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Preparing a Community: Practical Civil Defence

Written on 22 Mar, 2009 at 13:58 in Miscellaneous | viewed 455 times | 1 Comment

This is a Special Report from ;The Journal of Practical Civil Defence; (now discontinued ; out of print) [ISSN 0268 1897 ]. It came out mid 1987 and was really directed at those preparing their communities for World War III,... (Continue reading)

Emergency Planning Tips

Written on 22 Mar, 2009 at 13:56 in Miscellaneous | viewed 534 times | 1 Comment

The first part of this document is basic “how to start planning”. If you have and idea in this area, skim through to the next area on Emergency food, packs, clothes, money. HOW TO PLAN FOR AN EMERGENCY First and... (Continue reading)

Pottery Oven

Written on 22 Mar, 2009 at 13:55 in Miscellaneous | viewed 661 times | 0 Comments

A simple system of firing in which pots are set in sawdust within a brick or metal box with lid. The sawdust is ignited and burns more slowly achieving sufficient heat to turn the clay into pottery. Pockets of oxidation... (Continue reading)

Give to the Light

Written on 17 Mar, 2009 at 15:29 in Communication | viewed 1,267 times | 0 Comments
Give to the Light

Giving to the Light By Nate Boyd In the movie Under the Tuscan Sun starring Diane Lane, she narrates an Italian idiom, “Dare al Luce,” which literally translated means to “Give to the Light”. However in its idiom form it... (Continue reading)

Wireless Internet of Portable Nodes

Written on 17 Mar, 2009 at 15:28 in Communication | viewed 1,171 times | 0 Comments

A Proposal for a Wireless Internet of Portable Nodes (WIPNet) by Jon Roland The prospects that the Y2K problem, or other such cascade failure arising from other causes, might bring down power grids and telecommunications systems, suggests that we consider... (Continue reading)

Communications FAQ PT3

Written on 17 Mar, 2009 at 15:28 in Communication | viewed 1,100 times | 0 Comments

GLOSSARY AM: Amplitude Modulation CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS). Refer to Appendix E CW: Continuous Wave DTMF: Dual Tone Multi-Frequency Refer to Appendix G FM: Frequency Modulation LTZ: Long Tone Zero – Transmission of a DTMF ’0′ for... (Continue reading)

Communications FAQ PT2

Written on 17 Mar, 2009 at 15:27 in Communication | viewed 1,187 times | 0 Comments

A. Types of communications 1. Wired Communications a. Basic Telephone Service Current telephone communications, at least in industrialized nations, is the standard of excellence that most communications systems are compared. Disparaging comments and annoying customer service issues aside, standard phone... (Continue reading)

Communications FAQ PT1

Written on 17 Mar, 2009 at 15:27 in Communication | viewed 990 times | 0 Comments

Survival Communications FAQ Version 1.2 DISCLAIMER: The authors and editors of this FAQ panel assume no legal responsibility for any errors in or misuse of this information, and are not to be held legally liable or responsible for any death,... (Continue reading)

Coke, the Real Thing!

Written on 5 Mar, 2009 at 11:59 in Miscellaneous | viewed 561 times | 0 Comments

Just when you thought you knew everything…. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl. Let the “real thing” sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous... (Continue reading)

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Candle-making

Written on 5 Mar, 2009 at 11:58 in Miscellaneous | viewed 587 times | 1 Comment

Making candles is so much fun. A real opportunity to do something nice for someone and have a fun learning experience too. Try this metod of making candles. It’s easy, makes nice candles and can be adapted to other “recipes”... (Continue reading)

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