Preparedness Notes for Wednesday – October 25, 2017
This is the birthday of explorer and pilot Admiral Richard Byrd (1888–1957). His autobiography titled Alone is a must-read.
Day: October 25, 2017
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Radio Communication Methods During Emergencies- Part 2, by R. in NC
Today, we’re continuing to look at communications devices in this communications overview section of the article. So far, we’ve look at Ham radio/licensed devices, but now we’re moving into non-FCC license dependence communication devices to consider. Cell Phones – Using During An Emergency and Improving Reception During an emergency it is very common that the local cell phone towers become saturated. Many people attempt to connect at the same time, resulting in busy signals. In addition, some cell towers have special equipment that restrict public use and dedicate additional bandwidth to emergency services. This section covers how to get a …
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Economics & Investing For Preppers
Here are the latest items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of JWR. (SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor.) Today, I’m posting an update on investing in binary triggers. (See the Tangibles Investing section, near the end of this column.) Precious Metals: First up, there is this from Peter Hug: Gold Price Fighting Stronger Dollar o o o American Eagle Gold, Silver Coin Demand on Track for 10-Year …
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JWR’s Recommendations of the Week
Here are JWR’s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week the focus is on Kestrel Elite weather gauges. (See the Instructional Videos section.) Books: The Gun Digest Book of Firearms Assembly/Disassembly Series. (I recommend this entire book series.) o o o Leonardo da Vinci, a newly-released biography by Walter Isaacson o o o A World Ablaze: The Rise of Martin Luther and the Birth of the Reformation Movies and Television: Random Quest. A clever film about a scientist who visits a parallel universe. Available on DVD or for free download …
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The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them. It is not to inaugurate new programs, but to cancel old ones that do violence to the Constitution.” – Barry Goldwater
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