Description
The Ready Radio Faraday Bag protects your radio and electronics from the signals you don't want reaching them, and from the electromagnetic events you can't predict. Drop a handheld radio, phone, or GPS inside, seal it, and the bag creates a shielded environment that blocks cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and RFID. It's a simple piece of insurance for the gear you'd be counting on when things go sideways.
There are two reasons operators keep one of these in the kit. The first is protection: a Faraday enclosure shields sensitive electronics from an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) or a solar event, exactly the scenarios where your radio becomes your most important tool. Storing a backup radio in a sealed Faraday bag means that even if the grid and unprotected electronics go down, you've got working comms in reserve. The second is privacy and security: sealing a phone, key fob, or GPS device cuts it off from tracking, remote access, and wireless pings until you choose to pull it out.
It's sized for the job at 6" × 8" × 2", big enough for most handheld radios plus a spare battery, a programming cable, and a stub antenna, small enough to disappear into a go-bag, vehicle kit, or range bag. The exterior is built from tough, weather-resistant material with a heavy-duty zipper, and the shielding is a double-layered internal Faraday fabric. It's made to ride in a pack and take rain, dust, and rough handling.
Pair it with a stored backup radio and your Comms Cards and Programming Cards so your reserve setup is complete and ready to deploy. See the full shop or build a complete kit with the Radio Kit Builder.
How to Confirm It's Working
A Faraday bag only works if it's fully sealed, and the easiest way to trust yours is to test it. Put your cell phone inside, close the bag completely following the seal, then call the phone from another line. If the bag is sealed correctly, the call should go straight to voicemail and the phone shouldn't ring. That thirty-second check tells you the shielding is doing its job, and it's worth repeating occasionally, since an incomplete fold or a snagged seal is the most common reason any Faraday bag underperforms.
What Goes In It
It's sized for communications and everyday electronics: a handheld radio like a UV-5R or BF-F8HP, spare batteries, programming cables, a folded or stub antenna, a cell phone, a GPS unit, key fobs, and RFID cards. If you're protecting a dedicated backup radio for a grid-down scenario, store it inside with the battery and you've got a ready reserve.
Features
- Blocks the full spectrum of consumer signals. Cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and RFID when properly sealed.
- EMP and solar-event protection. Shields stored electronics so you keep working comms in reserve.
- Privacy and anti-tracking. Cuts phones, fobs, and GPS off from remote access until you deploy them.
- Sized for radios. Fits most handhelds plus batteries, cables, and accessories.
- Double-layer Faraday fabric. Two shielding layers inside a tough, weather-resistant shell.
- Compact and portable. 6" × 8" × 2", drops into any go-bag, vehicle kit, or pack.
Specs
- Type: Signal-blocking Faraday bag
- Dimensions: 6" × 8" × 2"
- Shielding: Double-layered internal Faraday fabric
- Exterior: Durable weather-resistant material with heavy-duty zipper
- Blocks: Cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, RFID (when properly sealed)
- Best for: Handheld radios, phones, GPS units, batteries, cables, key fobs, RFID cards
FAQ
What is a Faraday bag?
It's a pouch lined with conductive material that blocks electromagnetic signals from reaching whatever's inside. When sealed, it isolates your device from cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and RFID, and shields it from electromagnetic pulses.
Why would I want one for my radio?
Two reasons. For preparedness, storing a backup radio in a Faraday bag protects it from an EMP or solar event, so you keep working comms even if unprotected electronics fail. For privacy, sealing a device stops it from being tracked, pinged, or remotely accessed until you take it out.
How do I know it's working?
Put your phone inside, seal the bag fully, and call the phone from another line. If it's sealed right, the call goes to voicemail and the phone doesn't ring. Do that check when you first get it and occasionally after, an incomplete seal is the most common reason any Faraday bag underperforms.
What can I store in it?
Most handheld radios, spare batteries, programming cables, folded or stub antennas, cell phones, GPS units, key fobs, and RFID cards. It's sized around handheld radio kits at 6" × 8" × 2".
Will my phone still get calls inside the bag?
No, and that's the point. Once sealed, the bag blocks incoming signals, so calls and messages won't reach the phone until you take it out. That's what makes it useful for both protection and privacy.
Can I use the radio while it's in the bag?
No. A sealed Faraday bag blocks signal in both directions, so the radio can't transmit or receive while it's inside. The bag is for storage and protection; pull the radio out to use it.
Is the bag waterproof?
The exterior is built from weather-resistant material to handle rain, dust, and rough field use. Treat it as weather-resistant rather than fully submersible.
