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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)
Explore by topicEight section landings, each with its own articles, references, and tools.More articles, references, and tools live deeper in the top menu.
Amateur (HAM) RadioLicensing, modes, networks, equipment — from your first handheld to working HF.Explore →
Personal Radio ServicesFRS, GMRS, MURS, CB — license-free or simple-license radios for family and team use.Explore →
Communications PlanningPACE, plan annexes, message handling, finding the data you need.Explore →
Communications & Emissions DisciplineCOMSEC, TRANSEC, EMCON, TRANSDISC — controlling what you emit and what others can read.Explore →
Government Continuity ProgramsFNARS, SHARES, GETS, NAWAS, NECN, HFGCS — the programs that keep federal comms working when civilian networks fail.Explore →
Communications Resiliency ProgramsARES, RACES, ACS, AUXCOMM, MARS, USCG Aux, CAP — auxiliary services that fill the gaps.Explore →
Satellite CommunicationsLEO, GEO, beacons, SAR — what lives above us, what civilians can use, what fails first.Explore →
Wired & Field TelephonyTA-312 field phones, MAG phone systems, Long Lines — when copper still beats RF.Explore →
The Continuity Chronicles

From the same operational worldComms tradecraft runs through The Continuity Chronicles.HF nets, one-time pads, EMCON, pattern-of-life analysis, the Widow Frequencies, FNARS, SHARES, the Long Lines program — these aren’t background detail in the series. They’re how the story works. Fiction grounded in the same doctrine you’re reading here.Explore the series →
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