Month: July 2015

Letter Re: Radio Basics Presentation

Hugh, This was a great, quick “down and dirty” presentation on “Radio”. I would like to offer a few additions to his list. Section 3 Tactical Radios CB – Citizens Band CB actually can have 120 channels; if you include upper and lower “sidebands” in SSB radios, there are 120 total. Channels from 26.965 to 27.405 MHz are not the only ones used. There are also “free band” frequencies above and below these that “pirate” operators use. During a solar maximum, I have talked all over the world on CB SSB, but yes, the normal range is 4-5 miles. “Channel …


Economics and Investing:

Missing Gold, Unpayable Debts, Financial Crises, Bail-Outs and Bail-Ins… There Must Be a Better Way o o o Now that the Fed will raise rates, can it? – G.P. o o o 12 Reasons Why The U.S. Economy Is In Big Trouble Items from Mr. Econocobas: More Children Living in Poverty Now Than During Recession Greek Prime Minister Asked Putin For $10 Billion To “Print Drachmas”, Greek Media Reports – This is an interesting thought…


JWR’s Recommendations of the Week:

Books The Last Hundred Yards: The NCO’s Contribution to Warfare by John Poole [Editors note: Normally a $60 book, Amazon currently has $9.99 overstock available. Get it while you can!] Financial Armageddon: Protecting Your Future from Four Impending Catastrophes by Michael J. Panzner Johnny Tremain Movies The Best Years of Our Lives Red Dawn (The original, by John Milius, of course, not the recent remake.)


Odds ‘n Sods:

Driver Pulled Over for Hanging an Air Freshener in His Car The police can stop you for really arbitrary reasons, and once they have their way in court, the damage can be irreversible. – H.L. o o o Meet the newest enemy of your financial privacy: George Clooney o o o Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway-With Me in It – T.P. o o o Venezuelan Government Forces Companies To Hand Over Food As Shortages Intensify – G.P. o o o Mystery of dead man and his 1,200 guns deepens – F.S. It is noteworthy that if this …



Notes for Tuesday – July 21, 2015

July 21st is the birthday of Ernest Hemingway. He was born in 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois. He committed suicide in July 2, 1961 in Ketchum, Idaho, after being diagnosed with haemochromatosis, and after electroshock treatments failed to lift him from chronic alcoholic depression. He lived a sad life but was a great writer. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 59 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $12,000+ worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three day course (a $1,195 …


Radio Basics Presentation, by Saratoga

My purpose in writing this article is to focus attention on an area that is lacking for too many people. Having been in a group that did a lot of training, it became clear that this was an area that needed attention. We used email and cell phones to coordinate training location and times, but the thought was always in the back of my mind; what if there was no Internet or cell phones? How would we form up as a group? I have compiled the information into a simple, bullet-point scenario to make it easier to grasp and to …


Letter Re: Steel Buildings

HJL, The writer of this letter has a few things wrong with regards the electrical properties of materials. Dielectric is a property of insulators, and there is no insulator between the zinc coating and the steel base of galvanized steel. Therefore, all the resulting claims that assume that the zinc and steel form a capacitor are false. The biggest problem with the shell of a metal building acting as a Faraday cage is the gaps between the panels that make up the surface. To act correctly as a Faraday cage the conductive surfaces need to make good electrical connection between …


News From The American Redoubt:

Oregon allowing 15-year-olds to get state-subsidized sex-change operations – MtH o o o I recently attended a gun show in Bozeman, Montana, where I met a very skilled AK gunsmith, named Hector E. Bennet. He operates Elk River Tool and Die, in Belgrade, Montana. (He originally ran his business in Houston, Texas, before buying out all of Armory USA/Global Trades’ tooling, equipment, and stock on hand.) I highly recommend his work. He does fantastic quality AK builds. Phone: (406) 404-4227 or e-mail – JWR o o o Dollar value in each US state revealed with $100’s relative worth – JBG …


Economics and Investing:

6 Signs The Great Crash Is Upon Us o o o In speaking to the liquidity crisis in Greece, the head of the Greek Banking Council, opines: “If that (cash) had not been removed, the Greek banks would not have had a liquidity problem,” she said…Katseli noted that since 2008, 124 billion euros worth of deposits has been withdrawn from Greek banks and that 40 billion of that money has been removed in the last few months. You have to wonder how this would play out in a nation likely more leveraged than Greece. – T.K. o o o Items …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Odierno doesn’t want our soldiers to be “over-armed” – T.P. o o o Electromagnetic attack could claim 9 of 10 American lives – K.K. o o o Video (12min): Why Europe is lost to God – P.M. [Warning: Contains offensive material about genderism ideology] o o o ?Sure we’re ready for TEOTWAWKI – California Bridge Collapse – F.G. o o o Lessons in History continued: ‘Production Versus Plunder’ ~ Part 16




Scot’s Product Review: Winchester Ammunition

Winchester was kind enough to furnish some ammunition for me to review in both .223 Remington, 5.56x45mm NATO and 7.62x39mm Russian. The .223 load was their 69 grain Match round while the 77 grain one was the 5.56mm Match load. All of the rounds were tested for accuracy, and it was a very pleasing experience. I should point out that while .223 and 5.56 look like the same round, the military 5.56 chamber is slightly different and can handle more pressure, so 5.56 ammunition should not be used in .223 chambers. It is acceptable, however, to use the lower pressure …


Pat Cascio’s Product Review: Springfield Armory XDm 9mm

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I’ve had a life-long interest in firearms, since I was a little boy back in the 1950s. I grew up watching all the western tv shows, like The Lone Ranger, Hopalong Cassidy, The Cisco Kid, Roy Rogers, and many, many other similar shows. To be sure, it was a fun time to be a kid. Today, kids can’t even point their finger at someone without the police being called. It’s a sad state of affairs, to be sure. So, I take firearms and firearms selection very seriously. Additionally, as an NRA firearms instructor who is certified in several disciplines, I’m …