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Old 05-06-2018, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by init4fun View Post
It'll be an EMP that destroys all semiconductor devices and only good ol vacuum tube electronics will work , so yea , toss anything named "Midland" and find some old tube stuff if you want communication after "the big one" .

And no , not in the least a "prepper" , but I know a couple of people who are . I'm more of a realist , when the proverbial poop hits the rotary impeller there won't be any of us left to worry about CB radios anyway
Not all bad EMPs are manmade; in the 1800's there was a really bad one caused by sunspot activity interacting with earth's atmosphere. In a peacetime EMP event having the equip that still works in volume is an equation for overnight wealth.
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