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- Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:03 pm
- Forum: Communications
- Topic: Recently arrived: Xiegu G90
- Replies: 2
- Views: 296
Recently arrived: Xiegu G90
Deleted based on reports of sketchy manufacturer support.
- Fri Jan 04, 2019 8:53 am
- Forum: Fiction
- Topic: Take me to the river
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6638
Re: Take me to the river
Sorry folks, after a decade, yes, ten years on Zombie Squad, I won’t participate any longer when a newby like NT2C gets live or die power.
I have really enjoyed this forum and have enjoyed participating I am proud to go the way of Doc Fabbulous and say, "Adios!"
I have really enjoyed this forum and have enjoyed participating I am proud to go the way of Doc Fabbulous and say, "Adios!"
- Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:57 am
- Forum: Fiction
- Topic: Take me to the river
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6638
Re: Take me to the river
Deleted before the ban
- Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:57 am
- Forum: Fiction
- Topic: Take me to the river
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6638
Re: Take me to the river
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- Thu Oct 25, 2018 4:44 pm
- Forum: Fiction
- Topic: Take me to the river
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6638
Re: Take me to the river
I actually met this dude and he actually called himself a toss pot and I had to look it up as well. Barge life is a primo backdrop for your tale. I’m enjoying the slang. I had to look up this one at M-W online; tosspot noun toss·pot | \ˈtȯs-ˌpät, ˈtäs-\ Definition of tosspot : DRUNKARD, SOT Examples...
- Wed Oct 24, 2018 12:12 pm
- Forum: Fiction
- Topic: Take me to the river
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6638
Re: Take me to the river
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- Sun Oct 21, 2018 8:50 am
- Forum: Fiction
- Topic: Take me to the river
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6638
Take me to the river
Deleted before the ban.
- Fri Jun 29, 2018 6:53 am
- Forum: Communications
- Topic: In the market for a radio, looking for advice
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3697
Re: In the market for a radio, looking for advice
One more question before I make some recommendations: Do they need to be compatible with any specific codeplug, and who will be doing the programming? This was my first thought. Our local 911 center programs all radios for responders in a two county area and I’d ask them first if they have the soft...
- Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:41 am
- Forum: Zombie Squad Radio Club
- Topic: My 2018 Field Day report
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2547
Re: My 2018 Field Day report
Do you still need a license for ham? If so... why? I'm interested if technology has made it cheaper and more accessible for a small hobby Funnily technology has made low end capabilities cheaper. A quick look at Craigslist or EBay show a station of the minimal capabilities of mine can be had for a ...
- Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:35 am
- Forum: Zombie Squad Radio Club
- Topic: My 2018 Field Day report
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2547
Re: My 2018 Field Day report
That sounds like an impressive range. Have you described the cost and composition of the equipment used to do this somewhere? If not, about how much would that cost? Aside from the wind turbine and batteries which are part of my farming operation, I think my equipment is probably a $300-400 investm...
- Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:10 am
- Forum: Zombie Squad Radio Club
- Topic: My 2018 Field Day report
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2547
My 2018 Field Day report
So, another Field Day has come and gone and I thought I’d post my results for consideration of those who are considering adding ham radio to their suite of preps. Field Day is an annual event sponsored by American Radio Relay League for hams to exercise their ability to operate away from their home ...
- Mon Nov 20, 2017 1:32 pm
- Forum: Communications
- Topic: 2 meters: recommendations & education...& Solar power!
- Replies: 58
- Views: 13039
Re: 2 meters: recommendations & education please
Woods, First, congratulations on getting your license; I hope the hobby is as rewarding to you as it’s been to me. Unless money is not an issue, I’d build a few antennas before buying a more powerful radio. Particularly in the vhf/uhf range there is way more bang per buck in improving your antenna g...
- Sun Apr 23, 2017 6:17 am
- Forum: Self-Sufficient Living
- Topic: Tiny House in East Tennessee: should we build or go prefab?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3453
Re: Tiny House in East Tennessee: should we build or go pref
I've recommended this before because it buys some time. How about building a nice steel shop/garage on a slab and living in that while you figure the rest of it out. You are probably going to want one anyway, it will run the same as the prefab shed option and last a lot longer.
- Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:40 am
- Forum: Other Gear
- Topic: Where to start w/pressure cooker and dehydrator
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2077
Re: Where to start w/pressure cooker and dehydrator
We use our pressure cooker for canning, but it gets used more for making stock. We keep plastic bags in the freezer for beef bones and chicken carcasses. The bones go in their respective bags either raw or after cooking. Whenever a bag is full it goes into the pressure cooker with water, celery, car...
- Thu Feb 09, 2017 11:55 am
- Forum: Survival Experiences
- Topic: Sometimes you can do nothing
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5012
Re: Sometimes you can do nothing
First, thanks for all of the kind responses; it wasn't expected. I thought there would be a technical discussion on prioritization of care, airway clearing etc. The concern for our wellbeing is humbling. Secondly, I avoided commenting on the seatbelt issue, but it was, no doubt, what allowed the eje...
- Tue Feb 07, 2017 7:22 am
- Forum: Survival Experiences
- Topic: Sometimes you can do nothing
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5012
Sometimes you can do nothing
Yesterday, I was up in my barn doing the morning chores when I heard a wreck. Screeching brakes followed by a series of crunches. I'd heard it before, the sound of a rollover accident. I dropped,what I was doing and ran out of the barn to see a pickup truck in my front pasture. I hit 911 as I ran fo...
- Thu Dec 22, 2016 11:09 am
- Forum: What Would You Do?
- Topic: Tying up nutso passenger on flight
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3178
Re: Tying up nutso passenger on flight
I'd start with the seat belts the flight attendants use to demonstrate their proper use in the preflight brief. Three or four of them would probably do the trick.
- Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:19 am
- Forum: Communications
- Topic: On the air from Djibouti
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1313
On the air from Djibouti
Today I received my license from the government of Djibouti, call sign J20MG. I intend to operate 80-6 meters from now until the end of the year so if there is anyone who wants to attempt a sked let me know. We are 8 hours ahead of the east coast so when I get home from work it is about 9 AM on the ...
- Thu Nov 24, 2016 11:23 am
- Forum: Bushcraft
- Topic: Local beavers.... I think!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3281
Re: Local beavers.... I think!
I'd say beavers too, but I'm no expert. I suspected beavers at my place, but a local expert said we didn't have beavers in the area. I took him down to the creek and showed him the gnawed sycamores and he said, "Oh, shit! Beavers!" That being said, I have not seen one of them despite the amount of w...
- Thu Nov 17, 2016 9:57 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello from Hawaiʻi
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2377
Re: Hello from Hawaiʻi
Howdy and welcome from Djibouti via Kentucky.
- Wed Nov 09, 2016 12:17 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello, again, from New York State
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1931
Re: Hello, again, from New York State
Great to see you back.
- Thu Oct 27, 2016 11:43 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: UncleMorgan sez...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 781
Re: UncleMorgan sez...
Howdy and welcome from Djibouti
- Fri Oct 14, 2016 4:55 am
- Forum: Zombie Training Films
- Topic: Daylight's End
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1574
Re: Daylight's End
Wow. The Road Warrior meets John Carpenter's Vampires.
- Thu Oct 06, 2016 11:45 am
- Forum: Meeting Room
- Topic: Overseas gig for ZSers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3595
Re: Overseas gig for ZSers
I am on this gig right now and since this thread had over 600 views I'm assuming that there is at least passing interest in the topic. Bottom line up front, the pay is decent the conditions are great. The prime contractor is without a doubt the most prepared host I've ever had. My group got to Djibo...