Watch TV during a hurricane for under $10
posted by Chris Bennett in hurricane kit
Rabbit ears are today’s lucky addition to your hurricane kit (so hop to it).
Television is an important medium to receive your local hurricane forecast, shelter information, road closures and other important emergency management information. However, most televisions today get their signal from cable or satellite providers, not from a VHF television antenna. If the cable goes out before your power does, your TV is no good - even if you have a generator.
Unless, that is, you add a good old-fashioned TV antenna to your hurricane kit! On a trip to Radio Shack last night to purchase transistors for my time machine, I saw the pictured antenna for $6 plus tax. I’m keeping it in my closet with the rest of my hurricane supplies just in case.
Of course, the $25 antenna will fare better than the $6 one, but for about the cost of a pack of batteries, why not add this gem to your hurricane kit?
Tags: antenna, hurricane kit, personal preparedness, television
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What a terrific idea. It’s so good in fact, I am linking to this page from our 2007 Pet-Friendly Hurricane Shelter Guide, which you can review here:
http://www.floridapets.net/petfriendlyshelters.html`
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Thank you for what you do!
Patricia
posted on August 20th, 2007 at 7:07 am - #6Owner, FloridaPets.net
shortly this will become a non-starter. you are MUCH better off with a radio and batteries for it since TV is soon no longer going to be broadcast. support your local weather radio services and make sure they are in business when you need them!
posted on April 16th, 2008 at 1:33 pm - #30Don’t delay.. prepare today! Hurricane survival supplies recommended by the US Coast Guard, FEMA and the Red Cross.
posted on June 5th, 2008 at 1:41 pm - #32www.emergencysurvivalsource.com
This is a great idea, except you won’t be able to pick up free air TV after the new year (2009), if I have the date right? Then what do we do? Without I guess.
posted on June 21st, 2008 at 10:35 am - #35Yes. You need a radio as well, but there’s still a whole hurricane season to go before the digital changeover… may still be worth a few bucks for 2008. Your local TV stations can sometimes have the best information during the height of the storm.
posted on June 30th, 2008 at 12:45 pm - #37