{"id":15687,"date":"2015-11-19T07:52:28","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T11:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=15687"},"modified":"2015-11-19T07:52:28","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T11:52:28","slug":"reminder-only-two-days-left-to-enter-our-latest-radio-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/reminder-only-two-days-left-to-enter-our-latest-radio-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder: Only two days left to enter our latest radio challenge!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Enter our challenge and you could win this prize package worth over $200 courtesy of CountyComm!<\/p><\/div>\n

Let\u2019s imagine that\u00a0your area suddenly loses power\u2013as well as cell phone and internet service\u2013for an indeterminate period. Home and personal electronics remain\u00a0unaffected, but must be powered off-grid (without mains power). \u00a0Moreover,\u00a0you may be required\u00a0to evacuate your home\u2026perhaps even on foot.<\/p>\n

In preparation for this event, what portable radio kit would you assemble? \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Submit your answer to this question\u00a0and you could win a preparedness prize package courtesy of CountyComm<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n

All entries must be received by November 21, 2015.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here to read about this challenge and how to\u00a0submit your answer!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s imagine that\u00a0your area suddenly loses power\u2013as well as cell phone and internet service\u2013for an indeterminate period. Home and personal electronics remain\u00a0unaffected, but must be powered off-grid (without mains power). \u00a0Moreover,\u00a0you may be required\u00a0to evacuate your home\u2026perhaps even on foot. In preparation for this event, what portable radio kit would you assemble? \u00a0 Submit your […]<\/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":[4199,3,553,2787],"tags":[3376,3470,2792,133],"class_list":["post-15687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-accessories","category-news","category-preparedness","category-reader-challenges","tag-countycomm","tag-countycomm-gp5ssb","tag-radio-challenge","tag-shortwave-listener-contest"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-451","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15480,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/reminder-emergency-radio-and-a-chance-to-win-a-prepper-radio-package\/","url_meta":{"origin":15687,"position":0},"title":"Reminder: Emergency radio and a chance to win a prepper radio package","author":"Thomas","date":"November 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Let\u2019s imagine that\u00a0your area suddenly loses power\u2013as well as cell phone and internet service\u2013for an indeterminate period. 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