduction There are essentially 11 different kinds of Preppers and Homesteaders: Survivalist Lone-Wolf Preppers Homesteaders Urban Preppers Bug-Out Preppers Rural Preppers Technical Preppers Medical Preppers Economic Preppers News and Current Event Preppers Community Preppers This posting will provide information on the different types of preppers and homesteaders, and show you where to find additional information….
In the past, military units used drum signals and bugle calls to communicate orders on the battlefield.Colonial Militia and Light Infantry units often used whistle commands for the same purpose and suchsignals can still be used today to coordinate small unit actions like raids and ambushes. Militarycommunications may take the form of visual signals, sound…
(This is a work in progress. PRA invites comments. Send those comments to the author, Doug Smith, at doug@praweb.org) PurposeThis document is intended to be a bullet-point resource and reference for persons, organizations, CERT teams, and OEMs interested in developing community communications programs that use the Family Radio Service, General Mobile Radio Service, Citizens Radio…
IntroductionThe Five-bit Communications Protocol (FCP) is a method of communicating, similar to Baudot or Morse code, which uses two states (expressed as ‘1’ and ‘0’) to represent characters in fixed five-bit code sizes and also defines a standard procedure for transmissions. This protocol is designed to be easily retained in memory. It can also, however,…
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Michael Casey, PhDDirector, FEMA THD THD Director’s Foreword The Technological Hazards Division (THD) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program is moving into its fifth decade of providing radiological preparedness support and oversight for state, local, and tribal governments surrounding nuclear power plants (NPPs). Regardless of how our mission and structure have…
Introduction In the world of prepping, communication is key to survival, especially in scenarios where traditional infrastructure fails. A mesh network provides a decentralized, robust solution for maintaining communication even when conventional systems, such as the internet or cellular networks, are down. Unlike centralized networks, where a single point of failure can disrupt the entire…
THE FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ACT OF 1950, AS AMENDEDPublic Law 920-81st Congress(50 usc App. 2251-2297) The primary goal of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is to protect lives and reduce property loss from disasters and emergencies. To accomplish this, FEMA works with state and localgovernments to help them deliver better, more effective emergency management…
Copyright (c) Outdoors-Magazine.com under a Creative Commons Preparation Philosophy My preparation philosophy relies both upon a set of useful tools and a related set of skills. Basic kit is carried/worn at all times with each item chosen to meet some supposed need in a likely urban scenario. I believe in what I call my “concentric…
byJOHN R.G. CORBETTC.Eng., M.I.E.E.Communications EngineerC.B.F.Z.- E.C.Z.Republique du Zaire A handbook on short wave radio and LEO satellite communication for missions and aid agencies in developing countries. The book describes how to plan, select, install, operate and maintain a radio telephone network in these countries. It deals with the peculiar and special considerations necessary for reliable…
