Tag: communications
Quansheng UV-R50: More Bang Than Baofeng
The Quansheng UV-R50 is a relative newcomer to the market. Competitively priced to the ubiquitous Baofeng UV-5R, is it just a rebadged radio or does it offer improvements over what most of you already have?
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Smiley Antennas: Field-Grade Rugged On Any Handheld
Want to know the best way to upgrade your basic handheld? Get a more rugged antenna.
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Field Phones!
Field Phones are invaluable tool in the guerrilla’s tool kit. But what should you get? And how do we implement them into a larger communications plan?
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Chinese Ready To Counter US Satellites
The Pentagon now readily admits it lacks a plan for countering the Chinese space threat. But what does that mean for you?
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Force Multipliers: The Dakota Alert Motion Detector for Patrols and Rural Security
The Small Team needs all the force multipliers it can get- and the MURS infrared motion detectors offer a lot of capability in a nice package.
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A Quick and Dirty Guide To Pirate Radio
A lot of people have asked about the value of low powered FM stations. It’s an excellent tool to have when used within certain parameters. Let’s look at how to do that.
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Situational Awareness and Wargaming Your AO
The most important questions you should be asking right now are not the hypothetical or abstract...
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911 Systems down in many areas of the US
In an apparent outage on part of Century Link, major 911 systems across the country are down.
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The Jungle Antenna Revisited: Task and Purpose for the Partisan and Prepper
Back to patrol antenna basics, the Jungle Antenna is an excellent option for enhancing your capabilities in many environments.
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Hawkeye: The government’s new satellite SIGINT system
This is a case study of the susceptibility of high-HF radio transmissions to a government satellite COMINT and DF system.
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CommRadio CTX-10: Tiny Radio, Huge Capability
The newest low power radio is on the market and I’ve been evaluating it for the past few months. How does it measure up?
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Joint Sino-Russian Military Base To Reopen in Cuba
The reopening of a Russian and Chinese military base outside of Havana presents a serious threat. Based on recent significant acts, this could be the beginning of very dangerous times.
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