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A Primer on Faraday Cages by Dr. Arthur Bradley
There is a great deal of confusion about Faraday cages. Not only about how to build them, but also what they actually protect against. In this article, I will answer a few basic questions and perhaps debunk a few myths.
A Faraday cage (a.k.a. Faraday shield) is a sealed enclosure that has an electrically conductive outer layer. It can be in the shape of a box, cylinder, sphere, or any other closed shape. The enclosure itself can be conductive, or it can be made of a non-conductive material (such as cardboard or wood) and then wrapped in a conductive material (such as aluminum foil).
What does it do?
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The cage shields the contents from both electrostatic fields (i.e., fields that don't change over time) and non-electrostatic fields (i.e., fields that do change over time). It is particularly useful for protecting against an electromagnetic pulse that may be the result of a nuclear detonation in the atmosphere (a.k.a. EMP attacks). Despite rumors to the contrary, a Faraday cage is not necessary to protect against solar coronal mass emissions because the frequency content of such disturbances is at much lower frequencies-they don't couple enough energy into small-scale electronics. Solar emissions do however disrupt radio transmissions, damage satellites, and like an EMP attack, can potentially destroy the electrical power grid. READ MORE
Dr. Arthur Bradley, author of the Handbook to Practical Disaster Preparedness for the Family, the Prepper's Instruction Manual, and Disaster Preparedness for EMP Attacks and Solar Storms. To sign up for his free "Practical Prepper" newsletter, send an email to newsletter@disasterpreparer.com.
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 Tom Martin Interviewed
 At Odds January 22, 2013.
Tom connected with Riverwalker of Texas Preppers Network, and Phil and Jayce of Utah Preppers and founded the American Preppers Network, an organization dedicated to sharing information and resources pertaining to preparedness. The APN was instrumental in evangelizing the newer term "Prepper" and teaching people what it meant to be a Prepper. Many who now prominently call themselves a Prepper can trace their original understanding of the term back to the APN. Check out the interview made while Tom was at work, long haul trucking across the country. |
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 Southern Readiness Conference March 2, 2013 Union Road Church 2315 Union Road, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Inspired Speakers, experts in the prepping, survival, readiness field sharing their experiences and preferences when it comes to being ready (and we all know that could be for anything!)
- Local (and not so local) Vendors with display tables, real products in hand and items to buy... oh and did I say A LOT of vendors...
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Living Skills School Essentials Program in Barnardsville, NC is open for registration.
Natalie Bogwalker, founder and director of Wild Abundance and the Firefly Gathering, along with a team of top-notch educators in the region, is offering a program in the essentials of land-based living.
The Essentials Program of the Living Skills School gives students a foundation in the skills and knowledge necessary to embark on the journey toward self-sufficiency. The 160-hour course meets for about one 3-day weekend each month and includes field trips to area homesteads and permaculture sites. A wide range of skills are covered, focusing on practices integral to an earth-based life. Wild foods and water, survival shelters, natural building, permaculture design, fire and blade mastery, humane slaughtering, wild meat preparation, food preservation, primitive pottery, shoemaking are just a few of the many skills students will delve into. Students will leave the course with a greater understanding of how to provide for their own basic needs and for those of their friends and family.
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March 20-24 at Shakori Hills in North Carolina.
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There will be dozens of vendors selling preparedness items as well as seminars offered throughout the day. The public is invited free of charge.
For more information, or if you are a vendor interested in a space, please see our website, or contact Bret Smith.
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