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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
- In this episode we introduce Rooster, our very own comms specialist. Rooster will help us rundown a cost effective way to introduce comms into your training or even just into your daily life. Communications is a vital skill that is often overlooked, so we hope you'll join us for the full episode covering our set ups. Standard communications could cease to work properly for a multitude of reasons. Insure that you already have an alternate communications plan in place before you need!
A huge USOW "Thank You" to Rooster for taking the time to come out and share a little of his knowledge with our audience. As always, big thank you to the entire USOW Crew, Jason & Forest of madebymasiv.com, and everyone watching, without you there is no us!
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Keywords: SHTF, Survival, EMP, Comms, HAM, Radio, comms setups, special operations, training, apocalypse, prep#
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Awesome video, coms are critical. I would also suggest the book "The Guerrilla's Guide to the Baofeng Radio" will help you alot. Keep advancing brother.
Thanks for the tip! I love that our comments sections is becoming a community resource. Better everyday! 🤙🏼
Great video. Good info that is often overlooked. I like how you are bringing SMEs onto the channel.
Appreciate it! We definitely don’t pretend to know everything & will always make an earnest attempt to bring in the best person from our network to present the material. Thanks for tuning in again and rolling with us on this journey! 🤙🏼
🎉🎉Rooster!...lots of cool technology in the comms field nowadays. Glad we get to dive into it!
Yeah, there is so much to cover with comms, can’t wait to have him back out to the ranch! 🙌🏼
Great review. The Baofeng is here to stay. Thanks for being realistic about this radio.
We always try to “shoot strait”, no pun intended, lol! Glad you enjoyed the episode, we are already working on having Rooster back on the channel for more comms considerations. 🤙🏼
Great info! Thanks for the shoutout!
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Thanks for being awesome! 💙
Great video gents!!! 🤙🏾
Rahhh, thanks for always being there for us! 🤙🏼
Recent events in Appalachia show us how important comms and radios can be! Can’t wait to see y’all out on the range!
100% brother! My bro-in-law was telling me how comms would have been so helpful in coordinating their evacuation once they realized no one was coming. He was able to get my sister and the rest of the family out safely, but a lot of it was luck. I’m guessing I know what they’ll want for Christmas this year. 😉
Backup comms and a basic, practical understanding of how to use them are as important as anything else in the toolbox. As you proceed, you will be met with remarks by internet experts about equipment, techniques, rules and regulations, how you should have done it etc. Many of them may know what they're talking about, but they won't necessarily understand what you're talking about, ie intro to comms for the common guy who's just starting out and doesn't want to necessarily spend a fortune on gear right away... Do not be discouraged. The more people putting the information out, the better, and the place to start when presenting the information is right at the beginning. Good luck.
The comment and encouragement is appreciated! We do in all earnest just hope to help our viewers figure out what their options are, and since we don’t have huge sponsors, the majority of our selection will be on the more cost effective side. Thanks again for viewing, & for supporting, we greatly appreciate it, & can’t wait to see where this will all lead. 🤙🏼
🤙 definitely my next thing to invest in.
It is a most worthy investment! 💙🤙🏼
Just a added note here, you can go get a GMRS license for $35.00, no test required, buy a Baofeng GMRS radio for around the same price of the UV-5R and you can still practice the same comms as you would with a HAM license. You still have access to repeaters, unfortunately the FCC saw fit to only allow certain freqs for GMRS, but if you are in a unpopulated area you with your team, you can still practice all of the stuff you just spoke about.
@@Desertrat2213 Outstanding! We appreciate you dropping that info into the comments! A lot of folks are starting to come here for more information. Also, thanks for tuning in, & hope you enjoy the content! 🤙🏼
@@Desertrat2213 I'm focused on True Offgrid Communications. I briefly mention General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) in my discussion on FRS and MURs. This is deliberate, but I value your input to broaden the knowledge concerning GMRS.
hell ya goonin with the guys on my 152
Ha ha, sounds like the first lines of a new hit song! 🎶 💀
Appreciate you! 🤙🏼
At beginning I definitely heard "Cleared hot, green light to smoke em. Good job boys."
Clean shoot, that dude in the teletubby shirt looked like he was up to no good anyways.
Obviously a bad guy, am I right!?! 💀
Appreciate you brother! 🤙🏼
Great job!
More on best gear and economy.
Thanks
You bet, definitely a lot more to cover on this topic! Can’t wait to have Rooster back out for the deep dive! Thanks for sticking with us and continuing to support the channel. 🫡
👍 thanks, guys!
Our pleasure! Hope it sparks interest in our community. 🇺🇸
Good stuff and much needed skill. In areas effected by Helene ppl are looking for RTO's to help coordinate search and logistics.
Yeah, a lot of people scoff when we offer these classes, and then after seeing the reality post a disaster they can’t wait to sign up for one. Thanks for your continued support of the channel, we appreciate you! 🫡
Good info! Keep it up!
Thanks, we’ll keep em coming as long as you keep tuning in! 🫡
I tried taking a class thru the red cross in Kalamazoo Mi. The guy, bless his heart, was like 105 and "taught from the book" but in actuality it was off the top of his head.. i couldnt keep up. Had to drop out.. and I was a radar mech in service and 33 yrs a tradesman machine repairer.. I want to learn, not just "study the book"..
We found the same thing when we started trying to find someone to teach this topic for our community. I mean it when I say we were blessed to find Rooster! Sometimes you just have to keep searching, the right fit is out there! If you’re in then Southern CA area, we’d love to have you jump in on our next comms class… promise you that you won’t be disappointed! Thank you for sharing your experience and tuning in to the channel, we greatly appreciate both! 🤙🏼
Failed the technician test over 30 times so I give up.
@@jakebauer7368 Did you study at all? I saw an 8 year old pass the test with their Dad. Maybe you're looking at the wrong material? That's a lot of times to fail a test? I never knew anyone that spent over $400 taking and failing a test. Maybe just buy a Sat phone, and pay the subscription That's my recommendation.
I hear the 31st time is the charm! 💀
If you’re in the Southern CA area we’d love to help you get through it! If Rooster can get Marines to pass the test, then he can help anyone. 🤣
Thanks for tuning in, we really appreciate the support! 🤙🏼
Did he mean, rooster has forgot more about comms than ive ever known? hehe
Dyslexia is a horrible disease. eh eh!
Not a good job guys. Roger that good job. Good job boys.
I'm sure he had it coming!! LOL
Thanks for another good info video. Our crew all run the UV5R with better antennas Working on some of them to get ham taken care of still.
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Us too, hard to get everyone amped about a comms class, but once they get going it’s a cool “new hobby”! Appreciate you sticking with us, hope you’re crew is well! 🤙🏼
Went with the uv 17 r. They are a bit more durable than the 5 r.They have 2 lights mounted on the bottom and 999 channels.
I’m of the mind any radio is better than no radio! However, now that we are really diving into it, the little bit nicer ones are looking more attractive! Thanks for sharing your experience, we appreciate the feedback! 🤙🏼
Frequency question on simplex. If I’m running let’s say 145:000 is there a difference between that and 146:400? Is there specific frequencies that perform better than others?
@@AfricanSafariFilms The difference is 1400MHz, which appears to be in the 2Meter Bands. This may/may not result in better performance at range, depending on terrain/environmentals.
Thanks for catching the tech questions! Appreciate you! 🫡
I would like to see more of your Commo Box set up with the Goal Zero battery
Absolutely! We’ll line up Rooster for another episode to go over it. Thanks for tuning in and letting us know more about the content you enjoy. 🤙🏼
@@tonyscheller6676 The box is a Pelican 1510 Series with the ability to run a portable TOC (complete with wireless sharedrive for plug 'n' play battle tracking with others). I keep a small tablet, two laptops, Meshatastic Boards, Raspbery Pi 4, Small Rady Shortwave and all my SDRs for specific SIGINT tasks. I leave my HF Radio Capability separate (like a manpack), as my perspective on collection vs. transmit may be different than other perspectives (such as S2 Underground). Nonetheless, the box can support sustained intelligence tasking for as long as I can power the batteries with the Sun. (Weather permitting)
Attenuate means to reduce.The longer antenna is (roughly) a quarter wavelength on 2m and three-quarter wavelength on 70cm, which means it naturally resonates better in those frequency ranges and therefore can radiate (transmit) more efficiently than the shorter antennas which use inductors (load coils) to lower the resonant frequency. In a sense, the shorter antenna would be the one that "attenuates" the signal. Still, usually, when you talk about signal attenuation, you are actually referring to factors other than antenna efficiency (such as feed-line loss).
Outstanding! Really glad to see our comments section being used as a resource to share more information. Truly a win win for all. Appreciate you taking the time to tune in and to share your knowledge. 🤙🏼
@@kenjones7979 All the antennas referenced here are advertised at 50Ω, SWR: ≤ 1.5, which is well beyond the scope of our intention on helping someone become familiar enough with the radio (i.e. how to transmit and receive a signal). Full disclosure, I'm not teaching people how to be a HAM, but more about accessing the technology that fosters self sufficiency. And yes, for the audience, terminology will become more important the further down the HAM comms journey you go. (attenuate, resonance, propagation etc.). Thanks again for the post edit correction. Sometimes being filmed has a tendency to do to that to people.
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Fugg'n Studs! 🤙🏻
No you are! Thanks for all the help brother! 🫱🏼🫲🏽
152 is uhf/vhf but can i program gmrs channel for off roading?
We’ll have to leave that one to the expert. Hopefully he can jump back in with the right answer. 🤙🏼
@@1DjScarface General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) is simply a segment of the Family Radio Service Bands and beyond. GMRS is permitted for more power, which results in better quality in signal and further ranges. GMRS requires you to register with the FCC for a fee of $35 I believe, but does not require a Test. Much like having a Callsign after passing the HAM Technicians Exam, your name and address will he available online by simply visiting the FCC website. 😉
Technically you can't use a boafeng for HAM or GMRS as they are not FCC Certified. But that said they are good cheap radios. I prefer Tidradio but thats me. Also I noticed there hasn't been a mention of GMRS.
@@ChrisAnderson-rz2hv Not true at all. Also, the Electromagnetic Spectrum is a gift from God, not the FCC.
@@ThatBaldwinGuy101 the ones I have (older ones) are not FCC certified. Also while the spectrum might be a gift from God its governed by the FCC here. We may not like it but still have to have that ticket. But again no mention of GMRS. for squad level/ general family/ GP comms GMRS is a really good option. No test involved and Repeaters are an option although limited.
@@ChrisAnderson-rz2hv Part 97 Rules: 47 CFR 5 97.403
I find that the charger stations for Beofeng are junk . I am in the market for USB-C charge batteries.
The AR-152 has a charger that plugs directly into the battery. So far out of the 8 or 10 we have amongst our team, we haven’t had any problems. That being said, may be a better solution for you to find that specific battery. I’ll mention it to Rooster to see if he knows of one. 🤙🏼
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If you want the bare minimum then buy a Baofeng.
Yeah, there are definitely better options out there, but like we said in the video; we bought them with the intent of upgrading them when they broke, but they just keep working, lol. Hopefully the channel will pick up some sponsors and we can invest in some higher quality radios in the future. Thanks for tuning in, we appreciate the comment as well! 🤙🏼
What was Rooster's Instagram? I couldn't hear it.
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😂 kidding, it’s:
@redrooster_gureilla
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I have more respect for a warrant officer compared to a officer two different officers,
@@JustMe619toby 😉
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To purchases that I made on Amazon a couple of weeks ago AR 152 and NC scouts gorilla's guide to the baofeng as was pointed out at the beginning of the book one of the most prolific radios there are around the world... I did see one UA-camr suggest that you download police fire and emergency channels to stay in the loop as it were listening is free 😉😉😉 and was pointed out in an old western a mere scrap of information may save your life