Call me a gloom and doomer if you wish; “prepper” would be the preferred term. After attending a security threat analysis workshop hosted by DC analysts, and because NoKo has proven the ability to reach space and has nukes, with others there or not far behind, I have radios in faraday cages. I bought two pair of Baofeng UV5Rs for this. I use metal cookie-tins that once held holiday treats (sanded down to bare metal at the rim and inside the lids for good metal-to-metal contact. Inside, are my “gadgets”, wrapped in small bubble wrap, wrapped in aluminum foil, rinse and repeat several times for several layers (none with conductive contact to the other, then placed inside the tins (with more wrapping to ensure it cannot touch the sides) and sealed with metal tape. Make sure the tape has conductive adhesive, can take some googling. I then test each “cage” with a multimeter to ensure there’s a short circuit between the container and the lid. I have several of these, some in cookie tins, some in small alum. trash-cans. In addition to cheap radios bought for the purpose, I’ve added stuff from junk drawers around the house: calculators, flashlights, an old ipod, an old kindle, a tablet, spare zip drives (one with important docs loaded) etc. Wasn’t using them anyway, or had plenty around. Call me whatever you wish, I think it makes sense.
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