Ultimate Rugged Preparedness Radio Comm part 1

Excuse the long dry review series of the Yaesu VX-7R. This review is geared toward the Prepper community, intended for the worst case scenario of SHTF & WROL…

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25 replies
  1. Stacey Ecoboost
    Stacey Ecoboost says:

    so I bought a vx3 for listening. problem isI have ADD and don’t have a clue what to do to set it up. I always see people that say add your channels via computer etc so I got the computer cable with it then hooked it up. where do I get the channels from and I figure it must be a regional thing so I think I’m screwed bc I’m from Toronto Canada. I think I’ll throw it at the wall like I did with my Black Berry… I now own an iphone that thinks for me. I so wanted to have a ham radio.

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  2. GUERRILLAGEEK
    GUERRILLAGEEK says:

    Just do a google search on ham repreaters in Toronto, a bunch of listings will be displayed. some might be bad info but for the most part its accurate. I did a quick search and looks like you have a bunch, especially in the 440 range. yeah, use th pc program for your radio, manual programming will frustrate the Dali Lama into a rage.

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  4. Butter Bean
    Butter Bean says:

    Let me just say that you are the owner of my dream setup. Multiple Mobiles & Portable HT’s are what i would love to have. All i own is 1 Grecom PSR-310 scanner, a lil chinese Baofeng UV-5R, and a lil chinese TonFa UV-985 portable HT, and 2 Motorola MS350R FRS/GMRS walkie talkies. Not much of a setup but its all i could afford since i had a son. Good vids, im gonna subscribe!

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  5. GUERRILLAGEEK
    GUERRILLAGEEK says:

    90% of that stuff you see are issued items, I dont own them and must return to their owner if I leave their employment. With what you have, you are way ahead of the curve, good gear to practice on before you upgrade to anything else. I would be happy with what you have, honestly. Take care.

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  6. Chris Dugar
    Chris Dugar says:

    Can you tell me if this is a good radio? BAOFENG Dual band model UV-5R VHF/UHF Dual Band Radio FM 65-108MHZ I’m interested in a SHTF form of communication. Just so I know what’s going on kinda thing. Thanks.

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  7. GUERRILLAGEEK
    GUERRILLAGEEK says:

    I dont own a Baofeng, or handled one, so I cant give a opinion. Though, for the price, it would be a good starter radio, I have not heard bad things about them. Make sure the radio does VHF/UHF 144-148 Mhz & 440 MHz, thats the ham bands you would be authorized to use one you get your ham license.

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  11. GUERRILLAGEEK
    GUERRILLAGEEK says:

    Its a Maldol MH-511, 52/146/446 MHz tri-band. Got it from randl (dot) com, R & L Electronics. Been pretty good for me, its not rubber ducky flexible, its more rigid, so, it may pose a danger of breaking. Had it for about 3 years never gave me any problems even after dropping it a number of times. performance is average.

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  12. Mike A Drover
    Mike A Drover says:

    Newbie to ham radio and communications, however I do see the need to own them. So my choice was the Wouxun KG-UV2D. Although I will be looking into the VX-7R platform, right now I’m just listening and learning as much as I can. So thanks for the video and information.
    ~M~

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  14. GUERRILLAGEEK
    GUERRILLAGEEK says:

    Sorry I cant give you a solid answer, I only played with a 8DR for a couple of hours, years ago. Its smaller and thinner than the 7R, and the lithium batteries last longer. Thats all I can accuratly say about it. I dont know if you can mod the 8R, I’m sure there is info on YT or the webs about it. I did like the 8DR alot, but sticker price gave me heart problems, and I was already happy with the 7R. Going 7 years of brutal field service for the 7R and only the knob is loose, but still works.

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  16. smokethirteen
    smokethirteen says:

    great vid, good info… what antenna would you recomend for home based scanning with the vx-7r? Also, it would be great if you could do a vid on how to do the jumper mod.

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  17. David Moreno
    David Moreno says:

    thnx again for the reply brotha…just bought my first Ht, first radio yesterday. Been reading the manual.. Shits long. Might still consider the 7r for my girl…but prolly gonna get the wouxon 3d or 6d. keep up the quality, very informative, very intriguing. Yur like an Elmer to me bro. Yu getting paid yet?

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  18. MrBOB39
    MrBOB39 says:

    Yaasu,Kenwood,Icom,Alinco are the 4 (what i refer to) as the main players in HT ham radios (there are others like chinese makes too though)..

    I use Icom T90a, Icom 91AD,Kenwood THF6a

    i use these 3 because ..it gives me..

    6 meters..2 meters..220 band..70 cm band
    as well as analog and digital..

    Both Icom and Kenwood are Extremely Easy to use.
    besides the HT’s you also need High Gain replacement antennas..

    I used in Hurricane Sandy to 50 miles from my home so i could connect with others

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  20. MrBOB39
    MrBOB39 says:

    that just needs a dual band 2 meter / 70 cm band antenna

    Comet and Diamond make excellent replacement antennas !!

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  21. greymajickjedi
    greymajickjedi says:

    i EFFING LOVE THIS DUDE!!! This is my kind of geek! Wish i had friends like this guy! (especially in my militia) He’s gonna be saving lives when SHTF! UBER THUMBS UP

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  24. GUERRILLAGEEK
    GUERRILLAGEEK says:

    Not by itself you would need to interface it with an external terminal node controller or modem to do data transmission.

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