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Was not aware of the Wilderness Protocol - printing now and adding to the manual I carry when in the field. Thanks for sharing this and really appreciate the content.

Head to head tests. A lots of ARES and RACES exercises have operators going to IC and first responder base locations. If public comes are down, how isnthe public going to contact ECOMMS? FRS and GMRS in neighborhoods are the missing link. No one, in my area, ever considers this. Thoughts? 73, Bill.

Great breakdown without it being too much jargon. It's wild this was a video from a few months ago and hits dead on for much of Helene response. I have been working on getting a PACE plan for comms. GMRS is on the list. I've been working on learning and getting a MESH system in place for myself and the people who I'd be looking to meet. I like the option of being able to use ATAK and encryption network depending on the deck you build out. Testing the gear is high on the list. It's like owning a 🔫 and never having fired it, just waiting til you need it isn't when to find the failure points. I have a buddy who evacuated from Paradise. He said it went from be aware of the fire to wind changing direction and needing to leave immediately. His place was a foundation when he came back to recover anything that survived. Hearing his story was a big wake up for my comms plan but also having a go bag handy for everyone. Adjusting those for winter and getting vehicles setup for winter in the next week or so. Thanks for the knowledge drop.

I would suggest all players not in public safety, take the FEMA AUXCOM course. It’s free

In Leander TX we had late summer fires. A subdivision (Avery Ranch)(million-dollar houses) had only one-way in/out for cars. Traffic jam then cars caught fire. Later, Fire Chief made sure those developers put in a second road before he'd approve any more homes be built there.

PACE planning for EM COMM. Ham has a place along with FRS, GMRS, Disposable phones and cell phones, and even CW.

yes you should try other eradios beside your comercial work ones.

A license is nothing more than an extortion fee (a tax) on our freedom of speech forced on us by government.

Great video from someone ON THE FRONT LINE! I'm licensed in both HAM and GMRS. I am leaning more GMRS these days, but HAM does have it's place in ECOMMS. It is CRITICAL to your emergency plans regardless of what kind of emergency to have a Comms Plan that the whole family understands and can use. This is where those dumb practice drills come in!! If you don't know how to use the tool (radios or otherwise) it will be useless when the adrenaline kicks in!! New sub here and new to the You Tube world.

Your video shows you aren't a amateur radio operator and haven't learned what it is about and what it can do. VHF/UHF isn't the limits of radio communications. HF was used as well not just VHF/UHF for the last two hurricanes. Winlink was a resource used as well around the affected areas. People outside of the impacted zones help relay information to local EOC and the rest of the world as well. I have the ICOM IC-7000 as well as other radios, the ICOM can do HF/VHF/UHF as well, so it is a mobile radio that can really communicate all over.

$35 for 10 years for a gmrs lic that covers your whole family.

Mainstream news media is a bunch of out of work drama actors poorly pretending to be news reporters

I have a home that sits between the recent line and bridge fires. Media was useless for useable information. 2 meter ham was the best source of info to keep track of the fire progress

We have HF which does not require a repeater. Spoken by an ego trip mental. Ham radio has generations of providing communications during disaster since ham radio started. and and governments have relied on ham radio

so cal fire freq. are best on a scanner??

GMRS and Amateur licenses are now $35 for 10 years, even a better deal than before. Also, during a wildfire a few years ago (withing 4 miles of me) I heard firefighters using MURS for intra-squad comms.

If I remember correctly, MURS 1-3 are narrow banded, MURS 4-5 are exempt and still wideband. I know from converting hilltop repeaters to the mandated narrow band we lost quite a bit of range. it would be interesting to see if that test in the real world when you compare the services. Digging your channel, good stuff.

This is where ham radio shines, during hurricane Helene. VHF repeater supporting emergency and recovery comms th-cam.com/video/N5OjAWHEC3o/w-d-xo.htmlsi=oaFNFIXwPBiLsjEr Simple analog vhf comms.

Thanks a lot. The video is instructive and hands on. Thatøs what we like. I am working with tactical first aid, primarily. Our impression is that the VHF nay have some slight advantages over UHF in maritime environments and iin very flat terrain... For literally everything else, including built-up areas, areas with hills and woodlands, we use the UHF.

The end game is no amateur access to the airwaves at all except by approved, tracked systems.

Well the problem where I live in the mountains of Northern California is that we basically have 3 to 4 GMRS repeaters that all work pretty well on the ridgelines as you would expect. But in the canyons only one at a time if any will work and so for a person to keep in contacts with their buddies out on a hike or motorcycle ride works if you switch repeaters enough mostly but doesn't work going back to one's home so in this scenario the only one repeater works at home for most of us and if it was linked to the other three it would be amazing.

I’ve never listened to a civilian op like this via radio. Very organized and impressive!

In its own unique ways, Milton looks to have been as bad as Katrina. Primarily with regard to its physical and social geography, the infrastructure. This event definitely needs a thorough, State agency, and Federal review. Not a "witch hunt" or finger-pointing session, but a non-partisan fact-finding and remediative "investigation". Especially in the North Carolina area.

So an issue I have seen in emergency communications when working with ARES, is that depending on each emergency agency in every state, some have good relations with local ARES groups, or like in my area theres agencies in the county that basicly refuse to include us as help or a solution to their comms problems when they arise. So maybe there is not much relation between ARES and the emergency agencies in Florida. But thats not to say they are non existent just few and far between in areas which as an emergency communicator, is very concerning.

Unanimously approved? Suspicion. Agreed to operate at 0.7% of their design power levels? Doubt.

i just wanna have comms with family in the places we need to travel to in an emergency....or leisure...if i can help someone in emergency..thats fine too...but these cb dudes from down south making noise is crazzzzeeeeyyy...once one person overwhelms the air then everyone has to pump up their cbs just to try to be on even playing field in that area...

RANT Strategies, good video. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Yes, I can understand both sides. Disclaimer, I started with CB, then GMRS, now I am a ham Extra as well, very much enjoy them all. The largest linked GMRS network in the USA is North Georgia GMRS (NGGMRS); I am not a member. They are professionally run, a nonprofit organization, have earned an outstandingly positive reputation, and their linked repeaters are used by many organizations needing to setup special Nets as needed. Because of North GA terrain there is much area without cell service or spotty at best. NGGMRS does much good with their linked repeaters covering those areas. For folks with GMRS radios it helps fill the gaps in many cell phone limited coverage areas. Truly, I have much respect for the things NGGMRS has accomplished and all the good they have provided. I tip my hat to them. Being as NGGMRS is linked, I now wonder if the FCC will come after them as well. With my limited knowledge of how linked repeaters work, such as turning them on/off for specific uses, my only concern is when talking on a linked system all connected repeaters relay the traffic throughout their entire system which, depending on its footprint could cover a few dozen miles, to hundreds of square miles. Is it possible a few folks could tie up the entire linked repeater system, maybe, however maybe not truly I do not know.

VHF low band was a hell of a good band coverage wise. That’s why back in the day you saw DPS or any other agencies who needed big coverage over sparse land. The 30-40 MHz was very popular. Big stainless street 102” whip on the back bumper and 100 watt radio would cover some very good range.

I recommend VGC VR-N76 radio with APRS. You can also message via APRS. Radio is less than $200. We use this radio for SOTA

Using the WIN network I’m able to talk from Southern California to Prescott AZ and the surrounding area. Does anyone know of a linked network where someone can talk from Long Beach Ca to Logan Utah?

As an Amateur Radio Operator - I highly encourage everyone to have a Handheld radio of some sort. GMRS/FRS/MURS/CB or the Baofeng UV-5R are great options. Having an emergency radio can save a life! Cellular is mostly reliable but if it goes out or you're in an area that is not covered, then you are at HIGH risk of not being able to get help in emergency situations. Most Amateur Radio Clubs will program your radio for you at no cost for the sole reason of Emergency preparedness. Keep in mind: other than an EMERGENCY, broadcasting on any band other than free bands is ILLEGAL if you do not hold a FCC issued license for that specific band. Remember to keep it charged and keep an AC and DC power adapter with the radio.

Hi! Thanks for doing this. As an addicted to a radio person i always try to help people understand the importance of knowledge. Buying a station at walmart doesnt mean you can use it or even a yaesu would not be helpful. See ya in NH ang greetings from Staten island NY!

To add to the information….. if you are in New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania or New York, add the N3KZ linked repeater system into you radio, it has a HUGE footprint.

Intro is four times longer than it should be and “music” is WWWAYYY too loud! Music that is not even needed anyway and only serves to TAKE AWAY from the video. Actual video starts at 00:40… And now ANOTHER half-minute video with way too loud unnecessary music AGAIN from 3:31 to 3:59??? … And then ANOTHER ridiculously annoying “musical” outro for 15 more seconds at the end??? Seriously??? 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

New Subaru, think they can go anywhere, and back again. In crocks.

Anyone traveling to Eastern Washington check out the Spokane Repeater Group. This system covers from around Hermiston, OR to Osoyoos, BC, to Sandpoint, ID. It is a rare time of day that someone is not listening

Fantastic video man

First rate video. I'm very much into camping, bushcraft, survival... Several months ago I started poking around and found the University of Utah School of Medicine offers a few different on-line programs of study on the subject of Wilderness Life Support/Medicine. The materials are free to download. The only cost is for the actual exam and certification. Basic Wilderness Life Support was $25. I'm a former EMT-Intermediate (NREMT # 0157###) and studied for a month before I took the BWLS exam. It's more than just your basic first aid... much more. Very close to the Army Combat LifeSaver minus the administration of Rx's/IVs.

having a two way radio to communicate is very important because your cell phone may not have coverage. depending on the weather having extra food and water and survival gear. and maybe a hand held gps locator to give you your location is a must.

Is the Cell phone network becoming more unreliable, upgrades over time to "5G"

ECOMMS and ingenuity. Always be prepared. Thanks for the video.

I do a lot of off-roading in remote areas with a group. Even with iPhones now capable of satellite messaging, I still bring a Garmin Inreach and Ham radio both HF and VHF/UHF.

Great vid as always neighbor! K1BWO - Maine

I always liked this channel. You're from NH so I like it more!

GREAT job

Im way out of touch faught fires for BLM in the late 80s. Gotta learn the protocols again for. The uv 5 r.

Use a real 1/4 wave antenna 19” for vhf like the 6” duck for uhf. It’s Not fair for vhf antennas to be shorter, put a 1 1/2” stubby on the uhf would be a fair comparison with the stub 6-8” vhf antenna. A diamond 77CA or a nagoya 320a use 1/4 wave no compromise antennas or silly 5/8 loaded antennas. Use 19” 1/4 wave or the close to 1/4 wave whips mentioned. For uhf use the 6” uhf 1/4 wave whip. Hight above ground on both transmission and receivers.

Hey buddy

GMRS was designed to be short distance communications and targeted at families (hence the license for families). GMRS is headed to be CB 2.0 if it keeps going the way the users want it to go. GMRS radio service should stay in its lane and resolve itself to the fact that the users are not amateur radio operators. Hopefully the FCC will go ahead and act to force the unlinking of the GMRS repeaters. If these linked repeater businesses (and yes they are businesses) lose money because they did not follow the clear cut rules then so be it.

people saying they had no communications. no cell, no tv, but alot of people forget they have an fm am radio in their vehicles. They should know their local news stations on them.