Building an Emergency Communications Plan

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@xNsKxVAPOR 4 ай бұрын

What a timely video.. based on todays events with Crowdstrike

@MicajahMcCurry 4 ай бұрын

New Hampshire 911 went down at 4am. They missed and returned 42 calls before restoring service.

@djdrack4681 4 ай бұрын

MS showing that MS needs to go way of the dodo...its more a burden than benefit, even if we all use it everyday.

@armorers_wrench 4 ай бұрын

Yeah of course this kind of thing would happen while I'm waiting for a stamp to get approved.

@S2Underground 4 ай бұрын

Awesome look into the nitty-gritty details of PACE planning! We're also working on a more broad, LoS-based SOI/CEOI to incorporate into the GhostNet plan for those that may need it. Line-of-Sight plans are challenging to implement on a more generic, nationwide scale as most people around the country will be out of range of each other. But a plethora of more coherent plans, from a variety of sources and for different needs, would be of great benefit for the community I think. The good news is that the lower-cost Chinese radios have been the shoulders that cheaper Chinese digital radios can stand on. Right now, there seems to be a renaissance of digital comms becoming popularized, just like Baofengs were years ago. Really exciting to see such strong capabilities coming to market for the prepared citizen 👍

@ghostinthemachine88 4 ай бұрын

I prefer these types of videos over hearing strong opinions about marketing and influencers.... please keep making these types of videos. We all enjoy them. This is preparedness. Not how popular you are or how you run your company behind scenes... We don't care about that. I've always thought we as civilians should have some sort of standardized comms plan that the community can resort to. It's a great idea!!

@iPaintCars_215 4 ай бұрын

Really! Stop telling everyone how righteous and morally superior y’all are to everyone else and stick to the genre

@fmyles3 4 ай бұрын

Exactly what I told Lucas on x. Isaac bringing it.

@ghostinthemachine88 4 ай бұрын

@@fmyles3 Issac is the nerd we all need! & I mean that with the most respect. I love his content cause imma nerd too. Ahahaha

@mrs.vasquezz 4 ай бұрын

Cope

@jurpo6 4 ай бұрын

I appreciate that they call out the gay stuff every once in a while

@thatkajunguy8029 4 ай бұрын

Definitely up for more, a continuing series would be great... S2 did this a couple years ago, always good to see it a couple different ways...

@BobBob-il2ku 4 ай бұрын

A civilian PACE plan could look something like this assuming your not within simplex VHF/UHF line of sight. (Most people are not close enough to there family MAG) 1. Cell phone call/text 2. Sattelite text garmin/ Apple iOS 18 (update coming this fall) 3. Repeater ham/GMRS programmed into your VHF/UHF radio (baofeng ect) that’s been pre tested that all parties can reach 4. HF radio via js8call NVIS antenna 5. VHF/UHF simplex frequency for when your 3-5 miles ish away 3-3-3 radio plan Turn on your radio. Every 3 hours. For at least 3 minutes. Channel 3. Channel 3 could be programmed for the repeater you want to use. Ect

@calebstrout6022 4 ай бұрын

Dude this is a super solid and quick pace plan. Nice

@piratewhoisquiet 4 ай бұрын

Mobile Access Gateway is pretty technical jargon for people not immediately familiar with the initialism in this context. If that even is what you meant, because I had to look it up, but post-hoc it seems probable.

@Briathos1 4 ай бұрын

I wish I understood this. I feel like I need to find someone who gets all this comms, ham radio, etc stuff and walk me through it in a more hands on tutorial. Tbh, I find the comms side details kinda boring. Like the idea of using radios for communications is great and I know it’s extremely important….but I find watching videos about all the details and trying to grasp the concepts difficult.

@BobBob-il2ku 4 ай бұрын

@@Briathos1look up the company radiomadeeasy he has classes

@TheRealBigEE 4 ай бұрын

@@Briathos1GMRS is pretty basic and a good way to get your feet wet. Once you understand GMRS UHF/VHF starts to make more sense. Js8call and such is advanced tier. Start small. You can get a long way with basic knowledge and basic radios.

@corporealexistence9467 4 ай бұрын

Have you all looked at what the "S2 Underground" channel is putting out with their Ghost Net?

@T.REXLabs 4 ай бұрын

Yes. We are big fans.

@josephthomas8318 4 ай бұрын

The best comms videos dont tell you what to do they give you things to think about.

@cameronartukovich6810 Ай бұрын

I just created a Comms PACE plan. It took 8hrs of intentive work and honestly can be expanded. To those who want to learn. You are essentially putting together a document for you and your boys. On this doc, you HAVE to explain radio basic as the limitation of the radios they may be using (little bit of radio theory helps). It has to teach them how to use it correctly and when to use it. The schedule on when to use it on a pre determined time and place. If you want even more secretive comms, use the Rattlegram app over your radio. Implement an AES-256 text app to cover up your rattlegram transmission. There is absolutely no fucking way anyone would ever understand what is being said. Its may not be legal in some bands but when shit it popping off near you, nobody will give a shit.

@Chonkasaurus 4 ай бұрын

Great dynamic between Isaac and Brandon, and I really like the informative video! Thanks!

@james.bracken Ай бұрын

Hah, Brandon the network guy. Sick dude. Good skill to have.

@MattLitkeRacing 4 ай бұрын

I was just in a remote part of Michigan. The only thing that worked was the In Reach. The ability to get a local weather forecast is more helpful than the NOAA weather channels

@thedisposable 4 ай бұрын

Isn't it time to see radio equipment on the TRex store page? Maybe a TRex PACE guide and setup book?

@aetius9 4 ай бұрын

Easiest way to explain switches and routers in my experience: routers are main road intersections with stoplights, and switches are minor intersections with yields and stop signs. Network cables are the roads.

@ToddKing 4 ай бұрын

There are 40 CB channels currently. There used to be only 23 but in the 80's IIRC, 17 additional channels were added.

@isaacbotkintrex 4 ай бұрын

There also used to be a licensing requirement, but that has been dropped!

@ToddKing 4 ай бұрын

@@isaacbotkintrex I don't remember when that happened but I'm pretty sure it was years after the switch to 40 channels.

@ostrov11 4 ай бұрын

... спасибо, мужики.

@stupidityonly478 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Isaac

@sumkitteh 4 ай бұрын

Sounds to me like the words you're searching for regarding civilian PACE might include "sustainable" and "organic" (specifically regarding "organization") hth Great material, intriguing presentation - I am enjoying your content, thx

@Dusther210 4 ай бұрын

Radio ready does work 60% of the time 100% of the time Life time guarantee to fail when you need it 😂

@jrey800 4 ай бұрын

Y'all should do a thing teletype while you're at it. Also, the military is moving more towards HF again after the last 6 years due to spending limits. SATCOM is really expensive and if you need to have a bird moved to cover an area, which is even more money. Really, you should do a thing radios capable of HF. Edit: It's good to recommend a power amp for the SATCOM hand held radio's also, I know the 148 and the 152's without power amps transmit at 5w which is capable of burning out transceivers on satellites when it does not use an amp. This happens because transceiver would attempt to boost the signal power when it relays it to ensure it is received.

@crackerwood661 4 ай бұрын

Good video. You have a smart audience, give 'em credit - OSPF

@tylerhall6455 4 ай бұрын

Good video! I need to look into that garmin inreach more, sound like a awesome thing to have. The best thing any serious prepper can do to better their comms is get their ham radio license. General class or extra class, don't just get your tech license. Your encouraging people to go out and buy ham radios, and "just start using/playing with them". Would be nice if you guys actually even mentioned in any of these videos the suggestion to become ham radio operators, cuz in all these vids you guys make, Ive not heard it mentioned once. People just going out and buying these radios with no intention of getting licensed just leads to unintentional or intentional interference with our ham bands... Another note, while the vx-6r is a good radio, it will NOT transmit on the CB bands! IF you Mars mod the radio, you can probably transmit on FRS and GMRS, but idk for sure, have to look up what the open transmit frequencies are after doing the mod. The VX-6r def does have wide receive tho, so as long as the signals are strong you can listen to a bunch of stuff (keep in mind the small antenna on the HT will limit receive too). My suggestion, Get a ft-60 HT and a mobile radio like a kenwood tm-v71a or equivalent. Once again, if you consider yourself a serious prepper, get your ham radio license! Its a ton of fun, and you will learn sooo much about radio comms and actually be able to test your radios and antennas to see how far they reach.

@Briathos1 4 ай бұрын

It seems like there aren’t many HAM radio stores to visit. I have tried using apps to study to get licensed and it’s so boring. I love the idea of using radios for effective communications….but the studying and details is hard to grasp. Are there groups that one can get plugged into that van give a more hands on tutorial?

@BobBob-il2ku 4 ай бұрын

@@Briathos1look into the company radio made easy he has classes. Also study to memorize the answers for ham test don’t try to actually learn that way you will figure out how to actually use them once your licensed & on the air.

@Briathos1 4 ай бұрын

@@BobBob-il2ku Super helpful. Thank you for being understanding of my list and actually trying to help. Much appreciated.

@Modern_Warrior_School 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the reminder to charge my backup radios...my main radios live on smart chargers so they are always at the ready, but not my back ups.

@ronburden3622 3 ай бұрын

Great video!

@joeblow9284 4 ай бұрын

PLEASE walk through creating a family comms plan!

@ViolentbyDesign 4 ай бұрын

I got a lot from this video please keep pumping out this content as fast as you can. I feel it will be needed before the election the way the country is going

@monkeyd4847 4 ай бұрын

I would love a video about clandestine / hiding antennas considering Brandon was an MNOC instructor.

@jakep5121 4 ай бұрын

get on S2 underground. its there. great stuff.

@MourningConstitution 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@slik560 4 ай бұрын

Interested in the ad hoc CB channels. Off road, north-south etc. Any source?

@csg137 4 ай бұрын

Would enjoy a standard protocol to follow in the event of anything.

@TheMulk777 4 ай бұрын

A great Labs vid woulr be to discuss EMP preparation - Dirty Civilians did a great video and I thought more perspective would be excellent!

@eliezercohen2205 4 ай бұрын

The question of what radio to get is highly dependant on needs capability and budget. The question or rather request that I have got for you guys is to see a video on how to put together a PACE plan with examples or a breakdown of a real plan. I have heard of PACE plans for a long time now but never saw a good example of one

@haxwithaxe 4 ай бұрын

Even if you make an FRS band plan and it isn't widely adopted it would still be good to have a stack of index cards with it printed on them. Hand them out with your loaner radios and to anyone who has their own.

@justinanderle9286 4 ай бұрын

if you are going to make this a series focusing on Radios and Comms you might want to touch on the civilian digital modes like DMR, D-star and Fusion. if you really want to get into the weeds then some of the HF digital modes might be worth a mention. While I own a Vx-6r I much prefer having one of my HT's that is capable of digital modes. Also technically using your Vx-6r on anything other then the ham bands is illegal except in emergencies due to type accreditation of the radio, but I've personally never heard of the FCC actually enforcing that unless you do something stupid like interfere with Government radios.

@spinny2593 4 ай бұрын

Where is that link again?

@bkm65659 4 ай бұрын

Ghostnet from S2 if you have the tech know how to

@Bizbinski 3 ай бұрын

Hello! Do you need a license for the radio you recommended? If so, which one?

@bedngrs 4 ай бұрын

Have you guys messed with the beartooth stuff? Is it snake oil or gold?

@djdrack4681 4 ай бұрын

beartooth? I've heard of bearclaws; if its anything like them, I bet it tastes great XP

@isaacbotkintrex 4 ай бұрын

It is better than meshtastic, and it is cheaper than gotenna pro, and it in a greats with ATAK easier than almost anything. However, these are all pretty low bars.

@djdrack4681 4 ай бұрын

@@isaacbotkintrex BUT in wake of all the leaks about gov software over last 10-15yrs, shouldn't we be very weary of using ATAK (even the civ version)? July 2024 CrowdStrike outage showcasing either a purposeful or gross negligence that can cripple global-level software. So, sure 99% of time it may seem like software isn't spying on you, or capable of kill-switch style bricking your phone...but IF it were, its the 1% that is the worry; bcuz this sort of software is akin to Disaster Recovery Management (DRM): everything about it is that 0.1-1% scenario, if it doesn't work then...its useless.

@MyWoodenshoe 4 ай бұрын

"Whistles are coming back." I kinda hope so as I've had one in my EDC for several years now. Although it would be odd to be ahead of the trend curve...

@thecomoroskys 4 ай бұрын

What do you guys think about the UV9R+?

@Hellkid13 3 ай бұрын

I wonder if using a sdr device with your phone to listen to radio channels would be able to apply to this or even be able to incorporate into ATAK

@lavenderlilacproductions 4 ай бұрын

Amrron has a channel 3 protocol (CB and FRS/GMRS) NotaRubicon suggested GMRS Channel 19 as a rag chew

@greggullett1272 4 ай бұрын

I think someone else mentioned it above but, now I'm thinking you guys caused the outage just to get more views lol

@godlikemachine645 4 ай бұрын

That was Lucas. This is his father, Isaac. Different people.

@lukeg.5648 4 ай бұрын

@@godlikemachine645 *older brother

@godlikemachine645 4 ай бұрын

@@lukeg.5648 yes. My mistake.

@Shoppe_Talk 4 ай бұрын

Trex emergency plan please please please

@plzhelpj2316 4 ай бұрын

What can we do for someone in the industry to step up and make ruggedized civilian radios that interface with ear pro like comtacs and AMPs without scouring Disco32 and jerry-rigging everything?

@nativewarrior5052 4 ай бұрын

Primary Auxiliary Contingency Emergency

@pyeitme508 4 ай бұрын

WOW!

@_Art.Vandelay 4 ай бұрын

My wish list is that some industry standard develops (T Rex or otherwise) with a pre built radio plan pdf along with the appropriate CHIRP downloads to plug and play so it minimizes the risk of programming incorrectly. Tbh you could probably even charge for the files if there’s demand for it.

@Porty1119 Ай бұрын

The first step to developing a good communications plan is not using CHIRP. Very few decent radios can be programmed by that software.

@donausmus4281 4 ай бұрын

Will a civilian sat phone work in a grid down without authentication networks???

@Fixatol 4 ай бұрын

What radio did they say ?? Vxr by misu?

@Porty1119 4 ай бұрын

Yaesu VX6R.

@hotforrobot 4 ай бұрын

I always thought modern communications is mostly IT concepts applied to different systems. Cool beans, shoutout network engineers

@ReignOfGlory 3 ай бұрын

VHF is 30 MHz to 300 MHz, not up to 512MHz

@BobBob-il2ku 4 ай бұрын

No offense to all the ex military guys even the ones who specifically did commo. There is almost zero correlation to what the civilian prepared citizen needs. ham radio is close but a lot of what they do is also not applicable they don’t care about encryption & most don’t care how much power they use if there operating off 110v ac & there not worried about people direction finding them ect. We can take ideas from both camps but ultimately people like techprepper & OH8STN ect are much closer to what the prepared citizen needs.

@m60itis 4 ай бұрын

GMRS?

@narutobroken 3 ай бұрын

I would argue CB is not the most common. Everyone and their mother has those cheap UV5R radios

@slappomatthew 4 ай бұрын

G90 you already have is the best radio all things considered. Don’t break off the 3.5mm port and your golden

@BobBob-il2ku 4 ай бұрын

Icom 705 is better in every way except price

@isaacbotkintrex 4 ай бұрын

Not breaking radios always the way to go. 👍

@carlosroig5315 4 ай бұрын

T Rex is not into cheap Chinese gear, in my opinion, the only available option, that meets military specs and weatherproofing is the Lab 599 TX-500. The next step up is a comercial radio, Motorola Micoms, the military, L3Harris, Rockwell, etc.

@slappomatthew 4 ай бұрын

@@BobBob-il2ku no tuner and 1/4 the power. I said all things considered. tuner and 20w for 1/3 the price is huge.

@slappomatthew 4 ай бұрын

@@carlosroig5315 5w and no tuner. good luck. I do agree about the build though. I would kill for a rugged G90 spec radio.

@slappomatthew 4 ай бұрын

Ok no more Mumbo jumbo here’s what to buy. “Mumbo jumbo “ Yes civilian world is very different from military. Here’s a military guy to Mumbo jumbo you for the whole video. Lol

@a_jim_so_dashing7664 3 ай бұрын

Exactly. Zero useful information.

@chuckrisko4993 4 ай бұрын

GMRS .....r General Mobile Radio Service

@lordmaul9440 4 ай бұрын

You guys are killing some of us. We want some definitive recommendations...🤔

@Computerlegacy 4 ай бұрын

how ironic 😂

@KateHikes1933 3 ай бұрын

12 minutes in and I haven't gotten a single bit of useful information.

@FreakinFreedom 4 ай бұрын

Isaac made enough money to find drugs🤣

@ToddGreschaw 4 ай бұрын

I think you forgot to mention something... how to build an emergency communications plan. All you did was casually define the PACE acronym once. How about explaining and then demonstrating what a building a civilian emergency communicating plan would like with an example.