[K3PZN-List] EMP preparedness

[Philip Karras]

Kyle,
The best way is to put the radio, power supply (ps), in a completely enclosed metal container, no holes for EMP to get in. So, easy way is to put radios & ps's in a container lined with Al foil, then cover with same and close it up.
Or, you could do this for each radio & ps just wrap it up in AL foil completely, if you're still worried, do it two or three times starting & ending at different locations around the item.
Who are you worried about generating such a pulse?
 73 de KE3FL,
Phil
AEC Carroll County OES, ORS, & VE
http://cs.yrex.com/ke3fl
Karras' Corner: http://cs.yrex.com/ke3fl/KarrasCorner.htm

      Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 21:21:11 -0500
From: Kyle Thornton <kyle.3599 at outlook.com>
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Hi all,
I've been thinking lately and want some of your opinions. God forbid we have an EMP (Electromagnetic pulse) all of our radios and power supplies and possibly antennas would be worth nothing but the copper value. So I know someone of you including myself have been slowly working toward emergency preparedness and I've been thinking. If something like that where to happen all of our radios would be toast. 

So what would be a good way if there is a away to protect our equipment from something like that so if one happens we can provide communications to fire dept. Police dept, hospitals etc for the public because no one else will be able to communicate. If it can be done to protect against EMP we should consider adding protection to the go kits around the county again so if something happens we can still operate. 
Just some thinking I was doing for a while and decided to ask the question
Kyle 

73 
KC3FMP