crewcabrob
Member
Hi all,
First time poster on the site. I'm looking for specific information to protect my FRS/GMRS radios from an EMP or other natural occuring event that is similar. I have been building and testing several Faraday cages to block out the over powering RF/radiative signals caused by these types of events, but none of them have kept my FRS/GMRS radios from reciving signals. This worries me that I may not have protection for ANY of my electonic devices.
My Faraday cages will block out cellular signals consistently. But every time I think I have one done, I test it with my radios and none pass the test. I wonder if the GMRS/FRS radios frequency is so tight it can pass right through my Faraday cages.
I understand that an EMP or similar event will give off large amounts of microwave radiation which is in a totaly different part of the band/specturm. What I'm not sure of, is how much bleed over to other parts of the band/spectrum such an event will have.
Does anyone have any suggestions or insight on hardening a tactial solution for such an event? My cages are a serries of all meatal containers with non-conductive materials coating the inside. I have even added smaller all metal containers to protect smaller more fragile electonics within the larger containers and yet my FRS/GMRS radios transmit right through.
I'm not planning on using these radios after such an event for anything more than communication with my family which is local. I'm not interested in long range communication or communication to call for emergency services which will most likely not be available.
Has anyone covered this before or have any specific advise for me reguarding my questions?
Thanks,
Rob
First time poster on the site. I'm looking for specific information to protect my FRS/GMRS radios from an EMP or other natural occuring event that is similar. I have been building and testing several Faraday cages to block out the over powering RF/radiative signals caused by these types of events, but none of them have kept my FRS/GMRS radios from reciving signals. This worries me that I may not have protection for ANY of my electonic devices.
My Faraday cages will block out cellular signals consistently. But every time I think I have one done, I test it with my radios and none pass the test. I wonder if the GMRS/FRS radios frequency is so tight it can pass right through my Faraday cages.
I understand that an EMP or similar event will give off large amounts of microwave radiation which is in a totaly different part of the band/specturm. What I'm not sure of, is how much bleed over to other parts of the band/spectrum such an event will have.
Does anyone have any suggestions or insight on hardening a tactial solution for such an event? My cages are a serries of all meatal containers with non-conductive materials coating the inside. I have even added smaller all metal containers to protect smaller more fragile electonics within the larger containers and yet my FRS/GMRS radios transmit right through.
I'm not planning on using these radios after such an event for anything more than communication with my family which is local. I'm not interested in long range communication or communication to call for emergency services which will most likely not be available.
Has anyone covered this before or have any specific advise for me reguarding my questions?
Thanks,
Rob