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Accelerating Global Change
« on: August 15, 2021, 09:42:27 PM »
   I'm guessing that most of the folks on this forum have noticed the recent major changes that have occurred both here in the U.S., and elsewhere around the globe.  I'm not referring to the climate, rather I'm referring to societal changes.

    The rapid catastrophic deterioration of the Afghan government and army, demonstrates the ineptitude of the U.S. intelligence agencies.  Lyin' Biden should be held fully accountable for this blunder that's going result in the deaths of many innocent civilians.  However, the intelligence blunder makes me wonder what else are they missing.  I'm sure China has noticed the poor response from the U.S. government, and I'm certain China is considering reclaiming Taiwan.  Why not?  The U.S. just screwed over thousands of Afghani citizens, why wouldn't the U.S. screw over millions of Taiwanese?

     The border crisis continues to grow, as the U.S. government shirks its constitutional duty to secure our borders.  Meanwhile, the Chinese virus splits countries apart socially and destroys economies.  The communist undercurrent is snaking through American society and little has been done to curtail it, as an illegitimate regime runs the country into the ground.

     We live in interesting times.  I can't over-emphasize the need to get food stocked, get survival training, get armed, and prepare yourself physically, mentally and spiritually for the dark times ahead.  I'm trying to be optimistic, but the bright points are far and few between.  I know I'm preaching to the choir, but get ready!


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Re: Accelerating Global Change
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2021, 11:34:08 PM »
YEP. I've noticed all the same things you have noticed but I've read all about what is going to happen and its all biblical. The whole world will be corrupt, there will be Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Floods, Famine, Half the worlds population will die from War and Epidemics, Good will be called evil and Evil will be called good, Large meteors will fall from the sky. There is no stopping it but PREPPERS will fare far better than those who put their trust in the Government. We might die, but we will be last. Just in the past week there have been massive Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Flooding. The most irritating thing is having to listen to the Tree Hugger idiots claiming the Climate problems are all man's fault.

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Re: Accelerating Global Change
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2021, 01:30:07 PM »
YEP. I've noticed all the same things you have noticed but I've read all about what is going to happen and its all biblical. The whole world will be corrupt, there will be Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Floods, Famine, Half the worlds population will die from War and Epidemics, Good will be called evil and Evil will be called good, Large meteors will fall from the sky. There is no stopping it but PREPPERS will fare far better than those who put their trust in the Government. We might die, but we will be last. Just in the past week there have been massive Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Flooding. The most irritating thing is having to listen to the Tree Hugger idiots claiming the Climate problems are all man's fault.

I used to think that but with all the tv programs and youtube stuff about prepping I think we will be some of the first targets for the city mobs.
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Re: Accelerating Global Change
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2021, 07:36:38 PM »
YEP. I've noticed all the same things you have noticed but I've read all about what is going to happen and its all biblical. The whole world will be corrupt, there will be Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Floods, Famine, Half the worlds population will die from War and Epidemics, Good will be called evil and Evil will be called good, Large meteors will fall from the sky. There is no stopping it but PREPPERS will fare far better than those who put their trust in the Government. We might die, but we will be last. Just in the past week there have been massive Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Flooding. The most irritating thing is having to listen to the Tree Hugger idiots claiming the Climate problems are all man's fault.

I used to think that but with all the tv programs and youtube stuff about prepping I think we will be some of the first targets for the city mobs.


They will only know you're a Prepper if you tell 'em. I'm 20 miles out of town and only 2 of my neighbors know I'm a Prepper. I've discussed it with both of them and I will wait until it is obvious to everyone that the SHTF then try to organize them. If I run around the neighborhood like Chicken Little then they won't take me seriously when the SHTF. Don't worry, it won't be long now.

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Re: Accelerating Global Change
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2021, 11:51:03 PM »
Not only are there changes all around us but they seem to be accelerating as well.
It is disconcerting to think how even best efforts cannot alter a tempo.   A person can't control some things.
What comes will come.  So let the question "what did you do today to prep?" be the guide. 
Today, went mushroom picking, learning from an older Polish woman.    And I received, unpacked and began charging the pack of 5 Biofeng radios.  They are to connect one end of a mile-long valley to the other I hope.
Tomorrow I will try to program them.
Yesterday the worst hail storm anyone here (longest resident - 40 years) hit and pretty much destroyed most of my vegetable garden.  So much time, resources and production - lost.
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Re: Accelerating Global Change
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2021, 12:08:18 AM »
YEP. I've noticed all the same things you have noticed but I've read all about what is going to happen and its all biblical. The whole world will be corrupt, there will be Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Floods, Famine, Half the worlds population will die from War and Epidemics, Good will be called evil and Evil will be called good, Large meteors will fall from the sky. There is no stopping it but PREPPERS will fare far better than those who put their trust in the Government. We might die, but we will be last. Just in the past week there have been massive Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Flooding. The most irritating thing is having to listen to the Tree Hugger idiots claiming the Climate problems are all man's fault.

I used to think that but with all the tv programs and youtube stuff about prepping I think we will be some of the first targets for the city mobs.


They will only know you're a Prepper if you tell 'em. I'm 20 miles out of town and only 2 of my neighbors know I'm a Prepper. I've discussed it with both of them and I will wait until it is obvious to everyone that the SHTF then try to organize them. If I run around the neighborhood like Chicken Little then they won't take me seriously when the SHTF. Don't worry, it won't be long now.

city people think everyone who lives outside the city is a prepper, they will be driving down every dirt road and invading every home with the expectation of weak resistance and easy pickings.

We will never know what will actually happen until it does happen but I prefer to be ready for the worst of times
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Re: Accelerating Global Change
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2021, 01:07:26 AM »
YEP. I've noticed all the same things you have noticed but I've read all about what is going to happen and its all biblical. The whole world will be corrupt, there will be Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Floods, Famine, Half the worlds population will die from War and Epidemics, Good will be called evil and Evil will be called good, Large meteors will fall from the sky. There is no stopping it but PREPPERS will fare far better than those who put their trust in the Government. We might die, but we will be last. Just in the past week there have been massive Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Flooding. The most irritating thing is having to listen to the Tree Hugger idiots claiming the Climate problems are all man's fault.

I used to think that but with all the tv programs and youtube stuff about prepping I think we will be some of the first targets for the city mobs.


They will only know you're a Prepper if you tell 'em. I'm 20 miles out of town and only 2 of my neighbors know I'm a Prepper. I've discussed it with both of them and I will wait until it is obvious to everyone that the SHTF then try to organize them. If I run around the neighborhood like Chicken Little then they won't take me seriously when the SHTF. Don't worry, it won't be long now.

city people think everyone who lives outside the city is a prepper, they will be driving down every dirt road and invading every home with the expectation of weak resistance and easy pickings.

We will never know what will actually happen until it does happen but I prefer to be ready for the worst of times

They won't be driving for long. After the Country boys shoot their tires out they'll be walking down those dirt roads.

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Re: Accelerating Global Change
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2021, 01:30:36 AM »
Not only are there changes all around us but they seem to be accelerating as well.
It is disconcerting to think how even best efforts cannot alter a tempo.   A person can't control some things.
What comes will come.  So let the question "what did you do today to prep?" be the guide. 
Today, went mushroom picking, learning from an older Polish woman.    And I received, unpacked and began charging the pack of 5 Biofeng radios.  They are to connect one end of a mile-long valley to the other I hope.
Tomorrow I will try to program them.
Yesterday the worst hail storm anyone here (longest resident - 40 years) hit and pretty much destroyed most of my vegetable garden.  So much time, resources and production - lost.
Two steps forward, slide one back.
By sheer, stubborn effort and refusal to become demoralized, any number of worlds can go to pieces yet leave a person of Faith and persistence in good stead.
Molon Labe.

If you go online and search for CHIRP, you can download it for free and program your radios using your computer. You have to be careful to not bugger up the radio's FIRMWARE. When you open CHIRP, don't try to just load somebody else's file straight into your radio. Download whatever is in the radio up to the computer. There will probably be about 3 or 4 frequencies already in the radio. Just write your frequencies right over top of what's already in there. Once you have all the frequencies you want on the spreadsheet, then upload them to the Radio. Then name the file and save the file to your computer. Do exactly the same thing to the next radio but also open the file you saved and Copy those saved frequencies and then paste them into the next radio's spreadsheet. Yes, you can open as many files as you want but make sure you remember which spreadsheet is the one you uploaded from the radio. With CHIRP you also will have access to the SETTINGS for the radio. If you just want a half dozen frequencies in the radio, then just do it manually from the radio's keyboard.

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Re: Accelerating Global Change
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2021, 01:11:30 PM »
YEP. I've noticed all the same things you have noticed but I've read all about what is going to happen and its all biblical. The whole world will be corrupt, there will be Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Floods, Famine, Half the worlds population will die from War and Epidemics, Good will be called evil and Evil will be called good, Large meteors will fall from the sky. There is no stopping it but PREPPERS will fare far better than those who put their trust in the Government. We might die, but we will be last. Just in the past week there have been massive Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Flooding. The most irritating thing is having to listen to the Tree Hugger idiots claiming the Climate problems are all man's fault.

I used to think that but with all the tv programs and youtube stuff about prepping I think we will be some of the first targets for the city mobs.


They will only know you're a Prepper if you tell 'em. I'm 20 miles out of town and only 2 of my neighbors know I'm a Prepper. I've discussed it with both of them and I will wait until it is obvious to everyone that the SHTF then try to organize them. If I run around the neighborhood like Chicken Little then they won't take me seriously when the SHTF. Don't worry, it won't be long now.

city people think everyone who lives outside the city is a prepper, they will be driving down every dirt road and invading every home with the expectation of weak resistance and easy pickings.

We will never know what will actually happen until it does happen but I prefer to be ready for the worst of times

They won't be driving for long. After the Country boys shoot their tires out they'll be walking down those dirt roads.

Hopefully they'll be walking the other direction and hopefully they won't be coming back at night with more people and from all directions... Just saying that shooting tires is good but it won't eliminate the threat...
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Re: Accelerating Global Change
« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2021, 07:34:00 AM »
Hopefully they'll be walking the other direction and hopefully they won't be coming back at night with more people and from all directions... Just saying that shooting tires is good but it won't eliminate the threat...

I'm not sure, but I kinda heard the tires will be first to reduce maneuverability and the shoes will be completely disabled immediately thereafter.  Around here anyway.  Just some of that stuff-- word get around, you hear things, people talk kind of stuff.  I am not sure it means anything.

Some said there would be little chance of intel being returned.

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Re: Accelerating Global Change
« Reply #10 on: August 19, 2021, 07:25:34 PM »
This thread has morphed into more of a "Watcha Gonna Do" subject. We all get it, that the more prepared you are, the better off you're gonna be. Checklist: Buy everything in sight that you think you're gonna need to survive and then buy extras. Ok, Done that. Buy more long lasting food stuffs than you could ever use because your dumbass neighbors will need to eat also. Ok, Done that. Load up on Medical supplies and Hygiene Supplies. OK, Done that. Buy lots of Guns and ammo. OK, Done that. Create a second or even third source of emergency Electric power. OK, Done that. Pay off all debt and buy some precious metals. OK, Done that. Get more Radio equipment than you need and set it up. OK, Done that. Get a Ham Radio License and upgrade to the highest level you can. OK, Done that. Make a bunch of "What if" plans for where to set up ambush positions in case of Marauders heading your way. OK, Done that. Set up a local Neighborhood Group to help defend each other from Marauders. OK, done some of that and will do more of it when things heat up. Find out other local prepper groups and have a plan to coordinate and communicate with them when needed. OK, Done some of that.

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Re: Accelerating Global Change
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2021, 10:16:35 AM »
Just a FYI...According to BaFeng CHIRP does not work with Win. 10. It likes Win 7 and Vista.

MrsMac and I have been watching what is going on around the world - Man made and natural. And we are expecting the other shoe to drop at any moment. However, it probably will not happen at a SHTF level till 2022-2023. That means the good Lord has given us a little time. Do not squander it.
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Re: Accelerating Global Change
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2021, 11:52:21 AM »
Just a FYI...According to BaFeng CHIRP does not work with Win. 10. It likes Win 7 and Vista.

MrsMac and I have been watching what is going on around the world - Man made and natural. And we are expecting the other shoe to drop at any moment. However, it probably will not happen at a SHTF level till 2022-2023. That means the good Lord has given us a little time. Do not squander it.

I've been using CHIRP to program all my HT's for a long time now, and been doing it on Win 10 since it came out. Ensure that you have the genuine FTDI chipset in the cable, the chip makers successfully sued Microsoft to allow disabling any USB-serial converter chips that they deem to be fake. It was only Prolific for a long time, now it's been done by FTDI as well. I have bought several cables that were labeled "genuine" and were not. Just make sure you can return them to wherever you bought them for a full refund if they don't work. I know that several of RT System's cables are reported to be incompatible with CHIRP as well. IMHO, RTS is overpriced and severely limited, and should only be used if no other programming option is available for your radio. I've purchase a couple things from Valley Enterprises in Rigby, ID and been very happy with the quality and service. Prices are the same as anywhere else, including ebay stuff from Chicom sellers.

I have a couple major tool purchases that I sincerely hope I have time to make, but I'm fairly confident that we are ready to face a multitude of possible situations. I do not expect a sudden collapse, but a lurching stop-and-start slide into 3rd-world conditions over a few years.
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Re: Accelerating Global Change
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2021, 01:15:45 PM »
Thanks for Win 10/CHIRP items.   My laptop IS using WIN 10 and I've not been able to open download, thought it might be due to firewalls - disabling this and that, no help.  A neighbor is highly tech and thought he might be able to help.  _IF_ WIN is usable, any suggestions on how to get it to work for CHIRP?
And cabling - radios are charged but still need cable - anyone recommend specific vendor/item?

Thank you for any help.

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Re: Accelerating Global Change
« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2021, 02:27:30 PM »
Thanks for Win 10/CHIRP items.   My laptop IS using WIN 10 and I've not been able to open download, thought it might be due to firewalls - disabling this and that, no help.  A neighbor is highly tech and thought he might be able to help.  _IF_ WIN is usable, any suggestions on how to get it to work for CHIRP?
And cabling - radios are charged but still need cable - anyone recommend specific vendor/item?

Thank you for any help.

Felix, just a tip- make sure you are downloading the latest version of CHIRP direct from the developer at chirp.danplanet.com . There are a lot of fake versions out there. See my post above- Valley Enterprises has become my go-to for cables, pretty fast shipping and quality products. I just got one for my Yaesu FTM-3200 and it works great with CHIRP. Never had an issue with CHIRP programming Baofengs, have had cables either go bad or be "blacklisted" by windows. You think this is bad, you should try programming older Motorola gear! Even Motorola shops usually shy away from older working radios, some of them require an old laptop running DOS or the software freaks out and won't work. Main reason that you see vendors with piles of older Motorola mobiles at hamfests, they don't even make good doorstops! Maybe we could open a thread on this in the Radio section, instead of hijacking Jackalope's thread.
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Re: Accelerating Global Change
« Reply #15 on: August 23, 2021, 04:06:56 PM »
However, it probably will not happen at a SHTF level till 2022-2023. That means the good Lord has given us a little time. Do not squander it.

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Re: Accelerating Global Change
« Reply #16 on: August 23, 2021, 09:32:19 PM »
Thanks for Win 10/CHIRP items.   My laptop IS using WIN 10 and I've not been able to open download, thought it might be due to firewalls - disabling this and that, no help.  A neighbor is highly tech and thought he might be able to help.  _IF_ WIN is usable, any suggestions on how to get it to work for CHIRP?
And cabling - radios are charged but still need cable - anyone recommend specific vendor/item?

Thank you for any help.

Felix, just a tip- make sure you are downloading the latest version of CHIRP direct from the developer at chirp.danplanet.com . There are a lot of fake versions out there. See my post above- Valley Enterprises has become my go-to for cables, pretty fast shipping and quality products. I just got one for my Yaesu FTM-3200 and it works great with CHIRP. Never had an issue with CHIRP programming Baofengs, have had cables either go bad or be "blacklisted" by windows. You think this is bad, you should try programming older Motorola gear! Even Motorola shops usually shy away from older working radios, some of them require an old laptop running DOS or the software freaks out and won't work. Main reason that you see vendors with piles of older Motorola mobiles at hamfests, they don't even make good doorstops! Maybe we could open a thread on this in the Radio section, instead of hijacking Jackalope's thread.

I've been using CHIRP since before WIN 10 came out. I used XP and the cable at that time had no guts in it and you used a special DRIVER. My new WIN 10 computer works fine but sometimes when I open CHIRP, I get a message that says that this program may be unsafe. I just click on "Continue Anyway" and it works fine. I must have 10 cables that work with CHIRP and its possible that any of them will work on any of my radios but I labeled them as to which radio they came with. The newest cables have electronics in the USB end of the cable and a special Driver is not necessary like in the old days when the USB end of the cable had no guts. The CHIRP website is actually on a web page location called https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home as best I can recall. Go to that website and download the latest versionj of CHIRP Daily Installer. I hope this helps.
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