How to Make a Travel Comms Plan
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- Опубліковано 6 лип 2024
- In this video, I share with you how I created my communications plan for a recent cross-state trip to the Zion National Forest.
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0:00 Introduction
1:09 Contingency Field Demo
4:28 PACE Plan Introduction
5:57 Primary Communication
7:00 Alternate Communication
10:25 Contingency Communication
14:56 Emergency Communication
16:51 Summary
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Another great and useful video Gaston. Another example of effective emergency comms in action. In this case 2M/70cm and regular HF would not work, and NVIS was the only way with the ~500ft canyon walls on all sides - and a complete success. I suggest everyone join Buy me a Coffee to support Gaston and keep these vidoes in production - $5 a month is a bargain.
The plan was not have these minor fails, but it was great to be able to work through these communication stumbles. Thanks for the support and shout out. Now, I'm going heads down to work on the the second release of EmComm Tools OS Community. 73
Excellent video! I spent 21 years in the U.S. Army and a lot experience with P.A.C.E plans. You are giving us too much credit for being professionals. My comms guys typically just used the last person's plan. I often found that as an Amateur Radio operator, I knew more about radios and antennas than my comms guys did.
Thank you for your service. It sounds like the military can be like some jobs in the public sector where people just re-use deliverables. You just bust my bubble about the RTO.
When planning for an operation in …, I was still really green and naive. I built my Comms P.A.C.E. (S3 OpOdr) by the numbers, ended up spending a LOT of time backwards planning, then forward, the backwards… and nailed it. I got a commendation not because it was a great plan, but because I didn’t do what everyone else normally did, which was just copy what everyone else did.
@TheTechPrepper To be honest, some RTOs were amazing, but they were the exception to the rule in my experience. The real challenge is that many of them are just kids. Therefore, the communications systems have been designed for little adjustment outside of pre-designed settings.
@@RavenwoodAcres Got it. There is a fascinating series on the military's use of HF. Check out the "Military HF Radio" channel on UA-cam.
@@devinhedge Great job thinking out of the box.
Can’t imagine why YT would demote you. Great info as always! Thanks!
I'm confused too. I'll try posting more content and see if that helps. Thanks for the support.
I hadn’t seen one of your videos in awhile (I’m also a BMAC member) but just saw some radio related content and the newish baofeng and news that MFJ is out of business… then this video popped up as suggestion. Could just be random algorithms or folks like me with too many interests on YT.
@@bthemedia Thanks for the confirmation. I'm working on some BMAC content for the second release of EmComm Tools. I'm playing a little catch-up. More member content coming.
Awesome that your field tests aren’t always in the most ideal conditions or best locations. I also appreciate the honesty when you aren’t able to make a contact or set something up wrong. So many variables and challenges to work thru out in the element. Thx for the great info.
There's no point in hiding the failures. It's part of operating.
Great content production as always. Keep it coming and don't YT craziness discourage you from giving us what we need from you.
Thank you. I appreciate the support. UA-cam drives me crazy with their shenanigans. Have a good one.
Scene of the new location is looking great!
Zion sure was pretty. Too many people, though.
Thanks for the PACE plan summary, good stuff.
You're welcome. AAR is coming this weekend.
Typical excellent content! The FX blew me away as I did NOT think you could make comms with that particular set up in that particular area. Shows what I know! Comms plans can be explained in MANY complicated ways, you simplified it and I have a better understanding now. Thanks!
I had my doubts, too. This is why experimentation is key. We have a few natural barriers where I usually operate, but nothing like this. Glad to hear that you found the simple explanation useful.
Beautiful scenery
Yep. The pictures and videos do not do it justice.
6W NVIS at 130 miles falls well within my use case. Glad to see it works well
It works. Good luck!
Enjoyed the vid and loved seeing the nvis work in a canyon environment like that. I know it should, but always good to confirm.
Glad you enjoyed it. I wanted to see if for myself, too.
Great info on the PACE plan. Definitely something I need to improve apon
Glad it was helpful! Good luck on your plans.
I’ve been implementing pace plan with a ham buddy who’s 800 miles away, plenty of testing happening and to come. Look forward to more pace plan info on buy me coffee. 73 from CO
Well done. It's great to see others making targeted contacts.
This video was in my subscription list on UA-cam. I don't get on Instagram that often but I was able to access your channel there. Not sure if you are showing up in my feed since I have been there for a while.
This was another great video.
I appreciate the feedback. I'm getting mixed feedback. Glad to see your still receiving alerts. Cheers.
I notice I watch less of your videos once you lean more towards digital comms.
But your videos are always good. I always get new ideas and info every time I watch them. Thank you. KD9WHT
Excellent feedback. Thank you. We're attempting voice plus digital on the next field video. Stay tuned. 73
You have inspired me to get my ham license and build a man portable pack. As always, great video.🇺🇸
Congratulations on your license. Radio is practical and fun. Enjoy.
Best of luck with the views. I like what you do. I also have got js8 to work very well for check point type coms passing number scores as participants pass various check points in a set competitive stages of an event.
Glad to see you using JS8 in practice. If it's a location where you're in line of site for VHF, you may want to look at the fldigi and flmsg. It's a lot faster and supports forms.
I am watching your videos while sailing from Dubai to Seychelles on a ship equipped with Starlink. Thank you for sharing your hard work and experience. 73, Tim, KI4TG
StarLink is an amazing tool. We used it on this trip. Enjoy your vacation, Tim. That sounds like the trip of a lifetime.
I really appreciate your videos. Even though I'm not into digital yet, I still learn something from each video. I joined you on BMAC about a week ago. Thanks and keep up the good work.
Welcome and thanks for the support. I'm still catching on BMAC messages. The member live stream is the last Tuesday of the month at 5:00 PM PDT. I have a newsletter coming at the end of this week for you guys. Have a good one.
A wonderful video!! Thx for sharing~
Glad to hear it. You're very welcome.
Excellent video! I am sorry to hear about the shadow banning & algorithm drama. Too bad the world is like that now.
Thanks. It seems to be going around and impacting a number of preparedness channels. I'll just stay the course and hope it self corrects. I don't want to play the "let's chase the algorithm" game. I need to focus on more important projects like the next release of EmComm Tools.
Awesome as always 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks for the video sir. I appreciate your time to make this quality content. Very helpful.
You're very welcome. More on the way.
Great food for thought as always.
Glad you think so! More on the way.
Awesome video. It's a beautiful park too. Great tips and tricks that I made note of. Ty for making these videos, they are always a time consuming process, so ty.
It's my pleasure. I enjoy making these videos and sharing the experiences, but UA-cam gets on my last nerve with their algorithm shenanigans.
Excellent video 73 from Holland PD9BN
Thank you! Cheers from Arizona!
Excellent video. I have shared it to FB and X
Thanks for sharing!!
Awesome stuff as always!
Thank you! Cheers!
So informative, and this information will come in handy one of these days.
Let's hope that it never comes to needing this as backup communication, but it's always prudent to be ready.
Another great video TTP, your notifications keep coming into my notifications.
Awesome, thank you for letting me know . Cheers.
rocks should lower your noise floor. solar storm HF radio havoc I was able to pick up WWV on 15 and 20 Mhz so it may have been possible to use those bands for traffic.
Nice to see the planning worked. I'm a Tech so my plan excludes HF... Cellphone, VHF/UHF, inReach mini, and we're really starting to consider adding Starlink to the camper. Glad you got to visit Zion! We just returned from Yosemite & Sequoia (Yosemite had repeater activity, Sequoia didn't). Cheers and 73! Pete in Arizona - KI7LIL
Pete, StarLink is well worth it. We brought it on this trip and have been using it since StarLink RV was introduced several years ago. The latency can be high at times, so it can be an issue if you rely on real-time video/voice conference calls.
Peter you still have the 10 meter band. I don't know what is keeping you from general. My original plan was to get Tech stay there for a while get some experience. While studying for general. This did not last long I thought what the heck and went and took the General test passed by one question. Go for it
@@TheTechPrepper Thanks, Gaston. The other reason I'm thinking of Starlink is I would be able to use the openSpot3 and have D-Star comms (even boondocking using the Honda eu2200i for power).
@@Bluescout612 You are correct, but I do not have a 10 meter radio. I'm "kinda" looking at the Anytone quad 5 radio so I could use CB while driving and then 10 meters at camp. The big reason, right now, to not upgrade to General is time and space. I'm too busy with so many other things that I can't put the time into studying, or the time into enjoying the upgrade. And, space... I'm in a gated community with an HOA (I know, not the end of the world to overcome), but again, I'd have to buy radios and run wire to enjoy the upgrade. I am curious, and probably will look into upgrading in the future, it's just not going to be right away. Thanks again for the encouragement and taking the time to write. I appreciate it. 73, KI7LIL.
Great video. I always love and appreciate the examples of your deployment and the list of equipment used. Thanks again. 73 W1UTE
Glad to hear it. The equipment changes depending on the application, so I enjoy sharing with you the tools whether they succeed or fail. Take care.
Nice job
Thank you! Cheers!
Great video. Wish I could support you but recently losing my job and the fear of not making ends meet is very real. I’m trying to be strong and be prepared.
Sorry to hear that. I'm sure you'll get back on your feet. The view and comment are the support I need. Take care and good luck with the job search.
Winlink HF gateway position reports can spot you immediately provided your pre determined contact hasnt responded. Also having a station setup running in the background to automatically listen for your pre determined contacts station calling you is highly advisable . You could have that listening station automatically alert you at the home QTH and you hustle back to take control of your station and make contact .
I disconnected my station at home when I left. I am always concerned about equipment damage if a storm rolls through. Great tips!
This nvis stuff is awesome!
I have noticed that as an antenna gets closer to the ground the SWR changes. I'm your experience does the antenna get longer or shorter in this configuration?
Also do you have a list of recommended reading material on nvis?
Thank you for the awesome video.
Great video! This is the sort of thing I have more and more interest in but never seem to make the time to implement or practice for myself! YT notifications seem to be working, your video came up just fine! ... those darn little expletives... hehe
I felt the same way, but even just practicing in your back yard can help you become proficient . DE N3XUS.
@@genemcphee8053 Nice to hear I'm not the only one. I do as much as I can at my QTH, I run TX/OK nvis nets once a month so I am doing 'something' but I want to focus more on my personal gear or 'setup' I guess. I have all this gear but it isn't really put together.
Thanks for the confirmation that notification are working. Good luck with your travel comms planning.
@@prephampaul Do what you can. Develop a plan that is flexible to get better.
Great video, comment for the bots
The bots and I thank you.
Great video man! And thanks for sharing the template. I'm trying to get more into the tech prep side and your video came pretty handy. About your videos being targeted, I've seen other prep channels complaining about the same thing. I don't want to get into the conspiracy theory realm, but all this stuff sounds a little bit strange to me.
Keep up with the good job man!
Excellent! Thank you. It's funny, I had a prepper video pop up on my feed complaining about the same issue shortly after I posted this one.
Thanks for another excellent video with real-world advice. I don't do digital though (which I should probably learn), so if you could focus some more videos on voice, that would be helpful to me anyway.
The next video will have a mix of voice and digital. It's a collaboration video with T.Rex Labs. It's a target connected from Arizona to Tennessee.
Unfortunately, it might be because of the term "Prepper". There is growing pressure in the political scene against anything seen as prepping or militia. Washington has an anti training legislation that representatives are pushing. It includes a provision to make it illegal for residents to travel interstate for training. At the moment it addresses militia training however, there are some that want to include any form of emergency training. Definitely unconstitutional, especially considering a SCOTUS Justice addressed restricting interstate travel in an opinion, McKenzie et al 1846. You have a great channel with lots of useful information.
You may be right. This is interesting about the interstate travel and training. I'll have to look at it. I wonder how this applies to instructors going out of state.
NO ONE WILL EVER SILENCE YOU!!! Prepare Daily!!
Absolutely. Train and prepare daily.
Excellent and informative as always my friend! Thanks! 73 de K2CJB
It's my pleasure. That was a great little trip. It was nice using theae techniques in New terrain. 73
If you are limited on space just fold your dipole
what software are you running on your computer?
Why is the acronym for "Repeater Trip Planner" TTP instead of RTP?
TTP = The Tech Prepper. ;-)
I went there last year, it’s no longer called the virgin river btw.
What's it called now?
@@TheTechPrepper the mia khalifa
You must have just snuck that in before the bands went to heck.
I'm pretty sure you're right.
Do you know what's inside the hustler antenna?
No. I have not yet taking the time to disassemble and destroy. If I do, it will be packaged up into a video.
What’s that special looking digirig 👀
If you're referring to the manpacks, I removed the housing off the DigiRig on all my rigs to save space. I just put heat shrink around the DigiRig PCB and strap it to the ARMOLOQ frame.
I realize your concerns about weight. But not having a microphone for a radio is not a decision I would make. Did this experience change your thoughts on that decision? I would not worry about your videos they are some of the best out there keep it up Jim KI7SSO
Yes, this experience changed my mind. I will find the room to store the microphone moving forward. I plan to swap out the factory coiled mic cable with a flat RJ45 cable to help cut down the overall size of the mic. Thanks!
@@TheTechPrepper Any thoughts on a good ear bud and mic combo. I have one for my VX-6. It is a single ear bud with a small combo PTT button and mic. It has the correct screw in connector. It is really small and lightweight. I keep mine in my pack with my VX-6. This is my third level backup mic. I have not used my 818 enough yet and am still working on the setup for a bag for it. While I am not too concerned about size and weight at this point .This seems to me like the lightest/smallest option to reduce size and weight. I do like the flat cable idea as the coiled mike cord is just a pain to pack, Jim KI7SSO
Will these Commo plans work for EMPs/CMES ?
Not this one, but I have other plans that have that covered. I have not done a video on that yet.
@@TheTechPrepper Looking forward to that video! I know that's one of the "hot topics" in the prepping world currently.
@@RandomStranger69 Unfortunately, the prepper discussions on EMP and CMEs are overhyped by the community. We do need to take precautions as there are degrees of impact based on the type of event that occurs. There are simple options for mitigating the impact to your gear. They don't require a dedicated concrete bunker lined with a copper Faraday cage.
@@TheTechPrepper Unfortunately, the majority of common topics on most prepping channels are overhyped doom porn. That’s why I like your channel and Bear independent. Y’all are realistic .
Let’s chat about protecting radio equipment during a CME event..
Fitting, since one has been going on at the time this video was published.
I'll discuss this topic during the member live stream later this month. There's also a brief mention of this solar storm near the end of this video.
I want a keyboard can’t reach out directly
Were you on the early preorder list? If not, I will be sending an email to the Gold members this coming Sunday. The Silver members will be notified next week. Emails will be sent via the BMAC platform. Thank you for the interest and support.
Thanks for the videos, I think your content production is great, I appreciate the topic. Unfortunately due to this being an election year both Meta and Alphabet are turning the censorship up to high gear, I'm afraid that because your handle contains the word 'prepper' you're being flagged as 'right-wing' regardless of the fact that your content is entirely apolitical. A sad and nefarious world we're living in... Ironically it makes your content all the more important and pertinent given we increasingly can't rely on our Primary comm methods. Thanks!
You're very welcome. I have a suspicion that my channel's name is the problem, too. There's nothing I can do about that. Let's see what this election year brings. Cheers.