On Thursday 11 September 2025 10:28:49 gene heskett via tde-users wrote:
On 9/11/25 08:33, William Morder via tde-users wrote:
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I have a shortwave receiver, and the idea of transmitting data over shortwave is what got my attention. If shortwave, why not other parts of the spectrum? Why not radio itself?
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I will have to look into this a bit more.... I conceive of this as a kind
of backup plan for internet access, in emergency situations, for example, or when one finds onself in a remote place without the usual ways of connecting; just to be able to send and receive emails or text, or to use a text-only browser, could be a lifesaver in extreme circumstances.
In those circumstances, Bill with the chaos that goes with it, will you have electricity to run your computer?
I am planning at some point to get a solar setup, panels, power station, etc.. At the moment, they make the power station about the size of a small guitar amplifier, and it can power a whole 4-bedroom house for a few days. Or something like that. And the solar panels fit into a case the size of about a briefcase, or maybe an artist's portfolio. Not too unwieldy.
An electric vehicle seems a good idea, too, if the used ones ever come down far enough in price, and have at least a 200-mile range; then I can go to and from the city on a single charge. And electric vehicles are low-maintenance, compared to the fossil-fuel burning beasts.
Sunlight is still free, for now, as long as we still have sunlight. In a pinch, I will ride a bicycle to power a generator, if need be, but I hope to get enough bicycle and walking exercise without going to such extremes. I need to save some of that exercise for later; I don't know how much I have left to give.
I might if nat gas is still flowing as I had a 20kw standby installed to run the wifes oxygen machine decades ago. And I have other facility's to protect the homestead by permanently removing the threat with the triple S protocol. Under those chaotic conditions, each of us will be the undisputed king of our own little piece of dirt. My piece of dirt (usin the term dirt loosely, it only grows weeds despite 20 lbs of good grass seed) was paid for 27 years ago, not much but it is mine as long as I pay the taxes. I'll be 91 in about 3 weeks, what can they do to me that time has not already done?
Take care of #1 Bill. In the end, no one else will.
Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
It won't happen all at once, but at least I feel like it's the right direction for me.
Bill