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Set up the communications corner

Radios, chargers, the offline information library and paper contact lists work best in one known place. A small corner or desk is enough.

How

1. Choose a spot close to where the antenna feed line enters the house, on an inside wall, as comms-14 discusses for lightning protection.
2. Fit a desk, a wall board for the channel card and PACE plan (comms-2, comms-3), and a shelf for the receivers from comms-5.
3. Wire it to the dedicated comms battery from comms-16, with a labelled charging shelf for handheld radios and spare batteries (comms-17).
4. Give it its own small LED desk lamp so it can run on very little power at night.

Do these first

• comms-16

Sources

1. Light Bulb Purchasing Guide. ENERGY STAR (US EPA and DOE), accessed 2026-11

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