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To program it you will need a programming cable (who'd have thunk it) and a program called Chirp : https://chirpmyradio.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home I had to reprogram a pair of Baofeng handhelds (not your model) to work with legal UK PMR 446 frequencies, using Chirp. This took patience even for th...

MistiqWood wrote: ↑Sun Jun 01, 2025 9:45 am Hey everyone - been prepping for 5 years, focused on practical skills and minimalist gear. Stoked to share field-tested tricks and learn from the community, especially about water purification and urban-ready setups!

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Greetings from the Essex/Cambs borders Metals have a galvanic pecking order, the most reactive will sacrificially corrode to protect those less reactive. Aluminium is near the top of the tree, far more reactive than tin or steel. I'm therefore embarking on a little experiment, using for starters th...

The panels on most are way too small to be useful bar keeping then topped up In storage on a window sill Quite right. It pays to get the largest power bank you can. As a general rule, the heavier they are, the more capacity they have. Watch out for greatly exaggerated capacity claims from some sell...

Hi, and welcome to the forum. Looks like you're really well set up!

Hopefully this is not too random a post, or superfluous. I've given more thought to bug - in entertainment regarding primarily solo games that need no power, and that may be taken to hospital. Here compact games without lots of easy - to - lose pieces are needed. Learning to play patience (solitaire...

What do you mean by a normal router btw? - The one that the Internet provider has? Yes, a "normal" router to me is that the Internet provider supplies. I understand that more secure alternative units can be purchased, but I don't want to go there. I think it could be too complicated to be...

There's also home assistant that you can use instead to make it more "local" I've had a quick look at home assistant. A lot of people use a Raspberry Pi. My main problem is, although I can build PC's and install operating systems, I cannot write code and have no experience of networks. If...

I'm not keen on Internet based surveillance systems or doorbells. They're also surveilling you! In some circumstances they're great and very versatile, also easy to install. However, I don't want my life to end up on Big Tech's servers. They're also hackable, like all Internet of Things kit. I like ...