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Basic SHTF Radio: A cop's brief guide for understanding simple solutions for SHTF radio communication.
Do you want a two-way radio to communicate during emergencies, disasters, or the end of the world? Is the information online or on YouTube just too confusing to get a good understanding of what your options are? If so, this book is for you! THIS IS UNITED STATES SPECIFIC.
Don't let the test of ham radio put you off. Obtaining a ham license is not difficult and does not require specialized knowledge of electronics or physics. If ham radio doesn't suit you, there are several non-licensed or minimal requirement options, like FRS (Family Radio Service), GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service), or CB (Citizen's Band) radio. Communication around your property, neighborhood, or town is possible using nearly plug and play radios that anyone who could program a VCR can setup.
In this book, we discuss the options that the average person has to communicate, what they are, and their strengths and weaknesses. Terms are defined and explained. Techniques to use radios during times of upheaval or SHTF are included. Even forms of electronic warfare and how they may be used against you or countered are examined.
This is NOT a "how to get your ham license" guide or a technical explanation of radios and radio waves. this book contains excerpts from the Suburban series of books with new additions.
Don't let the test of ham radio put you off. Obtaining a ham license is not difficult and does not require specialized knowledge of electronics or physics. If ham radio doesn't suit you, there are several non-licensed or minimal requirement options, like FRS (Family Radio Service), GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service), or CB (Citizen's Band) radio. Communication around your property, neighborhood, or town is possible using nearly plug and play radios that anyone who could program a VCR can setup.
In this book, we discuss the options that the average person has to communicate, what they are, and their strengths and weaknesses. Terms are defined and explained. Techniques to use radios during times of upheaval or SHTF are included. Even forms of electronic warfare and how they may be used against you or countered are examined.
This is NOT a "how to get your ham license" guide or a technical explanation of radios and radio waves. this book contains excerpts from the Suburban series of books with new additions.
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Published July 12, 2022
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July 18, 2023
Basic SHTF Radio is another one of those “must-read” books for all those who aspire to become preppers but don’t have a clue. First, Don Shift is eminently equipped, both professionally and personally, to teach you about SHTF radios and radio communications. Professionally, he is a police officer, so he uses two-way radios every day. He enjoys amateur radio operation as a hobby and uses it for recreational purposes. This book is filled with priceless information that every neophyte prepper needs.
For the tyro, Basic SHTF Radio is their prep school, preparing them for the advanced courses they will need to master. As that old saying goes, the longest journey begins with the first step. For all those who want to learn and master SHTF communications, Basic SHTF Radio by Don Shift is the first step.
At times, this book was hard to read because of formatting errors. It’s hard for me to believe that Don Shift published it with those errors so evident. I would rather believe those errors occurred during the downloading process. I borrowed this copy from KU. As a rule, Amazon is careful with their downloads, but accidents do happen from time to time, that’s why they’re called accidents.
Anyway, as a man who spent his life working for one of those government agencies that don’t exist, going places and doing things that never happened, things that we can’t talk about, I can assure you that Don knows what he’s talking about. Don presents the information in such a way that he appears to be more than just a police officer or an amateur radio operator. He seems like a man deeply invested in prepping himself. However, it's up to the reader to form their own opinion after reading the book.
For the tyro, Basic SHTF Radio is their prep school, preparing them for the advanced courses they will need to master. As that old saying goes, the longest journey begins with the first step. For all those who want to learn and master SHTF communications, Basic SHTF Radio by Don Shift is the first step.
At times, this book was hard to read because of formatting errors. It’s hard for me to believe that Don Shift published it with those errors so evident. I would rather believe those errors occurred during the downloading process. I borrowed this copy from KU. As a rule, Amazon is careful with their downloads, but accidents do happen from time to time, that’s why they’re called accidents.
Anyway, as a man who spent his life working for one of those government agencies that don’t exist, going places and doing things that never happened, things that we can’t talk about, I can assure you that Don knows what he’s talking about. Don presents the information in such a way that he appears to be more than just a police officer or an amateur radio operator. He seems like a man deeply invested in prepping himself. However, it's up to the reader to form their own opinion after reading the book.
July 7, 2023
Cope with the coming disaster.
This book is about communicating with close friends and family when (not if) a man-made or natural disaster shuts down land lines and cell towers. How to stay in contact when gangs are looting and destroying your neighborhood. How to call for rescue when another hurricane leaves the first responders helpless.
A low-probability, high-impact occurrence like a coronal mass ejection or man-made atmospheric electromagnetic pulse could shut down the electrical power grid for days to months. Without the rule of law, you will be on your own. The purpose of this book is to get you started on a communication system.
This book is not for the people who follow the crowd blindly over the cliff, who believe the government will protect them from harm. It is for those who will survive and protect their close-knit community in spite of the odds. If you choose to live, buy this book and get started today.
This book is about communicating with close friends and family when (not if) a man-made or natural disaster shuts down land lines and cell towers. How to stay in contact when gangs are looting and destroying your neighborhood. How to call for rescue when another hurricane leaves the first responders helpless.
A low-probability, high-impact occurrence like a coronal mass ejection or man-made atmospheric electromagnetic pulse could shut down the electrical power grid for days to months. Without the rule of law, you will be on your own. The purpose of this book is to get you started on a communication system.
This book is not for the people who follow the crowd blindly over the cliff, who believe the government will protect them from harm. It is for those who will survive and protect their close-knit community in spite of the odds. If you choose to live, buy this book and get started today.
September 29, 2022
A great book for any preppers to read. Communications will be the key to protect you and your neighbors from others. This book discusses not only the radio types but also communications security and how to protect your communications to limit eavesdropping as well.
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