Motion Detectors A common force multiplier deployed in static positions(such as Safe Houses, RON sites, LP/OPs, etc.) and to monitor avenues of approach are motion detectors. One of the most popular ones on the market is the Dakota Alert MURS motion detector. They can be quite useful and are commonly found in rural areas as …
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Kim was a kid being trained by the British to be a spy against the Russians in Rudyard Kipling's 1901 novel of the same name. Kipling, while living in Punjab(now Pakistan) wrote for a Military Gazette and thus wrote about things he observed in the genesis of his career. Kim's Game is the definitive skill-builder …
Watch the vid, don't get creeped out by the Paul Giamatti look alike's weird laugh: Pay very close attention to the drills they are performing: Practicing silent movement techniques Building balance through stick fighting on logs; this does wonders for quiet movement Moving as a Buddy Team in the Bush; being tied together eventually gets …
Life rarely goes as planned. Plan accordingly. Sometimes everything goes south. Sometimes just nothing works. SGT Murphy showed up just to tell you you suck. HF conditions are bad. Batteries go dead unexpectedly. Your Baofeng got wet in the river you just crossed and crapped the bed or maybe just melted on its own. Your …
I've brought this up enough times already; let's de-mystify this beast. Communications fall into one of two categories: Line of Sight(LOS) and Beyond Line of Sight. LOS If you can see it, in theory at least, you should be able to communicate with it. Low-band VHF(10M/11M/CB) and above(UHF, Microwave) works in this manner. VHF can …
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Recently in the Grid Down Communications FB Group, an editorial/AAR was posted pointing out certain failures or inadequacies of NVIS. Aside from the "complaints with no solution" attitude exhibited, there's some key takeaways. Read for yourself: https://kypn.wordpress.com/2015/10/10/a-year-of-hard-lessons-for-the-hf-nvis-crowd/?utm_source=amateur-radio-weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter First things first, the author lists three faults as he sees it: Over dependence upon and improper application …
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A neat project to make the KX3 a bit more field survivable. http://www.oe2atn.at/tom/gobox/ Make this: Look like this: No doubt something similar can be done with the 817, FX4, etc.
The Jungle Antenna AKA 292 Antenna AKA Quarterwave Groundplane is a groundplane antenna made of just a few common parts. As the nickname implies it's designed to work in rural, woodland areas but as anyone whose played with an OE-254 can tell you, they work well almost anywhere. They're easy to make and very effective; …
SIGINT: SIGnals INTelligence The ability to listen to what's going on around you. It's a crucial skill on a number of levels, and can answer a number of questions based upon what you hear, such as: 1. How close is my OPFOR? 2. Are they OPFOR? 3. What is their level of Experience? 4. Do …
