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Basic Chirp troubleshooting steps

February 16, 2024February 16, 2024No Comments

Other troubleshooting questions. Did this just start? What changes have you made since it last worked?

Protected: MWPP 2023 Fall Class Notes

October 4, 2023October 25, 2023No Comments

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Tornado Season

May 18, 2023May 18, 20231 Comment

It’s tornado season again! A reminder that you can use your radios to gather intelligence about weather hazards. In this case, you can hear the National Weather Service weather radio service across the United States. You can hear one or more of these stations using your Baofeng. 3. If you don’t hear anything, then continue the list, either by pressing the up button, or by inputting the next frequency. 4. (optional) To save it as a channel press the following. [MENU] [2][7] [MENU] [Enter Channel Number XXX] [MENU] [EXIT] If you are interested in using your Baofeng well, then please follow my social media, look for my Radio 100/101 documents,… Read More

Got Communications?

April 14, 2023April 16, 20232 Comments

Paratus Radio means “Prepared Radio”. In a disaster or emergency will you have the communications you need? Think about what you need to do to stay in contact with your family and community. When the grid goes down, you will most likely: 1. Prioritize Local over Distant communications – Most communications in a disaster will be in the tactical range (1-2 miles) and most news you want is within 10 miles. 2. Listen to the radio, rather than Talk – Radio is about reporting and intelligence gathering. You need to understand the world around you to make good decisions for your family. What is the weather like? What is happening with that… Read More

New FRS and GMRS radios in Stock!

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023No Comments

Paratus Radio now carries BTECH FRS-A1 Radio Kit and the GMRS-2 Radio in stock. Both radios: The FRS-A1 Radio Kit: The GMRS-v2 radio

Community Communications

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022No Comments

I was recently interviewed on the Thriving the Future Podcast about Community Communications. Please visit to listen to this episode and others. https://thrivingthefuture.com/community-comms/ Resources Mentioned Paratus Radio – ParatusRadio.com (this site) Radio 100 Quick Start – What You Need to Know about Radio – PDF MyGRMS.Com – Licensing, Repeaters, Maps Ham Radio License Quickstart PDF Repeaterbook.com – Lookup for HAM Repeaters. (Also available as a phone app) FCC.Gov – Universal Licensing System

Now on Instagram!

June 6, 2022October 5, 2022No Comments

Update: Evidently Facebook thought I needed to bio-identify myself to access my account again. I told them to screw off. So now will work on posting here. I’m slowly getting into the 21st century. See some product photos from my new DYI lightbox! https://www.instagram.com/paratusradio/

Cables and Connectors for the RTO

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021No Comments

What cables and connectors should a radio operator consider? What are the strength and weaknesses of each kind and type? What is recommended? Common Radio Cables There are many different types of radio antenna cable. The two most common for radio are: RG-58/LMR-195 – Also known as CB cable (most common) RG-8X/LMR-240 – Similar price to RG-58, but performs slightly better (preferred) Others to know are: RG174 – Very flexible and portable. With high attenuation for VHF/UHF (keep under 10-15 feet) LMR-400 / RG-8 – A higher performing cable with a price to match. (best for permanent installs) All of these are 50-ohm cable which is different than 75-ohm Cable… Read More

New video by Radio Prepper on YouTube

February 22, 2021February 23, 2021No Comments

Discussing The Use Of Radio In SHTF Situations. Shirts and mugs: https://teespring.com/stores/radio-preppers Help this channel: https://www.patreon.com/radioprepper Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/radiopreppers Radio Preppers Forum: http://radiopreppers.com Subscribe on my alternate platforms: https://ugetube.com/@RadioPrepper https://odysee.com/@RadioPrepper:d DISCLAIMER: The Radio Prepper logo (depicting a microphone) is indeed inspired from a famous flag created in 1775. It is NOTHING BUT a symbol of freedom and independence. It does NOT imply support to any political group. It does NOT imply, represent nor support any ideology with an intent on harming anyone. Freedom means freedom from persecution based on any human trait or belief such as, non exhaustively, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation or nationality. The Radio Prepper channel is a… Read More

New video by Radio Prepper on YouTube

February 17, 2021February 23, 2021No Comments

Channel Update and Radio Q&A Announcement. Some news and announcing the next questions-and-answers live session on February 21, 2021 at 1900Z. Note the links to alternate platforms below and please subscribe on UgeTube and Odysee. The topic will be the usefulness of radio communications in SHTF situations, but feel free to ask any radio related questions. Shirts and mugs: https://teespring.com/stores/radio-preppers Help this channel: https://www.patreon.com/radioprepper Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/radiopreppers Radio Preppers Forum: http://radiopreppers.com Subscribe on my alternate platforms: https://ugetube.com/@RadioPrepper https://odysee.com/@RadioPrepper:d DISCLAIMER: The Radio Prepper logo (depicting a microphone) is indeed inspired from a famous flag created in 1775. It is NOTHING BUT a symbol of freedom and independence. It does NOT imply support… Read More