Since the Intro to Prepper Comms workshop that I conducted at Marble’s God & Country Celebration 2015, many of you have asked for some type of visual aid to show what I was talking about during the presentation (it was audio only).
In the videos below, I go through pretty much everything I carry in my ‘Advanced’ Comms Go Bag, from the handheld transceivers, MTR (Mountain Topper HF QRP radio), scanner, batteries, solar panel, antennas, digital communications tablet, many of the other accessories and provided a links below.
More videos are on the way discussing each of the specific, individual components that I carry with me, as well as many of the peripheral gear, such as antennas, Anderson Connectors, etc.
Wouxun KG-UV8D Two Way Radio
Leatherman 831793 OHT One Hand Tool, Silver with Black Molle Sheath
Uniden Handheld TrunkTracker IV Digital Police Scanner (BCD396XT)
Roll Up JPole-2m/70cm w/sma female connector
Sony Digital Voice Recorder
Anderson Powerpole Connectors 20 pair
Dell Venue 8 Pro 3000 Series 32GB Windows Tablet
Fintie Blade X1 Dell Venue 8 Pro (Windows 8.1) Accessories Kit
Instapark® Mercury27 Portable & Foldable 27 Watts Solar Battery Charger (Or check E-Bay for other varieties).
ParaCord Spool Tool – Holds Up To 100′ of Parachute Cord
Thanks for the video. I;ve fought it but I need to get up to speed on digital.
I dig that solar charger’s layout. Any chance you can share the source?
Thanks.
Thanks so much for the videos on your go bag!! It helped me narrow down the stuff I want to do when setting up mine. I appreciate all you do to inform us and teach us!
John,
Excellent information! I also carry (and program) the NIFOG frequencies into my UV-8D. It can be found at:
http://www.dhs.gov/national-interoperability-field-operations-guide
Bill
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I love the idea of using a windows tablet for digital comms and maybe even for use in programming radios in the field. Other than the USB adaptor, what adaptors would be useful to have?
I have not needed any other adapters other than the mini-USB to regular USB adapters, although I did get a splitter which has two regular USBs and one other mini-USB coming off of it. Tht has allowed me to plug both a thumb drive plus my Signalink in to the tablet at once.
Good stuff! The video helped me immensely. Got a few things on order already that I hadn’t really thought about before. Thanks again!
What bag do you pack all this in?