Re: What's a good LONG lasting shortwave radio...

On Aug 7, 8:37=A0am, cuhu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> Keep one of your radios inside of a metal can/container with a tight
> fitting lid/cover in case of EMP.
> cuhulin

Common sense insurance cuhulin. Good for mentioning that. I keep one
in its original box, (so it doesn't come into contact with the metal
box) and sealed in an ammo can for a Faraday cage.  But just wrapped
in tinfoil would work good as a Faraday cage too.

   And if you don't have one sealed up, at least its antenna
collapsed. The shorter the better, but at least keep it collapsed
shorter then twelve inches, and keep it away at least four feet  from
any E.M.P. collectors like long metal pipes or wires. (The further
from them the better)
   That way, they have a decent chance of surviving even if they
aren't sealed up inside a Faraday cage.
  Many people think a Faraday cage needs to be grounded like an
antenna. Not so. And as a matter of fact a grounding wire could even
be bad. Because lengths of wire and pipe actually collect E.M.P. Which
is not what you want. Think of airplanes getting hit by lightning.
They are not grounded. They are Faraday cages and you're quite safe
inside them during a strike of powerful bolts of lightning.