AR-15 vs. AK-47. 7.62 vs 5.56. 308!! Mil-spec, mil-surp, match grade, green tip, etc, etc, etc. If you've been a shooter any amount of time, you're familiar with these terms. In the internet-land these are hotly debated for some reason, each time by people who'll no doubt prove this time around that their choice is …
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 …
Setting Up a Practical Combat Rifle
I don't typically like writing about firearms on this blog, as there's a lot of other outlets that do that, and I think that guns get WAY too much focus in the Survivalism and Preparedness community. They're important and fun, but other stuff, like growing food and having a good store of tools, is just …
USMC Field Antenna Handbook
mcrp3-403c By request, an extremely valuable resource, one that rarely left my ruck as an RTO. Now you have no excuse not to print out a copy and have the knowledge too.
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 …
Open Sources- 14 FEB 2017
RT: 'Veterans' return to Standing Rock CNN: Veterans unite for second 'deployment' against Dakota Access Pipeline So while the 'Liberty' movement was still trying to figure out just how the Bundys got infiltrated while learning how not to get things done, your Marxist counterparts were faring better. And none payed any attention at all. This …
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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