Month: January 2015

N6CC – by Tim

UPDATED 7/26/14

A simple kit for temporary, lightweight, wire tactical antenna systems is essential for any field Ops.  No “Rocket Science” here, just proven, simple, efficient systems that work very well in a field environment.

Here’s my kit as it fits in a standard US Military M-1956 “Butt Pack”. I have used the types of parts and techniques in this kit for decades and it supports almost any kind of field radio installation from HF through 6 and 2 meters.   Continue reading “Portable Field Antenna Kit”

N6CC – by Tim

“Never do anything to attract enemy fire – It annoys those around you”
Murphys Laws of Combat.

UPDATED 2/1/13 This section will deal with various means to covertly operate radio systems while going unobserved. Any number of situations may call for these measures but the antenna system must still work! Like many of us, I live in an “antenna challenged” neighborhood but I was fortunately able to get mine “grandfathered” in when I first moved here since the original CC&R/HOA documents did not outright prohibit them at the time. However I keep them very low profile to keep the neighbors happy anyway.   Continue reading “Stealthy / Covert Antennas”

NY4G – by Ariel Jacala

Having been a QRP operator and having started my amateur radio career from among the ranks of QRP operators, you will be able to instantly tell my bias for antennas.  From the standpoint of economics, you will get the most signal strength for your dollar by investing in antenna systems (when you can) as opposed to investing in power.  There are many folks who are limited in the ability to put up effective antennas by Homeowners Association (HOA) restrictions.  There is a move afoot in Congress called the Parity Act, HR-4969 , that will allow radio amateurs to legally fight the HOA’s.  However, this bill has not been signed into law, as of the time of this writing. Back to the subject of antennas, a little knowledge about antenna theory will go a long way towards improving your signal up to 18 dB or 3S units.   Continue reading “Power or Antennas – When Less is More?”

LA Times – by NIGEL DUARA

Bit by bit, the federal judiciary is tearing out the legal ground from under “America’s toughest sheriff.”

First, a federal appeals court said it was illegal to deny bail to immigrants in the country illegally. Then, on Monday, an Arizona federal judge blasted a state law that stretched the crime of identity theft to include everyone from forgers to people simply seeking employment without valid documentation.   Continue reading “Arizona told to stop prosecuting job-seeking immigrants”

Washington Free Beacon – by Bill Gertz

A federal weather service employee charged with stealing sensitive infrastructure data from an Army Corps of Engineers database met a Chinese government official in Beijing, according to court documents that reveal the case to be part of an FBI probe of Chinese economic espionage.

Xiafen “Sherry” Chen, an employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) office in Ohio, was arrested in October and charged in a federal grand jury indictment with illegally accessing the Army’s National Inventory of Dams (NID).   Continue reading “NOAA Employee Charged With Computer Breach Met Senior Chinese Official in Beijing”

CBS Chicago – by Steve Miller

CHICAGO (CBS) – A Chicago man might think twice the next time he goes into a police station to report something as stolen.

On Friday night, 31-year-old Adam Wisneski rode his bike to the Shakespeare District police station on the Northwest Side to report a stolen iPhone.

He says he didn’t have his bike lock with him, and asked police if he could leave his bicycle inside the station.   Continue reading “Cyclist’s Bike Stolen At Police Station While Reporting iPhone Theft”

Zee News

New Delhi: The US Secret Service is leaving nothing to chance as they prepare a foolproof security mechanism for President Barack Obama during his visit to India later this month.

The advance team of the Secret Service is already in India and is working in tandem with Indian security agencies to workout security arrangements across the venues on President’s itinerary.   Continue reading “Obama’s India visit: US Secret Service to deploy surveillance satellites”

Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — The ever worsening security situation in Mexico has led to a new mode of transportation for Mexican tourists that includes traveling in a convoy with police escorts at speeds of 100 miles an hour or more — all in an effort to avoid getting carjacked by drug cartels on their journey to the U.S. border.

The police escort is provided by the Mexican Federal Police which leads daily convoys to and from cities like Tampico and Ciudad Victoria to the border cities of Matamoros and Reynosa. Each day, between 100 to 150 travelers line up outside of the police station where they provide their license and other identifying information to police officers in preparation for the convoy.   Continue reading “Mexican Tourists Now Traveling with Police Escorts to the US Border”

Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

The son of legendary Gulf Cartel leader Osiel Cardenas remains in federal custody after U.S. agents arrested him at the Texas border. He was allegedly trying to smuggle hundreds of ammunition rounds and weapons parts into Mexico.

Osiel Cardenas Jr, the son of the legendary capo, is set to remain behind bars without bond pending a detention hearing later this week in the Texas border city of Brownsville, court records obtained by Breitbart Texas show.   Continue reading “Former Mexican Gulf Cartel Leader’s Son Busted in Texas at Border”

Breitbart – by Matthew Boyle

Only 216 Republicans voted to re-elect a humbled Ohio Republican Rep. John Boehner as Speaker of the U.S. House on Tuesday, as many Republicans voted for alternative candidates in the second organized attempt to unseat Boehner in as many speakership elections.

He wins re-election as Speaker with less than a majority of the House, something that has happened only four times since 1917. A total of 25 Republicans in the chamber did not vote for Boehner, with 24 voting for alternative candidates and others who were not nominated and one voting present.   Continue reading “Boehner Wins Re-Election With Less Than Majority Of House”

The New American – by Alex Newman

Despite the troubles in her country, “Elizabeth,” as she became known, was an otherwise happy 13-year-old girl living in the Ivory Coast. Then the United Nations’ “peacekeeping” troops arrived in her town wearing their bright blue helmets — ostensibly to “keep the peace.” Rather than protecting the villagers, however, the UN forces kidnapped and brutally gang-raped young Elizabeth.   Continue reading “United Nations Exploits Pseudo-“Human Rights” to Attack U.S.”

Activist Post – by Brandon Turbeville

It only took two days before the anti-gun American bureaucracy began chipping away at the Second Amendment in areas where Congress and the President, despite being backed by billion dollar NGOs and Foundations, have so far been unsuccessful.

On January 2, 2015, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) issued its ruling regarding “whether Federal Firearms Licensees (FFL), or unlicensed machine shops, may engage in the business of completing, or assisting in the completion of, the manufacture of firearm frames or receivers for unlicensed individuals without being licensed as a manufacturer of firearms.”   Continue reading “BATFE Ruling Creates New Hurdle To Private Gun Manufacture”

Share Everything – by RASHA B. FODA

Everybody, especially our [s]elected officials, talk about how freedom isn’t free.

The desired implication, of course, is that ‘we [working] people’ must sacrifice our lives to maintain it. But, did you ever ask yourself why?

If people are ‘born free’, then why must we fight to remain free? More importantly, exactly WHO or WHAT are we supposed to be fighting?   Continue reading “Why “Freedom” Isn’t ‘Free’”

Maybe the best laugh I’ve had today!

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

The brain incubator at Harvard, the place which according to legend, and certainly the US News and World Report’s annual paid college infomercial, is the repository for some of the smartest people in the world, is furious.

The reason – Harvard’s illustrious faculty has learned that they too will be subject to their own policy recommendations as relates to Obamacare, which they themselves helped conceive. As the left-leaning NYT reported earlier today, “for years, Harvard’s experts on health economics and policy have advised presidents and Congress on how to provide health benefits to the nation at a reasonable cost. But those remedies will now be applied to the Harvard faculty, and the professors are in an uproar.”   Continue reading “Obamacare Architects At Harvard Furious After Learning They Are Not Exempt From Obamacare”

Sent to us by Money Metals Exchange.

Money Metals Exchange – by Stefan Gleason

The “year that was” brought mostly disappointment to precious metals bulls. Silver prices fell for the third straight year, while gold mostly flat-lined around the $1,200 per-ounce level.

So what about the year to come?

On the one hand, the charts looks ugly. On the other, it is rare for any metal to fall in price four years in a row.   Continue reading “Forecast 2015: The Year Ahead in the Money Metals”

WND – by Jerome R. Corsi

NEW YORK – Since the passage of Obamacare, House Speaker John Boehner has been dogged by critics pointing out his investment portfolio has benefited from owning insurance and medical company stocks that have profited from the legislation.

An analysis of Boehner’s current investment holdings includes a number of stocks benefiting from Obamacare in a total portfolio estimated at between $3.5 and $5 million in current market value.   Continue reading “Boehner Profits from Obamacare Stocks”

Jon Rappoport

In this article, I raise important questions about the Non-GMO Project (twitter) and its famous butterfly seal of approval on food products.

The Non-GMO Project is, by far, the largest testing program of its kind in North America. For example, Whole Foods has submitted thousands of its products for verification, so their stores can display the Project seals.

What does the seal actually say?

The butterfly seal literally reads: “NON-GMO Project VERIFIED.”   Continue reading “The “Non-GMO Project Verified” seal: deceptive advertising?”