American Military Survival Radios
WikiPedia has an excellent article on a sometimes overlooked source of high quality communications equipmentCan military radios be used in a survivalist’s communications plan? Absolutely! While they may be oversized and or over weight they are generally available at prices far below that of other commercial radios
Military radio gear has grown into quite a niche market which has enjoyed tremendous growth thanks to the Internet. Admittedly some of the gear is too large and/or too heavy to carry around in your communications bag. But the same gear might be attractive to those who have set up a base camp of sorts that there will evacuate to in times of stress and emergency.
One aspect of military radio gear that a survivalist should not ignore are the surplus military antennas
By now you are asking yourself how a simple antenna mast
Vertical Antenna
Attach a wire to the top of the mast, push or pull the mast into position, add ground and ground plane wires and you have a quite effect vertical antenna.
Antenna Support
Attach a small pulley to the top of the mast before erecting it and you can use it as a main support or outward support for any number of wire antennas.
Central Communications
You can use these masts to support VHF and UHF vertical antennas
