Jan 18, 2025 - Intro to Radios for Prepared Civilians
START: Saturday, Jan 18, 2025 (7:00 AM)
END: Saturday, Jan 18, 2025 (6:00 PM)
LOCATION: The Sawmill Tactical Training Facility (8524 Neely Ferry Road, Laurens, SC 29360)
Radios for Prepared Civilians
It happened. The fecal matter finally hit the rotating airborne dispersion device. Cell phones don’t work, you don’t have a landline telephone, and you don’t have any way to communicate with the folks who are important to you.
That is the scenario that “radios for prepared civilians” addresses; for first responders, preppers, and any organization that needs to function without the current communications infrastructure.
Prepared civilians are people and organizations that are not part of the Department of Defense who are prepared for breakdowns of infrastructure. They are “preppers” in rural Montana, a fire department in suburban American, a sheriff’s department in an urban or a rural county, a municipal government with a disaster recovery plan, or other organizations that see a need for backup when everyday infrastructure isn’t working.
Why should you prepare? Fire, earthquake, simple power loss, civil disturbance; there are a lot of ways for communications infrastructure to quit working.
In this series of classes, you will learn what radio networks you can establish now so that you are prepared for when the SHTF. Each class includes numerous hands-on practical exercises.
Radios for Prepared Civilians is four blocks of instruction. Each class builds on the previous classes but the classes can be taken as stand-alone blocks of instruction.
Introduction to Radios For Prepared Civilians – January 18, 2025 at The Sawmill Tactical Training Center
Introduction to Radios for Prepared Civilians covers requirements, legal considerations, radio theory, voice radio networks, power considerations
Price: $200
Antennas and Radio Networks for Prepared Civilians – January 19, 2025 at The Sawmill Tactical Training Center
In this class we’ll learn antennas, encryption, radio network operations, Signal Operating Instructions (SOI), and operate a radio network. This class includes a practical exercise for antennas and for radio network operations.
Price: $200
Mesh Radios and TAK for Prepared Civilians – February 15, 2025 at The Sawmill Tactical Training Center
This one-day block of instruction covers mesh radios, mesh radio networks, Team Awareness Kit (TAK), and TAK networks.
Price: $200
Build Your Own Mesh Radio – February 16, 2025 at The Sawmill Tactical Training Center
In this one-day class, you’ll build your own solar powered mesh radio, configure it, then set up and operate a mesh radio network. This class uses RAK Wireless mesh radio kits, Meshtastic, and TAK.
Price: $200 PLUS the cost of the kit. The estimated cost of the radio kit (radio components, antenna, battery, and solar panel case) is approximately $125 including shipping. Exact costs are only available when the kit orders are placed. Because of the lead time for the kits, the cut-off date for registration for “Build Your Own Mesh Radio” is December 1, 2024. No refunds are available for this class after December 1, 2024.
START: Saturday, Jan 18, 2025 (7:00 AM)
END: Saturday, Jan 18, 2025 (6:00 PM)
LOCATION: The Sawmill Tactical Training Facility (8524 Neely Ferry Road, Laurens, SC 29360)
Radios for Prepared Civilians
It happened. The fecal matter finally hit the rotating airborne dispersion device. Cell phones don’t work, you don’t have a landline telephone, and you don’t have any way to communicate with the folks who are important to you.
That is the scenario that “radios for prepared civilians” addresses; for first responders, preppers, and any organization that needs to function without the current communications infrastructure.
Prepared civilians are people and organizations that are not part of the Department of Defense who are prepared for breakdowns of infrastructure. They are “preppers” in rural Montana, a fire department in suburban American, a sheriff’s department in an urban or a rural county, a municipal government with a disaster recovery plan, or other organizations that see a need for backup when everyday infrastructure isn’t working.
Why should you prepare? Fire, earthquake, simple power loss, civil disturbance; there are a lot of ways for communications infrastructure to quit working.
In this series of classes, you will learn what radio networks you can establish now so that you are prepared for when the SHTF. Each class includes numerous hands-on practical exercises.
Radios for Prepared Civilians is four blocks of instruction. Each class builds on the previous classes but the classes can be taken as stand-alone blocks of instruction.
Introduction to Radios For Prepared Civilians – January 18, 2025 at The Sawmill Tactical Training Center
Introduction to Radios for Prepared Civilians covers requirements, legal considerations, radio theory, voice radio networks, power considerations
Price: $200
Antennas and Radio Networks for Prepared Civilians – January 19, 2025 at The Sawmill Tactical Training Center
In this class we’ll learn antennas, encryption, radio network operations, Signal Operating Instructions (SOI), and operate a radio network. This class includes a practical exercise for antennas and for radio network operations.
Price: $200
Mesh Radios and TAK for Prepared Civilians – February 15, 2025 at The Sawmill Tactical Training Center
This one-day block of instruction covers mesh radios, mesh radio networks, Team Awareness Kit (TAK), and TAK networks.
Price: $200
Build Your Own Mesh Radio – February 16, 2025 at The Sawmill Tactical Training Center
In this one-day class, you’ll build your own solar powered mesh radio, configure it, then set up and operate a mesh radio network. This class uses RAK Wireless mesh radio kits, Meshtastic, and TAK.
Price: $200 PLUS the cost of the kit. The estimated cost of the radio kit (radio components, antenna, battery, and solar panel case) is approximately $125 including shipping. Exact costs are only available when the kit orders are placed. Because of the lead time for the kits, the cut-off date for registration for “Build Your Own Mesh Radio” is December 1, 2024. No refunds are available for this class after December 1, 2024.
START: Saturday, Jan 18, 2025 (7:00 AM)
END: Saturday, Jan 18, 2025 (6:00 PM)
LOCATION: The Sawmill Tactical Training Facility (8524 Neely Ferry Road, Laurens, SC 29360)
Radios for Prepared Civilians
It happened. The fecal matter finally hit the rotating airborne dispersion device. Cell phones don’t work, you don’t have a landline telephone, and you don’t have any way to communicate with the folks who are important to you.
That is the scenario that “radios for prepared civilians” addresses; for first responders, preppers, and any organization that needs to function without the current communications infrastructure.
Prepared civilians are people and organizations that are not part of the Department of Defense who are prepared for breakdowns of infrastructure. They are “preppers” in rural Montana, a fire department in suburban American, a sheriff’s department in an urban or a rural county, a municipal government with a disaster recovery plan, or other organizations that see a need for backup when everyday infrastructure isn’t working.
Why should you prepare? Fire, earthquake, simple power loss, civil disturbance; there are a lot of ways for communications infrastructure to quit working.
In this series of classes, you will learn what radio networks you can establish now so that you are prepared for when the SHTF. Each class includes numerous hands-on practical exercises.
Radios for Prepared Civilians is four blocks of instruction. Each class builds on the previous classes but the classes can be taken as stand-alone blocks of instruction.
Introduction to Radios For Prepared Civilians – January 18, 2025 at The Sawmill Tactical Training Center
Introduction to Radios for Prepared Civilians covers requirements, legal considerations, radio theory, voice radio networks, power considerations
Price: $200
Antennas and Radio Networks for Prepared Civilians – January 19, 2025 at The Sawmill Tactical Training Center
In this class we’ll learn antennas, encryption, radio network operations, Signal Operating Instructions (SOI), and operate a radio network. This class includes a practical exercise for antennas and for radio network operations.
Price: $200
Mesh Radios and TAK for Prepared Civilians – February 15, 2025 at The Sawmill Tactical Training Center
This one-day block of instruction covers mesh radios, mesh radio networks, Team Awareness Kit (TAK), and TAK networks.
Price: $200
Build Your Own Mesh Radio – February 16, 2025 at The Sawmill Tactical Training Center
In this one-day class, you’ll build your own solar powered mesh radio, configure it, then set up and operate a mesh radio network. This class uses RAK Wireless mesh radio kits, Meshtastic, and TAK.
Price: $200 PLUS the cost of the kit. The estimated cost of the radio kit (radio components, antenna, battery, and solar panel case) is approximately $125 including shipping. Exact costs are only available when the kit orders are placed. Because of the lead time for the kits, the cut-off date for registration for “Build Your Own Mesh Radio” is December 1, 2024. No refunds are available for this class after December 1, 2024.
