PrepComms

11/09/2025

September 11th.

24 years gone, and it still hits hard.

I vividly remember Carla calling me on a landline because my Nextel didn't work in the basement (was building a wall in the Spa area of our first salon)....I can still remember driving to K-mart and watching #175 strike....I remember telling her that evening that "Terrorism" was a word that would become a more prominent part of our vernacular and something our kids would, unfortunately, be familiar with....

That day, 24 years ago (just like yesterday) reminds us of how fragile 'normal' life can be—one moment everything’s fine, the next it’s chaos. You can’t predict it, but you can prepare your family to stay connected when the world turns on its head.

Tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern, I’m hosting a free webinar where I’ll walk you through the Family Connect System—the simple plan my own family uses to make sure we stay connected no matter what today (or tomorrow) brings.

If you’ve ever wondered how you’d get word to your people when life gets messy and stuff goes sideways, this is for you.

Join me live tonight. Link in bio.

—Caleb/K4CDN

10/09/2025

Jesus is Still King

01/09/2025

For Uncle Sam it's a month, for many of us it's a lifestyle. Some more serious than others yet a common goal - preparing your family for an unplanned situation.

Preparedness doesn't just mean bunkers, beans and batteries...it can vary depending on you and your current situation.

Maybe you have no clue where to begin -
Here's today's tip: always start with a clean water solution like the British Berkfeld Gravity Systems.

We've been in this game a long time and we've seen fads and fears come and go. Over the course of nearly 3 decades one point stands true; consistency and purpose will win the day every time!

If you've been around a while like us and still need a hand with your family communications sign up for our upcoming free webinar where we'll lean in on keeping your family connected on good and bad days!

Here's to a great month of preparedness without fear!

Caleb & Carla

29/08/2025

20 years after Katrina, we remember Carl (KB5WMY, Silent Key). He and his local group carried their share of the load at the Bossier Parish 911 center, keeping people connected when systems failed. His story still matters today.

August 29, 2005. Hurricane Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast, the levees failed, and the water swallowed entire neighborhoods. Phones went dead. Power grids col...

26/08/2025

You spoke, we listened.
We’ll always be Country at heart, but it’s time to get back to our roots with the original logo.

If you liked the short-lived rebrand, those shirts are still hanging around in the shop—grab one while they last.

26/08/2025

Yes. We're actually a podcast.

The above is snipped from a recent comment and it made my day.

If you're not listening to the show, you're missing out.

Creating since 2014 and focusing on the everyday - family friendly side of alternative communications, it's nothing less than a fun listen.

You can find the show on all the platforms including YT. Thanks for listening!

73 y'all K4CDN

23/08/2025

Ask and you shall receive.

Cracker Barrel can keep the rocking chairs—this is Prep Comms. Old Country Communications, straight from the dirt roads and backwoods where radios like traditions mean something.

It ain’t pretty, it ain’t polished. Just a bald, bearded fella with a walkie-talkie in his hand, reminding you that when the lights go out and cell towers fold, we gone keep talking.

This shirt ain’t for decoration—it’s a banner for 'Mericans who know family is first, and comms will keep 'em tied together when the world goes quiet.

Wear it loud. Wear it proud.
Order yours today at PrepComs.shop.

22/08/2025

My turn. 73 y'all

22/08/2025

I’ve built this kind of box more times than I can count. AR_Jedi nicknamed it the “AK-47 box” — ugly but reliable...That was the point.

nutnfancy ;) Just a mobile radio, a little SLA battery, and a micro MFJ supply that roared like a jet when you plugged it in. The box could run it off the built-in battery, the power supply, or straight off a truck battery in the field.

It was built to go where it needed to go and do the work.

That’s the kind of simple, rough-and-ready build we’re after in the EMCOMM Box Challenge. Check the link in the bio if you want in.

Yes, the pic was taken with a potato.

21/08/2025

The EMCOMM Box Challenge is here.

Free to enter

$300 spending limit

Prizes every month

Discord community to swap ideas and show your builds

Doesn’t matter if it’s bare bones or dressed out — what matters is that it works when you need it.

Sign up today and get started.

Link’s in the bio.

19/08/2025

I can remember walking into Sam's Club and knowing I had to have these! $99, getting ready for Y2K and needing something in addition to the CB!
Here's the Box. Here's one of the radios. The antennas have dry rotted, but the radios still work! Who knew?.... Check out the new episode all about getting started with FRS Radios.

13/08/2025

Somehow squeezed in producing a podcast episode today. Hope you guys enjoy listening to it, back to work!