Privacy, Security & Anonymity Course: 24-25 August

Taught by Kilo, a friend and current member of the SOF community, this is a course normally only offered to Special Operations Personnel. But the information needs to be out there for those willing to take advantage of it. His description: Noah built the ark before the flood. This course will instruct the student on …

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Montana RTO Course Minor Update

The fairgrounds upgraded us to the Art Building, which is the same classroom the course was held in last fall. Everything else remains the same. I'll be on site Friday evening at 1800 so swing by if you can, otherwise I'll see you at 0900 on Saturday. Walk-Ins are still welcome for $350 and the …

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Montana RTO Course, 15-16 June

The deposit period for the RTO Course in Hamilton Montana is over and the class is going to be packed, but if you're still interested in coming out it'll be open to walk-ins for $350 cash per student. We'll be meeting at the Commercial Building of the Hamilton County Fairgrounds. Looking forward to another top …

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From A Reader: PRC-64 HF Test Report From Jungle Conditions, 1967

PRC-64 Test Report In Jungle Conditions Since you teach classes using equipment in said scenarios, I'm forwarding it to you in case you have never read it. A little old, but in my humble opinion (Signal Corp--Vietnam and 50+ year ham), the principles are generally the same, and the equipment "needs" mostly still apply "today". …

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This Weekend’s TC3 Course

When: 0900-1700 Saturday, 0900-UTC Sunday, but drop by Friday night for grilling and fellowship. What to bring: Bring what gear you have or intend to use in a patrolling environment. Generally that includes second line gear (a chest rig/LCE) and any medical gear you may have. Don't worry if you don't have these items- there's …

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Scenes from the Advanced RTO Course

  The Advanced RTO Course takes what students learn in the Basic Course and builds on it, adding in practical application of Directional Antenna construction, robust encoding practices and methods for sending data bursts via common equipment used in outside the box ways. You get hands on actually doing the things others only talk about. …

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CTX-10 Updates

Both the readers here and the folks who've taken the RTO Course know I'm a big fan of the CTX-10. It's small, self contained, backwards compatible with Yaesu interface equipment, and pushing 10 watts its very effective in a wide variety of modes (especially CW!). And its American made. But the great folks over at …

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From A Reader: R-Pi OTP/DRYAD True Hardware RNG How-To

Yet another way to use open source tech for great purposes. Good work TJ. - NCS   I had been looking for a way to generate OTPs that would (in theory) be as secure as possible without the encumbrance and time involved by using dice, locked in a windowless basement with a Smith-Corona. I also …

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