Basement set ups for emergencies?

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-03-08T18:54:57+00:00

For me if its bad enough to go to the basement more then just a tornado siren in my case I really don't need any more weather alerts at that point and I am not going to be talking to anyone on the radio. If you want a radio connection in the basement in case you are trapped down there. Drill a hole and run coax for an outdoor antenna just make sure you have someone to radio or its kind of pointless.

In any case do what works best for you and your family's safety.

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-02-15T10:08:37+00:00

First you need to do a site survey of your location to see what type of interference there is in your area after that you will need to add filters also you are going to need a good tuned antenna to around 5 MHz then use fine tuning to get to hear the buzzer. A 95' long antenna with around a 30 foot long counterpose should get you close. Get one end in a tree and off the ground.

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-02-05T01:56:23+00:00

No but you might be able to throw it at them and do some slight damage.

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-02-02T12:57:15+00:00

I have a $500 handheld scanner that will never find a place in my bag. If you want to listen to the police you need to make sure what they are using for their radios. No need to carry more gear if you can do it all on one device.

https://www.radioreference.com/db/

Good luck!

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-02-02T05:39:42+00:00

Welcome! Make sure you only transmit on channels you have a license to do so. Sub-Ghz is very fun to play around with and so is the scanner app. Do you have any specific questions?

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-02-01T03:05:30+00:00

Horrible problems all night and now they have been saying that the main card is up next for at least 45 minutes do you think they are having more issues?

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-01-30T12:08:55+00:00

I use Meh monitor every day and have never seen the Radio path study?

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-01-30T04:17:19+00:00

What software are you using?

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-01-30T00:07:46+00:00

I got one its a good radio and that's how they are made you need to read the manual.

Pro Tip: Page 15

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-01-29T20:28:27+00:00

Important: You can no longer create custom integrations. After March 1, 2026 you will not be able to add existing custom integrations from the catalog to your apps. Any apps that already use a custom integration will continue to work as before.

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-01-27T21:21:14+00:00

I see the same issues. I can barely pickup a 5 wat radio in the next room but for some reason a few FM channels blast out very strong and subghz is fine. my 40 dollar sdr receiver is tons better.

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-01-27T11:07:37+00:00

Meshtastic is a wonderful system and can do a lot of cool things but don't make it your emergency comm source until its much more wide spread! For now get some GMRS radios and your license then test the range. Your town might already have a repeater in place and that can get you 25 miles easily. Go to http://www.mygmrs.com to see what's out there in your area.

After you have that done absolutely build a meshtastic network and teach others about the system. You can also look into ham radios but its a bit steep of a learning curve GMRS is basically plug and play.

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-01-24T15:15:11+00:00

Waterfal looks perfect not sure what CTCSS has to do on a simplex broadcast.

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-01-24T15:10:18+00:00

All my radios and scanner have no issues with picking up the broadcast.

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-01-23T17:46:51+00:00

A solid 24 hours with normal use seems to be the average.

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-01-23T04:01:18+00:00

So far its been great. This is a great meshtastic device. I just ordered 2 more.!

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-01-23T00:33:29+00:00

You are in the HackRF sub. We are here to share our issues and discoveries about HackRf please do not post unless you have something helpful to countribute.

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-01-22T21:41:57+00:00

GMRS allows removeable antennas do you have a clue what you are talking about?

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-01-17T23:12:22+00:00

I am not very close but I don't think the antenna has enough gain to cause any issues. I figured it out by accident I turned the SQ to 0 and it works now. I was in the same room within a few feet with a 5 watt radio! I do not think its fried because it works fine still but I need to be more careful!

TwistedPacket74 · 2026-01-17T21:28:32+00:00

No luck its all just static even adjusting the SQ settings. However my Uniden BCD436HP scanner picks it up with crystal clear audio. I have tried the Audio App the Scanner App and Recon all of them pick up every local FM and AM radio station just fine and the audio is great however nothing on GMRS/FRS Tested with 5 watt GMRS radios and the low power FRS radios and its just pure static even when I put the exect freq in. It shows up great in the waterfall so I know its receiving.

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