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PILLAR · 1 OF 19CommunicationsWhen the cell network fails, you need a plan. Radio services, planning frameworks, and operational discipline — from your first handheld to a working family communications plan.
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Communications P.A.C.E.Primary, Alternate, Contingency, Emergency. The framework for layered comms that survive failure.
What radio should I get?Five scenarios, five recommendations. Start here if you’re new.
When cell service failsWhat still works, what doesn’t, and what to have ready.
How communications failWhy prepared groups plan for layered failure.
Starter radio pathsFirst handheld to family network, by scenario.
FOUR WAYS INTO THIS PILLAR
TrainingBuild the skill
Earn the license, learn the modes, run the drills.
· How to obtain your amateur radio license· Programming a Baofeng (manual + video)· One-Time Pad training (video)· Radio Traffic Situational Awareness lesson· Comms & Emissions Training Framework
PlanningThink it through
Frameworks for designing your comms before you need them.
· Communications P.A.C.E.· Communications Plan Annex (CPA)· Message handling & reporting formats· Signals Operating Instruction (SOI)· Finding info for your comms plan
KnowledgeReference content
Deep reference on services, modes, networks, and discipline.
· Amateur (HAM) radio· Personal radio services· COMSEC & TRANSEC· Government continuity (FNARS, SHARES, GETS)· Wired comms · cryptology · satellite
SuppliesGear and products
What to buy. FFTP products that support this pillar.
· Recommended radios by scenario· What radio should I get?· ASAR — area-specific frequencies· Brevity Cards for One-Time Pads ($24.95)
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