AmRRON (American Redoubt Radio Operator's Network) holds an annual grid-down exercise, having its members relay traffic and reports for a disaster scenario. In my view its what the ARRL's Field Day actually should be, but that's another story. Mauser sends the following: First, I'm not sure how familiar you are with AMRRON, so a quick …
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RTO Course: A Student’s Review
Every class I've run, be it Commo-related or SUT, has been impressive as far as the people who are serious about training. As I tell every class, working with civilians is a whole other animal from training soldiers, but a great one and in many ways, even more rewarding. Bulleit, the nom de guerre of …
Back to Basics: Everything That’s Old Is New Again
A couple of articles that were sent to me by different sources: Operation Lone Wolf: Sniper Leader Course Trains and Tests US and Allied Forces QRPX-2017 First Place Winner - How the Army Does HF Radio Although a little over a year old, they both indicate a (welcome) re-emphasis on basic small unit thinking and …
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An Improvised Directional Wire Antenna
A question from MT-01 over at Lower Valley Assembly: I have a neighbor who was a special forces engineer sergeant in Vietnam. I helped him get his amateur license. Sometimes we talk about radio comms in Vietnam. He tells one story where the comm sergeant put the end of his antenna into a stream in …
Another Student AAR For The RTO Course
Every class and every opportunity to work with great people is a gigantic blessing as well as a reminder of why I do this. For me, as noted at the end of this AAR, is the quality of student I get in class- to a person I've been humbled by the commitment and enthusiasm exhibited. …
The First Line Course: An Introduction
Survival means different things to different people. To some, it's a series of preparations for some future cataclysmic event; others, a realization of the unsustainability of many of today's practices or a return to the simpler, more natural ways of life. In that vein, survival includes primitive living skills and bushcrafting. All of these view …
In Honor Of D Day
Its incredibly easy to forget in just a couple generations how perilous some missions really were. D Day ranks quite high on that list, and every American should reflect on the sheer guts it took to pull it off. There was absolutely no certainty of success, no certainty of survival, and absolutely no fluff when …
Why the RTO Course Exists and A Course Review From The Volunteer State
"I'm not interested in a hobby- I just want my stuff to work." This is, far and away, the most common comment I get when people reach out to me for help or come to class. They've read all the stuff, bought books, read the forums, and maybe punched that ham ticket a time or …
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Open Enrollment Dates Summer 2018
We've got several new dates for Open Enrollment classes- mark your calendars. 9-10 JUNE : RTO Course $200 30 JUNE- 1 JULY : First Line Course/ Navigation and Basic Survival $200 14-15 JULY: RTO Course $200 4-5 AUGUST: Tactical Combat Casualty Care $300 Feel free to contact me at [email protected] for any questions or concerns. …
Guidelines for Integrating Inter-Team Communications Into Your Kit
The cornerstone of why you need communications in the field is unit coordination. Teams must have a way to relay what they see and update the situation to other partner teams in the field and to a command location. This is what's known as Inter-Team Communications and should be thought of as your lifeline for …
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