Make sure you use colour so that you have yellow microdots identifying you personally as the source. Y'know, just in case you lose it and some three letter org boys want to return your property.
I would also recommend book binding too, it is easy to do and there are videos on YT that show you how to do. I have mine downloaded and will print them out. Look into the POW tap code too.
S2 is one of the main reasons I got into radio. The ham community that doesn’t “get it” is going to fade into obsolescence. If new technology is shunned we would never have things like digital modes or winlink. Just my 2c.
um they send pictures using ham. pretty sure theres data protocols or encoding. idk maybe not. pretty sure all radios we can get have some way to do more than talk but it takes more skill. idk much about it, but why not just do what you want and then let others figure it out or together figure it out. there can be different channels and people can work together like if you know a ham guy they might be picking up some info or broadcast and then you can get on your network and relay that. or maybe the network you have has better reach and coverage or more participants users. but its localized or needs to go through an external channel to get to a more remote network. so there will be a requirement for a variety of tech and protocols, and its most wise for those who can afford to or are already skilled to be using multiple systems. meanwhile those who want to be ready but have limitations on budget or technical knowhow, maybe geography etc will limit their ability to have or use or learn different radio systems so they would benefit from finding out their best fit and then only sticking to that while seeking out others who may serve as a sort of local relay or other ways to increase a small local networks capabilities. and of course, theres the question of how useful these things become in a variety of situations and the fact that there are even more forms of communicating that could be just as useful. for example morse code could be the most useful because one can put together powerful transmitters from scratch and pulse out a message at pre determined times of day or night. then many people can receive vital updates or warnings but arent as much limited by their band, distance etc. a noisy but powerful pulse signal is easy to detect and decode. you dont need good conditions or the right receiver maybe. also if anyone wants to offer a translator the message can be relayed locally on a established radio system, and thus making the essential function of the topic more accessible and more useful for more people.
I'm a licensed HAM and GMRS. All the young guys want GMRS because its easy. Every time I talk to the club boomers, it falls on deaf ears. Sometimes I feel like I'm single handedly keeping it alive for future generations in my area, and it's a lost cause. Which is a pity.
People have different brains and get different things for different reasons. Only fools waste their time trying to invalidate each other. Pick the right tool for the job, but don't limit yourself and your flexibility for learning how to use or make other tools or find other jobs. Armature radio is a service privilege and responsibility, but it is also an outlet for ingenuity and experimentation. Good luck. 👍
Ditto! I got my license years ago , just never really had an application that warranted spending a thousand bucks or two. Though for now I just got the really cheap receive-only setup , saving up to get an actual HF radio. Regardless of TX , a guy can leave the RX setup going and just monitor what's going on out there.
@@castirondude Awesome! This is what took it out of the realm of just a hobby to actually having a potential return on investment into equipment and that is what made me pull the trigger.
Thank you again. Your work is appreciated. Your Ghostnet is in a binder in the shack [TOC] right next to the binder of radio frequencies; MURS, FRS, GMRS and expanded "CB", local repeater information including both analog and digital...along with various other frequencies including "public service" such as municipal, state, and federal LEO...and fire for listening purposes. It also has a laminated copy of the official U.S. amateur band plan for those unfamiliar with it. I had previously always used the larger wall version for the later, but starting putting everything in binders in the event of forced evacuation. I've also placed Ghost net in a Rite in the Rain binder in a chest pouch on my kit. Things such as the day to day team frequencies is on an arm board should rapid destruction be necessary. Anything else must be committed to memory; check in times, etc.
I'm really thankful for your input to comms community. Because of you I got into comms, started building meshtastic devices, you got me into SDR and I made comms plan for my growing community. Thanks man, world needs more people like yourself. Greetings from Slovenia.
Huge thanks for the untold (and frankly, mind-boggling) effort you've put into GhostNet and the community, S2! I rarely ever comment, but this time I'm coming out of the woods to show my appreciation, it really does help and mean a lot. Just wanted to say to allow yourself adequate time to sleep and recharge, to avoid burnout, we need guys like you for the long haul!
S2, I’ve been watching your channel for a couple of years and it gives me a great deal of comfort knowing there are highly gifted good guys flying under the radar who aren’t hoarding their resources to specific targets. You see everyone who is watching as a potential asset. As you educate the civilians, you’re building and equipping a greater team. We (The People) who love our country and who have our ear to the ground know how serious our times are and, current or ex-mil or leo or not, we feel the strong call to stand. We’re willing to push ourselves way past our previous perceived limitations to collaborate with our brothers and sisters who stand on the wall. We are here, listening, learning, and acting within the moral and ethical scope of our Creator, with discernment for quality instruction. Thank you, brother, for your service and for stepping way out of your way to reach everyone who will give all, regardless of our past or present mil or leo affiliation. I still have freedom today and watching it slip away is unacceptable. Fight for peace!
Well said, brother. We the People are certainly watching, quietly preparing, ready to support in any way when the time comes.. Make no mistake, Our Republic has Already been taken over, and we Are being invaded. We Will NOT let this stand! Wake up, America.. It's time we call upon the spirit of Major Benjamin Tallmadge and the Culpers. Be well, stay focused. 🇺🇸
I can't wait for more material on different subjects that I can make manuals out of. Keep them coming and I will keep the laminator going. Thanks for all you do for the community.
You are doing great work for humanity with that printing! Just trying to let you know that from a probably far corner of the rock, I actively appreciate your effort in trying to keep the flame of the human spirit lit. Thank you! Keep up the good work! Fair seas!
@S2 underground , I've been a Ham for a lot of years but the Ghost Net (and the work you've put into this and your other projects) pushed me to recently upgrade to General to get access to those HF freqs. After watching you're recent videos, I feel like you need to hear something. Nobody is perfect but the work you're putting in is helping a lot of people. You may not see yourself in a leadership role but there are a lot of us out here that see you as one. Keep up the strong work and know that it is appreciated.
Understatement of the day: The HAM radio community is full of drama. Good to hear you learning from the experience provided by a few bad apples, just improving the solution.
@@PatrickKQ4HBD I prefer the Harbor Freight item 90708 micro flush cutters, fort he budget option ($4). There are other options in all price points from Harbor freight to Knipex, depending on how cool you want to feel clipping zip ties.
Hello! I wanted to drop you a quick line to say thank you for all your time, effort, and dedication to the GhostNet project. I think it is a fantastic idea that will no doubt get tons of support (sad hams being always the exception). Always good to have a comms plan during any disaster, national event, etc. Hard to get mad at that. In the more extreme aspects, I think about the regular Russian citizens in Russia. These people are pumped government propaganda, while at the same time having all their news sources that are contrary to their government's interest censored. I can only hope GhostNet type program reaches there too. Perhaps then, Sad Hams might start to understand. Maybe not. Thanks nonetheless.
I am a general license ham. This S2 stuff is good. In a disaster, people will need info and this will be useful. A good ham will more likely be better at hearing and being heard because of the ham test requirements. You will/must learn some technical stuff to pass. It's useful. If you really want to be better at hearing and being heard, going through the licensing process will increase your base of knowledge. The downside is that it takes up some time. Do it and bring the average age of hams down by several decades!
Went to a local HAM radio club meeting in my town a few nights ago. Average age was 70. Folks we are in dire need of young people to dive head first into radio communications and become HAM radio operators. Get your Technician and General license and GO. NO more excuses.
@@sypher4912 It is absolutely not going to die. Unless particle physics and reality as we know it changes, radio isn't going anywhere. It's just that we need more young people involved. Physics is not going to change, and radio is still a highly useful modern technology. Period.
And they are just stuck to a routine of meeting minutes motions and seconding to the point that it's really hard to do anything new. And they don't respond to emails.
Because the dinosaurs bought in to the bullshit that's ruined the country. Started with them,that's why they can't wait to be complacently playing bingo. @@jakep5121
Loving these videos and the ghostnet in general. Its good to see someone bring up the potential usefulness of radio WITHOUT the insufferable fuddery and snobbish attitude that seems to permeate amature radio.
I'm not apart of the net yet , still trying to figure out how to receive a signal😅 but you are doing something that isnt necessary yet so no one appreciates it. But when it becomes necessary it will be too late to build it. Thank you.
As a ham operator, I totally know what you're talking about with a lot of hams having very narrow points of view. As a "prepper" I get a lot of strange looks and comments from other hams. They just don't understand.
Yeah, I think the term "prepper" isn't doing much of a service to people who have their pants on the right way... 😏 People like to identify as something or label other people something. It's actually a little disturbing, especially when people are basically subjecting themselves to it. People used to think of Boy Scouts as responsible, competent young men, not the next wave of conspiracy fanatics, for example. I'm not sure what my point is... but I guess it's that people shouldn't be so socially and contextually subjugating nor subjugated. Just because the sky isn't falling doesn't mean there aren't real reasons for competency. On the other hand, being a delusional angry idiot seems a bit too prevalent these days too. Regardless, cheers and 73.
This is art! When something, even in engineering or science or in this case communication is so amazingly perfect; it enters the realm of art. So, I went to Alpha Graphics and printed two of these. I am sorry, now Alpha Graphics has the top secret com plan LOL. Anyhoo, I printed and laminated two. Slaved over the slicing machine myself to save $1.50 X 56 = $84. Left $34 and done. Well done S2 !!! Now I have to finish reading it, understanding it and start using it! CARRY ON!!!
I really Appreciate you S2 ! I've been a Ham for 40+ years. GMRS and shortwave monitor too. I've been an ARES/RACES operator for since the early 1990s also I'm a retired firefighter-medic. so I've always been in this mode for a really long time. I've simply printed your excellent booklet by hand ( I'm retired so I've got the time LOL) keep up the great work that you are doing. more folks need to take this seriously , I love the radio content so don't let complaints reach you. my friends and I have been setting up mesh-networks and I've been able to get a good group together to get radios kits assembled. thanks for all of your work , God bless you and 73! -- from an old grey ghost.
Thank you for the paper cutting tutorial. Been looking everywhere for this. Most other people do it too fast, but you made a whole hour long video on it. Thanks!
Hey homie. I gotta thank you for putting this info out to the GP. I am of the belief that knowledge should be free. Like a public library. I am a poor man by today’s standards so equipment is difficult to obtain but if you were naked in a desert or some freezing wasteland you would still have everything you learned up to that point. Which may not guarantee survival but the chances are significantly higher than someone without knowledge. Again, sincerely, thanks 🙏🏽. Some poor guy in Texas.
I think what you’re doing is great! I spent 8 years in the Army. Finished my career as an AIT instructor. A lot of us veterans are looking for a means to have communications in a SHTF situation. Most of us are not licensed ham operators so this is something we can use. We all need a means of communication. I have the Baofeng radios and my GMRS license but I need to up my game. I have a 40ft tower that I’d like to put a good antenna and repeater on.
Thank you Brother! I really need to get into HF. Still using 2m and 70cm for local traffic and my mobile rigs. Need to figure out a good "ghost" antenna that I can put out at my apartment without it being a problem. I appreciate your time creating the GhostNet. I downloaded it and will be laminating it too. Med retired 11B so I get the importance.
Hey, bub. You are doing so much great work here talking through these concepts. We appreciate you. Just wanted to say that if you are worried about someone figuring out your identity, they already have. Your iris is like a fingerprint. Same goes for your eye brows, the distance between the eyes, the shape of your face (even behind a mask). No need to keep up the facade. Then there is the fact that you posted something to Google. Google has already figured out who and where you are and likely has shared it with the USG. That’s just the world we live in. I hope this doesn’t unnerve you but rather helps you see how hard it is to escape Big Brother.
this isn't the point. there are various threat actors, with different capabilities. you're not gonna stop locking your front door just because someone could still kick it in. you're not going to stop covering your face just because nation states have access to the worlds best AI and data... think with your head pal
If you haven't already, look at Ham Radio Crash Course and NotARubicon. NotARubicon is really into GMRS which is FAR easier to get into than Ham and more useful in my opinion since there GMRS license allows your family to transmit legally with you.
@@sypher4912 true but it works well up to three miles in cities and more outside of them. more importantly it is incredibly cheap and incredibly easy to use. its good for people who dont nescesarily want to really get in to it:)
@@sypher4912 to get range you have to get creative, get a community network built , learn how the signals propagate across your local topography also any flight paths for commercial aircraft in your area try doing experiments where you bounce signals off the aircraft fuselage to get more distance. Like all off grid comms you have to work at it.
Great job! I am not completely setup, however when finished will be utilizing all available tools. The naysayers, well, will ALWAYS exist. Keep up the good work and your presentation and information provided is appreciated!
Lol, like the channel name.. S2 is military security division I'm guessing... Anyways, thanks for the video and when I have more time I will come back and give you some crucial tips to make it way better... once was the foremost expert for the US Army Communications command and also a software systems engineer who been working with radios for almost 30 years... long story short build something yourself that way you know it's secure, you have to get rid of the third and second party risk in order to be truly secure😎✌️
I also want to give some of the readers and followers on here a heads up that one of the larger more organized I think and probably a little more interesting of the survival prepper TH-cam channels that's out there at least as far as the amount of varying content that they put out, and that would be survival dispatch channel, has been mentioning recently a couple times now that I've noted resources from both this channel meaning S2 Underground as well as Mike Shelby's Forward Observer Channel and his Gray Zone Activity company. I think that's pretty cool that you guys are getting some honorable mentions and promotion at least within the preparedness community because this information on this channel as well as on Mike Shelby's endeavor I think is priceless information.
This is super interesting! I got into radio mostly just for fun and so I could build my own legally, but this aspect is very important as well and your level of organization and thoughtfulness is an inspiration.
I've been learning too for the same reason. I want to be prepared in case anything ever happens. I don't have any fancy equipment but I have a few cheap radios and a scanner. It is my understanding that in an emergency situation a lot of the rules and regulations are out the window. I Believe radios have been the primary communication in North Carolina after the hurricanes and nobody is harassing anyone. So I think having an emergency plan is a good idea and I doubt anyone would have a problem if you were bending some rules in a scenario where all communications are down
Thanks for all that you do...! There are not many people around now a days who would go to the lengths that you do to help us Civilians prepare for bad times...! Prior Military folks have a good standing, where Civ's don't get much training in these prep fields... I got my Tech Ham Op license early as I knew once the grid goes down, so does all the com's., except for Radios... We made it through the Cold War so far but things are ramping up again and there's lot's involved now more so than yesteryear...! I started watching KLW World News w/Lee who monitors SAC E.A.M.'s and aircraft.....! Quite interesting..! =)
Thank you S2 for putting in the work to guide the rest of us in an effort to have a com plan we can all benefit from. Our family is building a man portable kit to hopefully do ALE. We’re excited to hopefully get to participate😀
Just got everything working with a homemade antenna made out of an extension cord, and a sdr. js8 call is up and working great thanks for the tutorial and the PDF ghost net packet. Working in my general ticket now maybe I can join in soon. What do you think about js8 call over DMR for local simplex coms? Especially on uncommon frequencies or It would be technically to ham regulations but have a higher degree of "privacy"
Amazing video, I appreciate the update. This information is very valuable, if the person understands why. You can't lead a horse to water and force it to drink. The GhostNet alone is why I am working towards my General. i know I can listen, but I want to play too. I would like to learn more about Meshtastic and apply it to preparations. Thanks for all you do for the community.
Looks like you've done an excellent job on the Ghost Net PDF manual. Have downloaded. New to your channel and want to keep in touch as the Ghost Net sounds like a great idea for me.
I love the work you have done with all of this. One comment regarding licensing for ham frequencies. Everyone is absolutely right that you don't need one once the government collapses, or even simply if you are in a dire emergency and need help and that's your last option... However, the one thing no one ever brings up, if you haven't used it and practiced with it, how do you know you will have success when you do need it? At the end of the video you start talking about antennas and whether you need or don't need a tuner, etc. If you are just watching youtube videos on how to do this stuff, but never practicing it, how can you guarantee your success when it really matters? Because I've been trying and doing so much over the years, I now know how to tune up a metal slide in the park to work as a makeshift antenna when mine broke and I had nothing else to use. The ham community is filled with a lot of sad hams.. But there are lots of us out there that are not.. We just don't argue on the internet. We're too busy playing with encryption keys on our DMR radios (yes, it's illegal to transmit, which is why I put dummy loads on the HTs to test it) and tuning up our chain link fences to see if we can make it work. If you are in a good community, they can help nurture the plans and practice, while still keeping it legal to keep the suits off our backs. I guarantee you though, the day those agencies fail, is the day that my callsign gets wiped out of all the software and I put a fake one in, just in case someone saved a copy of that database.
really cool channel dude been playing with this some mesh and sdr stuff lately i come from more of a code and web hacking background but have had fun learning new things
Somthing worth noting, for high bandwith RF receiving is 25USD stuff like CXADC with CX Cards, this can provide 50msps or more of direct stream capture, mainly used in archival of analog video tapes today but was orignally for SDR use when the hacky driver was first created, there is a lot of powerful offshelf chips from the last 20 years that can be re-tasked with firmware/software tinkering, also RSP1 SDRs can be had from china for 15-30USD same stuff is re-sold in the west for 80-100USD+.
Just wanted to add, once you laminate, it's air and water tight, hole punching through any part of the enclosed paper will subject it to paper wicking. Possibly recreate a format that would have a wider margin for holepunch/binding on a 4x6, or find an oval/oblong manual hole punch meant for leather and measure out points to punch through that dont go through paper. There's a good deal of info squeezed in already at the current format but for fully waterproofing, this might be necessary. In the current format, if water would wick through, given the paper was printed with ink, definitely over the course time the ink will bleed, laser print will be safe but mold might become an issue with enclosed paper.
I don't really care that much for the incident command system, but I do like that that the training establishes a systematic method for dealing with a kind of first responder situation. That is people can be assigned a position and get to work immediately without sort of standing around kicking rocks. If an Intelligence System was developed it would be nice to say this is the Intelligence Chief, the collection manager, the collection personnel, and the analysts. These are the products that the element can produce.
Agree 100% on the infighting/drama crap. I don't know why people can't just spin the knob and do their own thing. Another great way to test gear is POTA. Keeps you mobile like doing a field "Shoot and Scoot" transmission. Thanks for all you do brother and the time I know this takes you. ~Fight in the shade~
You should also wear sunglasses if your goal is to conceal your face. AI can easily reconstruct the remainder of your face based on the contours of the mask on the surface underneath. Also, the eyes and your iris patters are the most used areas of your face to allow facial recognition software to tag you.
yes S2 is great, i enjoy the every video. to talk you need an antenna which can be a grain auger,i have seen it done and done with 5 watts power, you need an antenna tuner,that will match the frequency to the raditing part[the auger] a good radio with one built in is the g90. kf5jyz
21:51 What do antennas have to do with ALE? Why would an antenna have to support ALE? Or am I misunderstanding? 1:25:21 Why do you need a resonant antenna to do ALE? I bet these issues are related. I just went and read the Wikipedia page on ALE and still didn't understand how ALE relates to the antenna.
Fun tip with a4 paper. It's twice the size of a5. So in theory you should be able to put two pages on one sheet and cut once down the middle to give you two pages on a5. It comes from old paper print with a0 paper. Then moving down smaller by increasing the number each one is half the size of the other. A1 is half the size of a0. A2 is half the size of a1. I think us and eu paper are the same size if not in from eu side of the world. Hope it helps.
HAM Culture's neophobia and vitriol towards this kind of use case never made any sense to me, given a big portion of HAM origin lore is post-WW1&2 encouragement to create a body of radio-savvy militia, that can server their nation during the exact situations you describe. It's like people who insist "well-regulated militia" should mean banning "military grade" equipment, when it in fact means a militia is useless to The People _unless_ it has training & equipment meeting the standards of a modern military's regulations.
I recommend an sdr based radio. One of the reasons is the ability to record the entire band at times and decode messages later. No need torely on a single frequency. Also since sdr is software based, there is no IF frequency to detect. This method was used in ww2 used to detect unauthorized receivers.
Hey S2 please version this set of documents. Knowing which version set of SOPs someone is following is necessary when trying to coordinate. If two people are unknowingly using different versions it can cause major confusion.
It seems odd to me that the *time* for the Ghostnet schedule is UTC but the *day of the week* seems to be local. It's clearly labeled "Thursday, 0100Z", but Thursday, 1:00 UTC should be on Wednesday in North America. The box above the schedule says it should be on Thursday, so that we are supposed to interpret it as if it were "Friday, 0100Z".
Both VARA and Pactor offer encryption. VARA only allows for it with the correct call sign type. The P4 Dragon modem has both hardware ALE and encryption licenses that you can buy and add to the modem. Whether or not you can use the encryption for Pactor similar to VARA, information is limited on it.
Very clean cards, well done. I will have to print one of these and get the net on my schedule.
And do a short video on it 😉
@@jakep5121I thought he did arleady
Make sure you use colour so that you have yellow microdots identifying you personally as the source. Y'know, just in case you lose it and some three letter org boys want to return your property.
I would also recommend book binding too, it is easy to do and there are videos on YT that show you how to do. I have mine downloaded and will print them out. Look into the POW tap code too.
S2 is one of the main reasons I got into radio. The ham community that doesn’t “get it” is going to fade into obsolescence. If new technology is shunned we would never have things like digital modes or winlink. Just my 2c.
@@Nudged8765 No. What would that even look like? What would be the point?
There is plenty of plenty of us hams who love the new cutting and bleeding edge technology. It’s what made ham radio what it is.
um they send pictures using ham. pretty sure theres data protocols or encoding. idk maybe not. pretty sure all radios we can get have some way to do more than talk but it takes more skill. idk much about it, but why not just do what you want and then let others figure it out or together figure it out. there can be different channels and people can work together like if you know a ham guy they might be picking up some info or broadcast and then you can get on your network and relay that. or maybe the network you have has better reach and coverage or more participants users. but its localized or needs to go through an external channel to get to a more remote network. so there will be a requirement for a variety of tech and protocols, and its most wise for those who can afford to or are already skilled to be using multiple systems. meanwhile those who want to be ready but have limitations on budget or technical knowhow, maybe geography etc will limit their ability to have or use or learn different radio systems so they would benefit from finding out their best fit and then only sticking to that while seeking out others who may serve as a sort of local relay or other ways to increase a small local networks capabilities. and of course, theres the question of how useful these things become in a variety of situations and the fact that there are even more forms of communicating that could be just as useful. for example morse code could be the most useful because one can put together powerful transmitters from scratch and pulse out a message at pre determined times of day or night. then many people can receive vital updates or warnings but arent as much limited by their band, distance etc. a noisy but powerful pulse signal is easy to detect and decode. you dont need good conditions or the right receiver maybe. also if anyone wants to offer a translator the message can be relayed locally on a established radio system, and thus making the essential function of the topic more accessible and more useful for more people.
I'm a licensed HAM and GMRS. All the young guys want GMRS because its easy. Every time I talk to the club boomers, it falls on deaf ears. Sometimes I feel like I'm single handedly keeping it alive for future generations in my area, and it's a lost cause. Which is a pity.
People have different brains and get different things for different reasons. Only fools waste their time trying to invalidate each other. Pick the right tool for the job, but don't limit yourself and your flexibility for learning how to use or make other tools or find other jobs. Armature radio is a service privilege and responsibility, but it is also an outlet for ingenuity and experimentation. Good luck. 👍
I got into HF and Ham radio because of this net and am very appreciative of the GhostNet and your efforts.
Ditto! I got my license years ago , just never really had an application that warranted spending a thousand bucks or two. Though for now I just got the really cheap receive-only setup , saving up to get an actual HF radio. Regardless of TX , a guy can leave the RX setup going and just monitor what's going on out there.
@@castirondude Awesome! This is what took it out of the realm of just a hobby to actually having a potential return on investment into equipment and that is what made me pull the trigger.
Same this & techprepper
Look around for used HF units can be had for $500 or less or the trusdx
I build my own equipment and amps and antennas 📡
Thank you again. Your work is appreciated. Your Ghostnet is in a binder in the shack [TOC] right next to the binder of radio frequencies; MURS, FRS, GMRS and expanded "CB", local repeater information including both analog and digital...along with various other frequencies including "public service" such as municipal, state, and federal LEO...and fire for listening purposes. It also has a laminated copy of the official U.S. amateur band plan for those unfamiliar with it. I had previously always used the larger wall version for the later, but starting putting everything in binders in the event of forced evacuation.
I've also placed Ghost net in a Rite in the Rain binder in a chest pouch on my kit. Things such as the day to day team frequencies is on an arm board should rapid destruction be necessary. Anything else must be committed to memory; check in times, etc.
I'm really thankful for your input to comms community. Because of you I got into comms, started building meshtastic devices, you got me into SDR and I made comms plan for my growing community. Thanks man, world needs more people like yourself. Greetings from Slovenia.
Huge thanks for the untold (and frankly, mind-boggling) effort you've put into GhostNet and the community, S2!
I rarely ever comment, but this time I'm coming out of the woods to show my appreciation, it really does help and mean a lot.
Just wanted to say to allow yourself adequate time to sleep and recharge, to avoid burnout, we need guys like you for the long haul!
S2, I’ve been watching your channel for a couple of years and it gives me a great deal of comfort knowing there are highly gifted good guys flying under the radar who aren’t hoarding their resources to specific targets.
You see everyone who is watching as a potential asset. As you educate the civilians, you’re building and equipping a greater team. We (The People) who love our country and who have our ear to the ground know how serious our times are and, current or ex-mil or leo or not, we feel the strong call to stand. We’re willing to push ourselves way past our previous perceived limitations to collaborate with our brothers and sisters who stand on the wall. We are here, listening, learning, and acting within the moral and ethical scope of our Creator, with discernment for quality instruction. Thank you, brother, for your service and for stepping way out of your way to reach everyone who will give all, regardless of our past or present mil or leo affiliation. I still have freedom today and watching it slip away is unacceptable. Fight for peace!
Well said, brother. We the People are certainly watching, quietly preparing, ready to support in any way when the time comes.. Make no mistake, Our Republic has Already been taken over, and we Are being invaded. We Will NOT let this stand! Wake up, America..
It's time we call upon the spirit of Major Benjamin Tallmadge and the Culpers.
Be well, stay focused. 🇺🇸
I can't wait for more material on different subjects that I can make manuals out of. Keep them coming and I will keep the laminator going. Thanks for all you do for the community.
You are doing great work for humanity with that printing! Just trying to let you know that from a probably far corner of the rock, I actively appreciate your effort in trying to keep the flame of the human spirit lit.
Thank you!
Keep up the good work!
Fair seas!
You and your group are a blessing, you guys make me proud to be an American. Old Navy Squid here.
@S2 underground , I've been a Ham for a lot of years but the Ghost Net (and the work you've put into this and your other projects) pushed me to recently upgrade to General to get access to those HF freqs. After watching you're recent videos, I feel like you need to hear something. Nobody is perfect but the work you're putting in is helping a lot of people. You may not see yourself in a leadership role but there are a lot of us out here that see you as one. Keep up the strong work and know that it is appreciated.
Understatement of the day: The HAM radio community is full of drama. Good to hear you learning from the experience provided by a few bad apples, just improving the solution.
Unfortunately the few bad apples constitutes a quarter of hams.
Water off a duck's back. Some people like to complain though. To each their own, I guess.
Embrace the sarcasm!
Tip for zip tie binding: once you get the loops to the right size, put a drop of super glue in the zip tie ‘head’ so it cannot tighten up.
I read this before reaching the relevant section, and REALLY took it wrong. 😅
Another ziptie tip, twist off the tails rather than cutting and they'll be flush with the lock.
@@PatrickKQ4HBD I prefer the Harbor Freight item 90708 micro flush cutters, fort he budget option ($4). There are other options in all price points from Harbor freight to Knipex, depending on how cool you want to feel clipping zip ties.
@@PatrickKQ4HBD :)
Use flush cutters, not side cutters or scissors. Flush cutters will not leave a sharp edge.
Hello! I wanted to drop you a quick line to say thank you for all your time, effort, and dedication to the GhostNet project. I think it is a fantastic idea that will no doubt get tons of support (sad hams being always the exception). Always good to have a comms plan during any disaster, national event, etc. Hard to get mad at that. In the more extreme aspects, I think about the regular Russian citizens in Russia. These people are pumped government propaganda, while at the same time having all their news sources that are contrary to their government's interest censored. I can only hope GhostNet type program reaches there too. Perhaps then, Sad Hams might start to understand. Maybe not. Thanks nonetheless.
Very interested in radio!! More people need to get involved in local community communications.
Exactly!!! I tell people all the time that close local communities is where it's at.
Doing the same radio gets in your blood I love it
I am a general license ham. This S2 stuff is good. In a disaster, people will need info and this will be useful. A good ham will more likely be better at hearing and being heard because of the ham test requirements. You will/must learn some technical stuff to pass. It's useful. If you really want to be better at hearing and being heard, going through the licensing process will increase your base of knowledge. The downside is that it takes up some time. Do it and bring the average age of hams down by several decades!
This dude was the guy that got me into ham radio years ago, never looked back.
Went to a local HAM radio club meeting in my town a few nights ago. Average age was 70. Folks we are in dire need of young people to dive head first into radio communications and become HAM radio operators. Get your Technician and General license and GO. NO more excuses.
It's going to die.
@@sypher4912 It is absolutely not going to die. Unless particle physics and reality as we know it changes, radio isn't going anywhere. It's just that we need more young people involved. Physics is not going to change, and radio is still a highly useful modern technology. Period.
And they are just stuck to a routine of meeting minutes motions and seconding to the point that it's really hard to do anything new. And they don't respond to emails.
Because the dinosaurs bought in to the bullshit that's ruined the country. Started with them,that's why they can't wait to be complacently playing bingo. @@jakep5121
Ham radio equipment is extremely expensive. Plus straight up registering with the FCC, is kind of the opposite of staying out of the feds eye sight.
Please tell the sad HAMs to KYA. What your doing is awesome for everyone who knows why we actually need this. Thank You
Loving these videos and the ghostnet in general. Its good to see someone bring up the potential usefulness of radio WITHOUT the insufferable fuddery and snobbish attitude that seems to permeate amature radio.
I'm not apart of the net yet , still trying to figure out how to receive a signal😅 but you are doing something that isnt necessary yet so no one appreciates it. But when it becomes necessary it will be too late to build it. Thank you.
As a ham operator, I totally know what you're talking about with a lot of hams having very narrow points of view. As a "prepper" I get a lot of strange looks and comments from other hams. They just don't understand.
"that's illegal" is a common response in prepper meetings with hams. Prepare for disaster and pray for peace.
yep at one time we had names for people like you, wackers, lids, Space cadets...
*boomers
Yeah, I think the term "prepper" isn't doing much of a service to people who have their pants on the right way... 😏 People like to identify as something or label other people something. It's actually a little disturbing, especially when people are basically subjecting themselves to it. People used to think of Boy Scouts as responsible, competent young men, not the next wave of conspiracy fanatics, for example. I'm not sure what my point is... but I guess it's that people shouldn't be so socially and contextually subjugating nor subjugated. Just because the sky isn't falling doesn't mean there aren't real reasons for competency. On the other hand, being a delusional angry idiot seems a bit too prevalent these days too. Regardless, cheers and 73.
Thanks for the update and sticking with the project.
This is art! When something, even in engineering or science or in this case communication is so amazingly perfect; it enters the realm of art. So, I went to Alpha Graphics and printed two of these. I am sorry, now Alpha Graphics has the top secret com plan LOL. Anyhoo, I printed and laminated two. Slaved over the slicing machine myself to save $1.50 X 56 = $84. Left $34 and done.
Well done S2 !!! Now I have to finish reading it, understanding it and start using it! CARRY ON!!!
I really Appreciate you S2 ! I've been a Ham for 40+ years. GMRS and shortwave monitor too. I've been an ARES/RACES operator for since the early 1990s also I'm a retired firefighter-medic. so I've always been in this mode for a really long time. I've simply printed your excellent booklet by hand ( I'm retired so I've got the time LOL) keep up the great work that you are doing. more folks need to take this seriously , I love the radio content so don't let complaints reach you. my friends and I have been setting up mesh-networks and I've been able to get a good group together to get radios kits assembled. thanks for all of your work , God bless you and 73! -- from an old grey ghost.
As a non ham I think this is an awesome resource and a good plan. Thank you for your hard work on this.
Thank you for the paper cutting tutorial. Been looking everywhere for this. Most other people do it too fast, but you made a whole hour long video on it. Thanks!
I am interested in the HF stuff! Keep on talking about it!
I love this secret squirrel tacticool radio shit. Keep it coming!!
Hey homie. I gotta thank you for putting this info out to the GP. I am of the belief that knowledge should be free. Like a public library. I am a poor man by today’s standards so equipment is difficult to obtain but if you were naked in a desert or some freezing wasteland you would still have everything you learned up to that point. Which may not guarantee survival but the chances are significantly higher than someone without knowledge. Again, sincerely, thanks 🙏🏽.
Some poor guy in Texas.
Thank you S2. I’m just getting into HAM and this gives me a long term project to sink my teeth into.
I think what you’re doing is great! I spent 8 years in the Army. Finished my career as an AIT instructor. A lot of us veterans are looking for a means to have communications in a SHTF situation. Most of us are not licensed ham operators so this is something we can use. We all need a means of communication. I have the Baofeng radios and my GMRS license but I need to up my game. I have a 40ft tower that I’d like to put a good antenna and repeater on.
Thank you Brother! I really need to get into HF. Still using 2m and 70cm for local traffic and my mobile rigs. Need to figure out a good "ghost" antenna that I can put out at my apartment without it being a problem. I appreciate your time creating the GhostNet. I downloaded it and will be laminating it too. Med retired 11B so I get the importance.
Hey, bub. You are doing so much great work here talking through these concepts. We appreciate you.
Just wanted to say that if you are worried about someone figuring out your identity, they already have. Your iris is like a fingerprint. Same goes for your eye brows, the distance between the eyes, the shape of your face (even behind a mask). No need to keep up the facade.
Then there is the fact that you posted something to Google. Google has already figured out who and where you are and likely has shared it with the USG. That’s just the world we live in.
I hope this doesn’t unnerve you but rather helps you see how hard it is to escape Big Brother.
this isn't the point. there are various threat actors, with different capabilities. you're not gonna stop locking your front door just because someone could still kick it in. you're not going to stop covering your face just because nation states have access to the worlds best AI and data... think with your head pal
Ive recently been getting into radios and your videos have been my main resource. Thank you for the excellent knowledge!
Hop on the Matrix rooms please.
If you haven't already, look at Ham Radio Crash Course and NotARubicon. NotARubicon is really into GMRS which is FAR easier to get into than Ham and more useful in my opinion since there GMRS license allows your family to transmit legally with you.
Meshtastic is probably the way forward as a layer for encrypted communications.
Not at any kind of range or distance.
@@sypher4912 true but it works well up to three miles in cities and more outside of them. more importantly it is incredibly cheap and incredibly easy to use. its good for people who dont nescesarily want to really get in to it:)
That would depend on the surrounding community involment.
@@sypher4912mountain top to mountaintop and using antennas to tap in, you can get thousands of miles of coverage
@@sypher4912 to get range you have to get creative, get a community network built , learn how the signals propagate across your local topography also any flight paths for commercial aircraft in your area try doing experiments where you bounce signals off the aircraft fuselage to get more distance. Like all off grid comms you have to work at it.
Great job! I am not completely setup, however when finished will be utilizing all available tools. The naysayers, well, will ALWAYS exist. Keep up the good work and your presentation and information provided is appreciated!
so hype on this project. this channel and ham academy got me in to LORA and radio stuff. Still a noob in the field but find it soooo interesting!
Ignore the self important ham radio dorks. Keep up the good work. We appreciate all you do!
I got into hams and I'm in the process of learning to get my license thanks to you. Much appreciated man.
Thanks for the info brother. You are a Godsend. This is the exact info I needed man. Looking forward to the future updates.
Lol, like the channel name.. S2 is military security division I'm guessing... Anyways, thanks for the video and when I have more time I will come back and give you some crucial tips to make it way better... once was the foremost expert for the US Army Communications command and also a software systems engineer who been working with radios for almost 30 years... long story short build something yourself that way you know it's secure, you have to get rid of the third and second party risk in order to be truly secure😎✌️
I also want to give some of the readers and followers on here a heads up that one of the larger more organized I think and probably a little more interesting of the survival prepper TH-cam channels that's out there at least as far as the amount of varying content that they put out, and that would be survival dispatch channel, has been mentioning recently a couple times now that I've noted resources from both this channel meaning S2 Underground as well as Mike Shelby's Forward Observer Channel and his Gray Zone Activity company. I think that's pretty cool that you guys are getting some honorable mentions and promotion at least within the preparedness community because this information on this channel as well as on Mike Shelby's endeavor I think is priceless information.
This is super interesting! I got into radio mostly just for fun and so I could build my own legally, but this aspect is very important as well and your level of organization and thoughtfulness is an inspiration.
I think this GhostNet idea is amazing!
Thank you for the tireless work you do for us
I've been learning too for the same reason. I want to be prepared in case anything ever happens. I don't have any fancy equipment but I have a few cheap radios and a scanner. It is my understanding that in an emergency situation a lot of the rules and regulations are out the window. I Believe radios have been the primary communication in North Carolina after the hurricanes and nobody is harassing anyone. So I think having an emergency plan is a good idea and I doubt anyone would have a problem if you were bending some rules in a scenario where all communications are down
Thanks for all that you do...! There are not many people around now a days who would go to the lengths that you do to help us Civilians prepare for bad times...! Prior Military folks have a good standing, where Civ's don't get much training in these prep fields... I got my Tech Ham Op license early as I knew once the grid goes down, so does all the com's., except for Radios... We made it through the Cold War so far but things are ramping up again and there's lot's involved now more so than yesteryear...! I started watching KLW World News w/Lee who monitors SAC E.A.M.'s and aircraft.....! Quite interesting..! =)
Thank you S2 for putting in the work to guide the rest of us in an effort to have a com plan we can all benefit from. Our family is building a man portable kit to hopefully do ALE. We’re excited to hopefully get to participate😀
Thank you for producing this guide and the GhostNet. It’s exactly what I’ve been looking for. Don’t listen to sad hams. Stay focused on the mission.
Glad you posted this video. Keep up the good work, you're helping a lot of people.
Just got everything working with a homemade antenna made out of an extension cord, and a sdr. js8 call is up and working great thanks for the tutorial and the PDF ghost net packet. Working in my general ticket now maybe I can join in soon.
What do you think about js8 call over DMR for local simplex coms?
Especially on uncommon frequencies or It would be technically to ham regulations but have a higher degree of "privacy"
Amazing video, I appreciate the update. This information is very valuable, if the person understands why. You can't lead a horse to water and force it to drink.
The GhostNet alone is why I am working towards my General. i know I can listen, but I want to play too.
I would like to learn more about Meshtastic and apply it to preparations.
Thanks for all you do for the community.
Thanks for the tutorial. I have been tinkering with the AMRRON net as well. I think both are good to work with.
That’s pretty slick. I’m going to have to do this. Thanks for the idea / video.
So sensible. Informative with food for thought. Thank you!😊
Looks like you've done an excellent job on the Ghost Net PDF manual. Have downloaded. New to your channel and want to keep in touch as the Ghost Net sounds like a great idea for me.
Keep it up, loving this stuff. Working towards getting more involved.
I love the work you have done with all of this. One comment regarding licensing for ham frequencies. Everyone is absolutely right that you don't need one once the government collapses, or even simply if you are in a dire emergency and need help and that's your last option... However, the one thing no one ever brings up, if you haven't used it and practiced with it, how do you know you will have success when you do need it? At the end of the video you start talking about antennas and whether you need or don't need a tuner, etc. If you are just watching youtube videos on how to do this stuff, but never practicing it, how can you guarantee your success when it really matters? Because I've been trying and doing so much over the years, I now know how to tune up a metal slide in the park to work as a makeshift antenna when mine broke and I had nothing else to use.
The ham community is filled with a lot of sad hams.. But there are lots of us out there that are not.. We just don't argue on the internet. We're too busy playing with encryption keys on our DMR radios (yes, it's illegal to transmit, which is why I put dummy loads on the HTs to test it) and tuning up our chain link fences to see if we can make it work. If you are in a good community, they can help nurture the plans and practice, while still keeping it legal to keep the suits off our backs. I guarantee you though, the day those agencies fail, is the day that my callsign gets wiped out of all the software and I put a fake one in, just in case someone saved a copy of that database.
I just want to note, I mostly watch your channel for radio stuff.
Ghost net is awesome . I got into HF because of S2 … Thank you .
Have Baofeng units. Basically thinking of the "receive only" mode as you mentioned for being better prepared in case of disaster.
really cool channel dude been playing with this some mesh and sdr stuff lately i come from more of a code and web hacking background but have had fun learning new things
Bro you got me seriously looking into getting my ham license keep up the good work
Great video!!! I also love The War Kitchen Channel! Great information all the way around!
Love it S2! Keep up the good work 👍
Good job young man 👻❤
Somthing worth noting, for high bandwith RF receiving is 25USD stuff like CXADC with CX Cards, this can provide 50msps or more of direct stream capture, mainly used in archival of analog video tapes today but was orignally for SDR use when the hacky driver was first created, there is a lot of powerful offshelf chips from the last 20 years that can be re-tasked with firmware/software tinkering, also RSP1 SDRs can be had from china for 15-30USD same stuff is re-sold in the west for 80-100USD+.
Thank you. Shared far and wide.
The new talking balaclava. This is a very indepth plan thank you.
You're doing a fine job!! Keep it up!
Just wanted to add, once you laminate, it's air and water tight, hole punching through any part of the enclosed paper will subject it to paper wicking. Possibly recreate a format that would have a wider margin for holepunch/binding on a 4x6, or find an oval/oblong manual hole punch meant for leather and measure out points to punch through that dont go through paper. There's a good deal of info squeezed in already at the current format but for fully waterproofing, this might be necessary.
In the current format, if water would wick through, given the paper was printed with ink, definitely over the course time the ink will bleed, laser print will be safe but mold might become an issue with enclosed paper.
I don't really care that much for the incident command system, but I do like that that the training establishes a systematic method for dealing with a kind of first responder situation. That is people can be assigned a position and get to work immediately without sort of standing around kicking rocks. If an Intelligence System was developed it would be nice to say this is the Intelligence Chief, the collection manager, the collection personnel, and the analysts. These are the products that the element can produce.
Throwing this on stacker news, great video.
Agree 100% on the infighting/drama crap. I don't know why people can't just spin the knob and do their own thing. Another great way to test gear is POTA. Keeps you mobile like doing a field "Shoot and Scoot" transmission. Thanks for all you do brother and the time I know this takes you. ~Fight in the shade~
I absolutely love your radio content.
You should also wear sunglasses if your goal is to conceal your face. AI can easily reconstruct the remainder of your face based on the contours of the mask on the surface underneath. Also, the eyes and your iris patters are the most used areas of your face to allow facial recognition software to tag you.
Great video - getting on the GhostNet soon.
Some of these older HAM operators are stuck in their ways and think everything has to work in the way they want it. - screw them
Thanks for the video!
I appreciate this communication is Priority One and it will be the first thing they attack
Did you do a video on (ultra) portable / mobile HF equipment? If not, would you please consider doing one?
Thank you for what you are doing. This really helped me out.
I like the gap the Ghostnet network fills. Ignore the haters, you're doing a good thing!
yes S2 is great, i enjoy the every video. to talk you need an antenna which can be a grain auger,i have seen it done and done with 5 watts power, you need an antenna tuner,that will match the frequency to the raditing part[the auger] a good radio with one built in is the g90. kf5jyz
thank you for you hard work S2!!!!!
Thanks. This is very helpful for the upcoming revolution.
Which one? Bwa ha ha ha
@@BoneTime The global anarchist revolution against all forms of governments.
21:51 What do antennas have to do with ALE? Why would an antenna have to support ALE? Or am I misunderstanding?
1:25:21 Why do you need a resonant antenna to do ALE? I bet these issues are related. I just went and read the Wikipedia page on ALE and still didn't understand how ALE relates to the antenna.
Because the radio will be in transmit ie automatic linking
@@ThunderChicken1 Ok but pretty much all ham radios transmit. Receive only ham band antennas are practically unheard of.
ALE just ties up equipment. Too many working components. Almost easier to drop a message in JS8 or use Vara
Comes are everything sir teach the masses 🙏😎
Fun tip with a4 paper. It's twice the size of a5. So in theory you should be able to put two pages on one sheet and cut once down the middle to give you two pages on a5.
It comes from old paper print with a0 paper. Then moving down smaller by increasing the number each one is half the size of the other. A1 is half the size of a0. A2 is half the size of a1. I think us and eu paper are the same size if not in from eu side of the world.
Hope it helps.
8.5x11 and 11x17 is like that too
HAM Culture's neophobia and vitriol towards this kind of use case never made any sense to me, given a big portion of HAM origin lore is post-WW1&2 encouragement to create a body of radio-savvy militia, that can server their nation during the exact situations you describe. It's like people who insist "well-regulated militia" should mean banning "military grade" equipment, when it in fact means a militia is useless to The People _unless_ it has training & equipment meeting the standards of a modern military's regulations.
theory of pacifism galore
I recommend an sdr based radio. One of the reasons is the ability to record the entire band at times and decode messages later. No need torely on a single frequency. Also since sdr is software based, there is no IF frequency to detect. This method was used in ww2 used to detect unauthorized receivers.
Hole punching the laminate removes the water resistance. It can get right in through the exposed paper.
Hey S2 please version this set of documents. Knowing which version set of SOPs someone is following is necessary when trying to coordinate. If two people are unknowingly using different versions it can cause major confusion.
Meshtastic is a lot of fun. Getting the kinks worked out/testing but there’s quite a bit of use in DFW near me.
Thank you Beachhead !
I know when things get bad, good information will be in short supply.
I'm guessing the JS8Call is USB (doesn't say on the card), and the RTTY is LSB?
Appreciate all the work! With the Tik-Tok ban coming, we are going to need this sooner rather than later.
Brother, I need a mask like that. I love your content.
It seems odd to me that the *time* for the Ghostnet schedule is UTC but the *day of the week* seems to be local. It's clearly labeled "Thursday, 0100Z", but Thursday, 1:00 UTC should be on Wednesday in North America. The box above the schedule says it should be on Thursday, so that we are supposed to interpret it as if it were "Friday, 0100Z".
Both VARA and Pactor offer encryption. VARA only allows for it with the correct call sign type. The P4 Dragon modem has both hardware ALE and encryption licenses that you can buy and add to the modem. Whether or not you can use the encryption for Pactor similar to VARA, information is limited on it.