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SUMMARY:New Class: OFF GRID COMMUNICATIONS
DESCRIPTION:Class title: Off Grid Communications\nApril 11\, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.\n\nTHIS IS A NEW CLASS FOR US DUE TO REQUESTS FROM STUDENTS FOR THIS SPECIFIC INFORMATION.\n\n\nTaught by Greg Birchfield and James Ruther\n\nGreg Birchfield\nJames Ruther\n\n\n\n\nWe’ve all grown very dependent upon reliable communication systems\, and yet…. in an emergency\, we find they are not as reliable as we hoped.  Most recently\, there were widespread failures during the Eaton and Pacific Pallisades fires of Southern California.\n\nIn this class\, we are going to explore the practical alternatives to your land-based cell phone. You will learn how to set up an emergency\, or alternative\, communication system\, and you will learn what to buy\, and what training you’ll  need (to get a ham license\, for example).\n\n\nWe will cover the following:\n\n\n Radio – types of radios\, shortwave\, GMRS\, AM\, FM\, Ham \n    Bands of radio\n    Bands – short distance\, long distance\, worldwide\n     Setting up a Comms plan for your people\n      Smartphone apps\, Cell\, Text\, Radio\n      Enciphering\n     Repeaters and how to use them\n     Baofeng Radios – overview and what they’re good for\n      Better than Baofeng Radios and recommend\n     Meshtastic – what is it? How do I set it up? What’s it good for?\nYou will also learn some Morse code\, and various low-tech local communication methods\, such as signalling mirrors\, whistles\, clackers.  If time\, we’ll even address some of the Hobo codes from the depression era.\nYou will go home with a clear idea of what you should do next for your own family ‘s communication systems.
URL:https://www.schoolofself-reliance.com/event/new-class-off-grid-communications/
CATEGORIES:Survival Skills,Urban skills
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