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
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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
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