Bottom line, minimum equipment, reliable, ease of use under stress, able to survive primitive and combat abusive circumstances. What do I go out and procure for on foot mobile comms for a citizen small unit infantry team for inter squad and checking in periodically with a home base system in the Appalachian Mtn range? Keep …
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...I’m going to put up HF antenna in expectations of decent range. Just getting Ham gear set up together. Studying for my test. Things are looking sporty lately, I know time is short, I’m about at the end of my financial reserves, decisions of what to do and get next begins to take on the …
Ironbound Concepts sends... Of serious note: Recently have read an interview with volunteer (militiaman) who supported pro-Russian separatists on Ukrainian south-east territories known as Donbass. Politics aside, interesting notes on communications. Sorry for my poor transcription (even with gugl help). – Comms were the problem? – In our unit comms were very good. Nearly every …
I've talked about this before; the need for Signals Collection and Analysis is EXTREMELY important. No, it may not be a sexy AR-15 or actions-on kinda deal, but it's value is many times more important. What you need at a minimum: 4 motivated guys, with a bit of radio experience Noise cancelling headphones 3, at …
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We go to war with the Army we have, not the Army we want. Keeping this truth in mind as we examine current events, it's important to note that the guys on the ground are the guys on the ground, and you are where you are. Posturing and potificating aside, the reality is that these …
FM 7-8 tells us that there's two types of Patrols- Recon and Combat. Of the Combat Patrols, there's Ambush and Raid. Of Recon, there's three: Area, Zone, and Route. Make Sense? Area is for, well, an area. A town, village, grid square, whatever. A Zone is a specific point on a map, an object of …
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h/t S31. Pi-rate radio throwie Simple, cheap, effective. Can't wrap the brain around why this is worth your time? German Techs indirectly helping Salafists "The group has been training journalists in conflict zones for more than a decade and often relies on FM radio to reach populations in far-flung areas that don't have access to …
Within your Data Book should be a list of common equipment- a recognition guide, if you will. There's many, many resources out there to develop such information. Believe it or not, 90% of the equipment you'll encounter in the bush has been around for some time, is easy to obtain information upon, and develop strategies …
