{"id":14852,"date":"2015-09-17T07:52:17","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T11:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=14852"},"modified":"2015-09-17T07:52:17","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T11:52:17","slug":"gizmodo-preppers-who-are-ready-for-next-solar-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/gizmodo-preppers-who-are-ready-for-next-solar-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Gizmodo: Preppers who are ready for next solar storm"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BC-348-Q-Dial\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Many thanks to several SWLing Post<\/em> readers who shared a link to\u00a0this post\u00a0on Gizmodo<\/a> which focuses on preparations\u00a0for a major solar storm like the 1859 Carrington Event.<\/a><\/p>\n

Gizmodo<\/a>\u00a0touches on several preparedness basics and specifically mentions tucking away a shortwave radio with your survival gear:<\/p>\n

Several preppers suggested keeping shortwave receivers handy, preferably of the hand-crank or solar-powered variety (because, you know, the grid\u2019s out). \u201cPersonal two way com should be stored in metal boxes in each family vehicle,\u201d one individual\u00a0recommended. Another source emphasized the value of hunting down older, \u201ctube type\u201d communications gear. \u201cModern amateur radio gear is hugely susceptible to EMP,\u201d he said. \u201cAmateurs who have made it a part of their hobby interest to rebuild\/salvage discarded military gear, especially heavy receivers, and transmitters, are thought to be very survivable.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I have opinions about the ideal receiver to keep on hand for preparedness reasons. While it’s true that older tube type gear is less susceptible\u00a0to EMP damage, much of this gear requires 110-220 volts AC to operate. \u00a0If the electrical grid is down, you’ll need to have a reasonably robust\u00a0power supply to bring these rigs to life.<\/p>\n

I’ve had a prepper radio post in the hopper for nearly a year now; indeed, this is one of the most common questions I’m asked. Perhaps it’s time for another virtual radio challenge<\/a> to flesh-out more options? There are a number of Post<\/em> readers who are experts\u00a0on this topic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to several SWLing Post readers who shared a link to\u00a0this post\u00a0on Gizmodo which focuses on preparations\u00a0for a major solar storm like the 1859 Carrington Event. Gizmodo\u00a0touches on several preparedness basics and specifically mentions tucking away a shortwave radio with your survival gear: Several preppers suggested keeping shortwave receivers handy, preferably of the hand-crank […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,553],"tags":[593,1324,590,3374],"class_list":["post-14852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-preparedness","tag-disaster-preparedness","tag-gizmodo","tag-preparedness-radios","tag-prepper-radios"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-3Ry","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4753,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/hurricane-sandy-getting-prepared\/","url_meta":{"origin":14852,"position":0},"title":"Hurricane Sandy: Getting prepared","author":"Thomas","date":"October 26, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I don't know of many people living in eastern North America who aren't a little nervous about what Hurricane Sandy could bring in the next few days. 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