Prepper Radio Net Chat 05/17/23
K7KBJ @guest948386
5dThe Virginia Peak repeater, 147.030, machine is back on the air!!! Thanks to our SNARS Technical team for some great work and the members of SNARS for financing the cost.
...David - K7DWW @k7dww
5dHello everyone...
JC @JC
5dGood evening!
Idaho70 @Idaho70
5dHowdy
K7KBJ @guest948386
5dJerry, try your radio. The Virginia Peak repeater is back on line.
Idaho70 @Idaho70
5dGuatemala had a mag. earthquake about hours ago.
K7KBJ @guest948386
5dmag. what?
Idaho70 @Idaho70
5dmagnitude 6.4 earthquake
K7KBJ @guest948386
5dProbably because of all the people leaving caused the land to rise a bit.
Idaho70 @Idaho70
5dCould be. I had not thought about that cause.
K7KBJ @kjuenke
5dWhere did Jerry go?
K7KBJ @kjuenke
5dThere he is!
K7KBJ @kjuenke
5dJerry, try your radio. The Virginia Peak repeater is back on line.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dI have been trying. It seems to be transmitting.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dI take it you did not hear me.
K7KBJ @kjuenke
5dJerry, no. I guess the link is not yet up to Winemucca
K7KBJ @kjuenke
5dJerry, is your repeater working there?
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dMy thanks to the SNARS team and Best of the West team for getting the Virginia Peak repeater up.
K7IN - Paul @K7IN
5dVirginia Peak is very strong here in Fallon.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dIt is not sending me the return ID burst.
K7KBJ @kjuenke
5dJerry, perhaps your radio is not set up for your repeater there.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5d146.67 -600 123.0
K7KBJ @kjuenke
5dI don't know what it should be. Do you hear any traffic while you are not transmitting?
K7KBJ @kjuenke
5dIf the link is up, you should be hearing us.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dNegative. Not hearing anything on the feed, either.
K7KBJ @kjuenke
5dIf your radio is set on the correct frequency....
K7KBJ @kjuenke
5dThe feed? you mean my audio on the web?
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dI checked the SNARS repeater page and got those number just to double check.
K7KBJ @kjuenke
5dThe web audio is working great.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dThe live audio feed here in chat.
K7KBJ @kjuenke
5dRefresh the page. Always refresh the page before trying anything.
K7KBJ @kjuenke
5dI'm using the feed here on the chat page and it is working perfectly
K7IN - Paul @K7IN
5dI don't hear anything on 146.67 and can't bring it you. I used to from Fallon. So, that machine is probably down.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dGot the live feed.
Idaho70 @Idaho70
5dVery smokey here in Idaho due to a number of large forest fires up in Canada around Calgary. Welcome fire season.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dI sure hope the fire season is a mild one. Fingers and toes are all crossed. Well... the ones I can cross.
Idaho70 @Idaho70
5dWatched a person see the light about prepping as we were discussing how set up shelters for people surviving a Cascadia earthquake,
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dLots of new 'experts' around, too. All kinds of training being offered, for some hefty fees.
K7KBJ @kjuenke
5dWe were getting so sick and tired (sick, literally) from having all that smoke in the air for so long.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dI sure was. I know it only helps to a degree, but I was using my mask whenever I was out.
K7KBJ @kjuenke
5dK7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dIt is a way of life for me.
Idaho70 @Idaho70
5dYep, fire season can be a real downer. quite a few U.S. crews in Canada fighting their fires.
JC @JC
5dThe "experts" you talk about Jerry is what makes me nervous. As you know I'm new to this and thankful for Idaho70 to be guiding me, but a lot of my Millennial friends are falling for the courses and such with huge fees! They want to know how to prep but the internet takes advantage of those who are new
K7IN - Paul @K7IN
5dWildfires have certainly ruined a lot of great summer weather the last few years.
Idaho70 @Idaho70
5dLots of rain this year so lots of grass and other vegetation and we are heading into a heat wave next week so it could be a long dangerous fire season.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dHas been for a long time. It does not keep me from doing other things, but I am always aware , ready to react to whatever might happen. Just about everything I purchase I consider how it will affect and preferably help my prepping.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dYes. Here in and around Winnemucca things are greening up.
Idaho70 @Idaho70
5dIdentifying ways to reduce the fire hazard around my place. Not in a fire district so it is up to be for the most part.
Idaho70 @Idaho70
5dme.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dEven when I was in a high fire danger area I did many things in addition to what was recommended.
Idaho70 @Idaho70
5dI will be doing a lot of discing and tree cutting and trimming this year.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dList up to 212, with 22 things that the disasters can cause to happen that I prep for and another 24 of daily life stuff that can happen to me.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dExcellent. Removing high energy fuels from around a place goes a long way to reduce the chances of a building catching fire.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dKilo Seven Kilo Kilo X-ray Jerry checking in via chat from Winnemucca.
Idaho70 @Idaho70
5dHad a guy come in a chip up and take down trees last year. I now have a very nice big (about 300 feet deep) cleared area on one side of my house. Very defensible.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dWell done.
Idaho70 @Idaho70
5dLooks like a park now. Will make a big difference come deer season.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dCool
K7KBJ @kjuenke
5dThat sounds great, Keith.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dI believe prepping makes sense, as it does for me, because it simply is an enhancement to ones weekly shopping trip to keep their pantry filled and then you wind up with plenty to handle a lengthy situation where resupply might be difficult.
JC @JC
5dThank you for all the advice and the website! It's filled with all the knowledge!
K7IN - Paul @K7IN
5dThe Virginia Peak repeater is a "new" machine and should be just fine for years to come. Dave Metz mentioned last year when it went down that he had a new one lined up to replace it.
K7KBJ @kjuenke
5dI'm using Virginia Peak now.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dAlso, the same thing goes for other things you do, some that involve purchases and many that do not. Even choosing which movie to watch can incorporate one that helps with prepping and another that is simply fun, that amazingly, having watched a prepping movie a fun movie suddenly is looked at in a new way. You start trying to figure out how you might deal with the movie situation as something a prepper might run into.
Idaho70 @Idaho70
5dThe lady who had her Jesus come to Prepping revelation Monday night had it after Judy and I related our disaster experiences and what to expect. All of a sudden she realized that she could not even properly take care of her family let alone shell shocked evacuees coming into a shelter. A convert was born Monday night.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dI agree, David. Ken is right. You have a great presentation there. I have a feeling you are helping a bunch of people get into prepping, possibly just in time to keep bad things from happening to them.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dThat is often how it happens. A person is exposed to something or someone that has dealt with some type of situation that during the discussion they suddenly realize they would not be able to deal with it effectively.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dAnd more importantly, they often realize that they could not take care of their families and people they care about.
Idaho70 @Idaho70
5dHer first question was "What do I need, water food.....?" She was really shocked when realization hit her.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dI try not to overwhelm people just getting started, though that can be difficult for me. Now adays, people are seeing things that might happen very soon. It used to be people prepped for things that might happen some time in the future. Now they prep for things that might happen literally tomorrow.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dAt least she is now thinking about things.
JC @JC
5dWhat about a deck of cards or something to recreate with to help your mental health with the stuff that is going on outside your area?
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dJC, do you mean like the Conflicted card game?
Idaho70 @Idaho70
5dA person sees and learns lots of things about people when you are manning a evacuation shelter with about 14,000 people shoved in there.
JC @JC
5dGood to know about pears! I have a pear tree and planned on canning this year!
KK7JQS @KK7JQS
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JC @JC
5dOhhhh, I don't know about this Conflicted Card Game, but after a quick Google I'm intrigued!
KK7JQS @KK7JQS
5dhaving a hard time getting my icom 705 to transmit
KK7JQS @KK7JQS
5din apt with bug antenna.
KK7JQS @KK7JQS
5dlemmon valley
K7KBJ @kjuenke
5dHi KK7JQS . Sorry
Idaho70 @Idaho70
5dA deck of cards is a good thing to have. Jerry is talking about a card game that is a simulated disaster game
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX
5dSeveral of us in and around Reno used to get together and play a version of it once a month. It was a great teaching tool.
JC @JC 5d
I see that Idaho, I've added it to my Amazon list wink wink
Idaho70 @Idaho70 5d
Ok, I get the hint.
Idaho70 @Idaho70 5d
Judy just freeze dried some apples that are great tasting.
JC @JC 5d
My mom freeze dries and it's sooo good! Freeze dry skittles!!
Idaho70 @Idaho70 5d
Another excellent comfort food to have/
KK7JQS @KK7JQS 5d
patriot food supply has decent prices we just buy a lot of the 72 hour kits
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX 5d
To take my mind off things at time, when I really need a break, I will use one of my selections for stress relief. Cards, dice for Yahtz and other games. A few travel size games.
K7KBJ @kjuenke 5d
David, did Jim say he was in/out? You skipped him.
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX 5d
I really need to reduce my footprint, as in storage space, so I will be bringing quite a few things that will be going onto the barter blanket.
K7KBJ @kjuenke 5d
David, did Jim say he was in/out? You skipped him.
K7IN - Paul @K7IN 5d
Good night all, see ya next week!
K7KBJ @kjuenke 5d
Good evening..........
Idaho70 @Idaho70 5d
Jamie, still there?
JC @JC 5d
I am
Idaho70 @Idaho70 5d
did you get any good stuff tonight.
JC @JC 5d
Jerry, Yahtzee is legit the best game ever and needs to continue even after stuff hits the fan!
David - K7DWW @k7dww 5d
Ken...Yes....Jim said he was "monitoring"
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX 5d
I have not been doing great the last few days so I am calling it a night. Hopefully I can talk next week.
JC @JC 5d
Lots of great info! Thank you everyone. My notebook is getting quite full
KK7JQS @KK7JQS 5d
can anyone here me on the repeater.
David - K7DWW @k7dww 5d
Night everyone
K7KBJ @kjuenke 5d
JQS, no on the repeater
KK7JQS @KK7JQS 5d
i have freq set to 147.210 tone 100 and + 600
David - K7DWW @k7dww 5d
JC...have you had an opportunity to look at any of the stuff yet?
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX 5d
I agree JC.
Idaho70 @Idaho70 5d
Comfort stuff and foods are important. In stressful times a person must be able to relax some.
K7KBJ @kjuenke 5d
JQS, those are the correct settings
KK7JQS @KK7JQS 5d
not sure what im doing wrong. my baofeng transmits..
K7KBJ @kjuenke 5d
Do you have Virginia Peak programmed?
KK7JQS @KK7JQS 5d
not into the icom but i do in my anytone dmr
K7KBJ @kjuenke 5d
147.150 + 123.0
K7KBJ @kjuenke 5d
sorry... wrong one
K7KBJ @kjuenke 5d
147.030 + 123.0
KK7JQS @KK7JQS 5d
i can hear on both however both wont transmit. a setting i think
JC @JC 5d
David, I have been looking through it, thank you!
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX 5d
Exactly. It is extremely important to make sure younger people, from children up through teens and young adults, have a way to get rid of some stress. That should probably include some physical things, too. I have various balls and outdoor small space games.
David - K7DWW @k7dww 5d
Great...Night everyone
K7KKX - Jerry D Young @K7KKX 5d
Well, I do need to lie down and get some more rest. See you next week.
JC @JC 5d
Thank you everyone, sweet dreams!
Idaho70 @Idaho70 5d
Have a good night Jerry. Catch next week. 73 all.