Radio Contra Episode 45: Getting an HF Radio Station Running

Radio Contra Episode 45: I cover getting your first HF radio station up and running, from the gear needed to how it all works and a quick antenna calculation for building a simple (and cheap!) dipole.
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By NC ScoutPublished On: January 20, 2021Categories: Comms, NC Scout6 Comments

About the Author: NC Scout

NC Scout is the nom de guerre of a former Infantry Scout and Sergeant in one of the Army’s best Reconnaissance Units. He has combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He teaches a series of courses focusing on small unit skills rarely if ever taught anywhere else in the prepping and survival field, including his RTO Course which focuses on small unit communications. In his free time he is an avid hunter, bushcrafter, writer, long range shooter, prepper, amateur radio operator and Libertarian activist. He can be contacted at [email protected] or via his blog at brushbeater.wordpress.com .

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Training Notes: HF NVIS Antennas | American Partisan January 21, 2021 at 04:01

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Anonymous January 23, 2021 at 13:21

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Russ January 25, 2021 at 09:32

NC, good episode as usual. Question for you: in prior episodes I believe you mentioned that cellphones without batteries are still possible to be tracked. Are there any articles on this? Just trying to figure out how they manage it. Thanks.
- NC Scout January 25, 2021 at 09:50
  
  Thanks man.
  Yeah, they can be. Its the same way that RFID can be ripped off of a card. We have airborne and celestial assets that can ping specific devices or scan for the devices located in an area. Since most either don’t understand that this is possible or the technology is beyond them, they’d rather take comfort in old tactics still promoted because of disinfo.
  - LionHeart January 26, 2021 at 15:50
    
    Howdy Scout,
    Branching off that, I’m looking at Canon DSLR cameras and see they’re all wifi capable these days. Will that bite an observation team in the ass? I can see not taking a cell phone into the Freedom Games but how about having your freaking camera dime you out…
    - NC Scout January 26, 2021 at 16:36
      
      It could. I use old ones that are refurbished.