One of the things I talked about the other night was conventional wisdom not always being right; A + B = C under normal circumstances may objectively be true, but we neither live in normal times nor are all circumstances exactly equivalent across time and space. Conventional wisdom or rather memes, therefor, cannot always replace …
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Fiedler’s NVIS Handbook
1996 - Fiedler - Near Vertical Incidence Skywave Communication [book] - WorldRadio Books-2 An absolute must-have for your tech collection, this Handbook is generally regarded as one of the best of its kind.
Radio Question #3: My Response, of Sorts
So with the thought experiment of a fictional occupation of the Southeast and setting up a listening and signal outpost, a lot of solid answers have been posted. Here's my take on the situation. What equipment will you have delivered first, and why? Of the listed equipment, the first items to be brought include the …
Keypounder Sends- Radio Question III
Rather than present a situation and require a complete response, Question 3 will be presented with a background brief, statement of conditions, and then a series of questions, with Q&A in between, for the reader to evaluate and answer. Injects will be made as this process continues. You may ask questions, but expect that answers …
Communications in a “Come As You Are” War
fm_24-12_communications_in_a_come_as_you_are_war Download and keep a paper copy somewhere safe. As we were discussing Common/Off the Shelf (COTS) gear being pressed into service and integrated with .mil kit, as is happening in other hot spots, having a decent reference (even if a bit dated) will be golden. Map out your Signal (S6) plan and your footprint. …
An Inside Look at Small Unit Communications from Eastern Ukraine
As Ironbound Concepts linked the other day- You'll need Google Translate, but it's a great, realistic account of Small Unit communications from a ground unit perspective, being one pieced together with what they have versus what they want.
Resolving the Clandestine Radio Question
Continuing on from this original question from Keypounder, several close answers were posted, and generally the logic was in the right direction. That being said, here's the correct answer: "You are the lead station operator in the Resistance receiving station mentioned in the first question. You have received the message sent by the operator in …
Situational Awareness and Wargaming Your AO
The most important questions you should be asking right now are not the hypothetical or abstract simply naming 'SHTF!', rather, it needs to be rationally rooted in the MOST LIKELY and MOST DEADLY courses of action. In a meeting over the weekend, discussing the growing local antifa movement and (somewhat) wargaming/red cell-ing capabilities, the emergency …
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New from Yaesu
Uninspired, Baofeng-looking HTs. Two of them, to be exact. A 2m only and a dual band model, that (at least from what they say) are rugged. Well, who knows. No wideband RX is an issue for me, and the styling makes me think they outsourced production to the same place that builds Wouxons. Maybe I'm …
Voice of America (VOA) Coverage Analysis Program
http://www.voacap.com/ Developed as propagation prediction for Voice of America (VOA) the prediction tool is great for HF users as well. Aside from the propagation tools, there's lots of great information linked there as well. Use it!