H/T to KV5R... http://kv5r.com/ham-radio/nvis-antennas/ For beyond line of sight, 100% in your control communications, nothing beats NVIS. Read and take notes. More info on putting it all together coming later.
Signal Operating Instructions (SOI) For The Tactical Environment
A great example of writing the Signals Operating Index by an expert in the field. Read and Heed folks.
Building the Scout Team
No man is an Island. There's a popular meme that's repeated over and over- the Lone Cowboy, the Lone Mountain Man, the Lone Sniper, etc, etc. That's all hollywood fluff. If you want to survive in a non permissive(READ: very hostile) environment, it takes a team. Sure, Jack Hinson may have done some damage...but in …
CAMP COMMS
Short, sweet and to the point. Read and heed.
Communications realities for dummies
Not everyone is a Commo guy. I got it. Not everyone with a rifle is an effective bullet chucker either. Remember this. "You know what a Infantry Scout really is? A high speed radio dude with a rifle." - A LRS TL, somewhere, someplace. I'm not a commo guy. But I recognized it's importance long …
Communications Basics for Small Units
As you might've guessed we're going to start from the ground and work our way up discussing some reality based lessons along the way. As a Scout you're going to be working in a 360 deg hostile environment and usually outside of the overt support of adjacent units. Your communications will reflect this. All follow …
The Foundation
Shoot, Move, Communicate.... We're taught that these three elements make one combat effective. It's true, plain and simple. If you can't do one, you're ineffective. But like everything in life, it's never just this simple; this is what's required of every person in the combatant element, and it does not make you anything more than …
A few thoughts-
" I know where y'all are goin'...y'all goin over there...Y'all gon' getcha ass shot off..." My late Granddad used to tell us the story of an old WWI vet who hung out at the draftee depot. He was crippled and crazy, but volunteered to help his nation anywhere and any way he could. Korea was …
SALT and SALUTE reports
When sending information reports(information is collected...Intelligence is a processed, usable product created from accurate information) there's two formats; SALT and SALUTE. By now everyone in the III% community should be aware of what a SALUTE report is, what the acronym stands for, and sending practice messages during your training meetings. For those needing a refresher, …
Operating Environment Information vs. Intelligence
Originally published on Sparks31's Signal Corps Blog(and a big Tango Mike to Sparks for getting my feet in the door) Information and Intelligence...same thing right? Wrong. Information is just that...info. Intelligence is collected, processed, analyzed, and briefed to the guy calling the shots. All too frequently in the “Patriot Movement” an account of this …
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