don shipley

…Physical Security Don’t Panic. Establish personal security FIRST! All other comms and incident response actions can wait until you are secure. If security is not guaranteed, some level of tactical comms might be prioritized over…

…If you need to make contact with trusted contacts, or even people you don’t know (but have a shared interest, such as for community defense), GhostNet hopes to enable this. On a more strategic level…

…Additionally, the military unit’s resolve can be implied by mere presence, donning protective gear, or forming into riot control formations. The use of nonlethal weapons (e.g., range acoustic devices and optical systems) can provide…

…Important Note! - Don’t Forget EMCON Concerns! These Radio Conditions are irrespective of whatever EMCON level may be in place. Personal security always takes precedent over generalized procedures, so there may be times when it is…

…Do not let oth- er radio amateurs bully you into you into joining their own network if you don’t want to. If you are a member of another ham radio group or club, that’s…

…Some companies (such as ICOM) are producing radios (like the IC-705) that don’t need this special third-party hardware, but for most radios on the market today, a DigiRig is the best option for…

…Almost all solutions for such are homebrew, with very few commercial options readily available that don’t require some knowledge of electronics. Some Portable radios can be powered by an internal battery pack, or a standard…

…Fence wire, metal rooftops, and rain gutters, have all been used with some level of success by those who live in confined spaces and don’t have room for a full blown resonant antenna. However, don…

…We don’t want to alienate newer oper- ators because they don’t have a really powerful rig, or a super efficient antenna. Use Common Sense Though perhaps a dying virtue throughout the general public these…

…Occam's basic rule was: “Thou shalt not multiply extra entities unnecessarily,” or to phrase it in modern terms: “Don't speculate about extra hypothetical components if you can find an explanation that is equally plausible…

…What you don't know is how many are operable. —General T. Michael “Buzz” Moseley Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF); at the time OIF CFACC Press interview, 5 April 2003

15 ›› Planning must always account for how the adversary will respond to planned actions. ›› Warfare is complex and non-linear; many rules that apply in simple linear models and wargames don’t apply in the real…