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FediThing :progress_pride:
FediThing :progress_pride:
@FediThing@social.chinwag.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

This is going to sound a bit weird, but it might be a good idea to purchase a shortwave radio if you haven't got one already. They're quite cheap and small, you can buy one and store it long term just in case.

Shortwave is the only way to receive news and information internationally without relying on the internet or satellite. It might be a useful fallback to receive news from the outside world if your country's media and internet are ever restricted or closed down.

If you've never used one, it's like a normal radio but the frequencies reach around the world. Every country used to have its own station.

#Radio #ShortwaveRadio

diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱
diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱
@dianea@lgbtqia.space replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@FediThing

I grew up listening to shortwave radio. I learned how to make antennas too. The proper length of antenna and electrically shortening or lengthening it with a capacitor or inductor. I would also learn how to take a #balun and make covert directional and #yagi antennas, something that might be very important if signals are jammed during a total fascist takeover. Cable, connectors, and makeshift insulators and RF iron cores, stocking up on these DIY antenna parts might be quite useful during the dark days ahead. Also, learning #MorseCode never goes out of style.

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