When the SHTF one of the most important things we will need is some way to get news. We depend on our phones for all types of news today but when the SHTF your phone may not work. You need some type of radio receiver to get news and information.
This will be a stressful time, and without some way to know what's going on out in the world, it will be much more stressful. What's going on, who's coming to help us? Did we have a way to tell the outside world were still here and what we need? Is anyone coming to help us?
Some people have AM-FM radios that run on batteries, others have shortwave receivers that cover AM-FM shortwave and ham frequencies. Many hams have general coverage receivers or the new software defined radios.
When the SHTF we don't know who will be sharing news on what frequency. Will radio stations or TV stations still be on the air or will it be ham radio operators or even bootleg stations? The more frequencies you have the ability to receive the better.
Today we have inexpensive software defined radios that cover from 0.5 megacycle to 6,000 megacycles, in AM FM NB WB MW SW and upper and lower SSB single sideband. That's pretty much everything.
This SDR Beginners page is a good place to start
This SDR software has a waterfall display. Rather than just spinning the dial looking for a signal, you can see signals and their strength. This makes looking for signals much easier.
There are many SDR's on eBay and Amazon but if your looking for a SHTF SDR then look for a stand alone radio so you don't need to power your computer to listen..
Good Luck
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