Survival Comms: Are You Ready?
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
- 📡 In today's video, Wranglerstar dives into the world of tactical communications essential for survival in extreme situations. Join me as we explore the ins and outs of military-grade radios, PTT systems, Peltor Comtac headsets, and the versatile Baofeng radios.
🌲 Whether you're a seasoned prepper, an outdoor enthusiast, or just curious about survival gear, this video has something for everyone. Learn how these devices could be your lifeline in a crisis and why they are a must-have in your survival kit.
🛠️ Featured Gear:
Tactical Radio: Understanding its Importance in Crisis
PTT Systems: Quick Communication at Your Fingertips
Peltor Comtac Headsets: Clarity & Durability in Harsh Environments
Baofeng Radios: Affordable and Reliable Communication Solutions
🌎 In this video, we'll cover:
Overview of each communication device
Practical applications in survival scenarios
Durability and reliability tests
Tips for integrating these devices into your emergency plans
💡 Stay Prepared: Don’t wait for an emergency to happen. Understanding and having the right communication tools can make a huge difference in survival situations. These devices aren’t just for military use; they’re for anyone who wants to stay one step ahead in preparing for the unexpected.
👍 Subscribe to Wranglerstar for more practical, hands-on advice on survival gear, outdoor living, and emergency preparedness. Hit that bell icon to stay updated on our latest videos! - Zábava
Lol I remember when this was a humble homesteading channel and now it's a Christian, anti gov self reliance channel and I'm here for it!!
It’s always been a Christian channel but I welcome the anti government sentiments
Better spin is to say, " PRO LIBERTY" rather than anti govt.
Humble homesteading was a dream, destruction by local government for doing slightly better than a slave should was the reality, soo....seems a natural progression to me
NC Scout - Guerillas Guide to the Baofeng Radio. No affiliation, he is a friend, and it is a great book. I am a retired Marine Comm Officer and have learned a great deal from Scout.
Yes, please more of this type of content. Simple, straightforward, and breaks it down for the average person to aquire (assuming they are capable of merely working and saving a bit)
Agreed
Thanks for the shoutout! You will love what we have planned for the second PR0H0 Radio kit.
Great! Just subbed
The Hudson's bay start is such a useful method for testing and preparing in so many different scenarios
Like the first documented biological warfare of our time, via their popular wool blankets and small pox?
Damn, men are smart.
Never go cheap on your comms. Your life may depend on it. People buy the best rifles, pistols survival gear then go as cheap as possible with a low quality radio that’s probably the most important piece of equipment in your kit..
I pretty much already own all the things that you use in your videos, especially your survival videos, but you have taught me new ways to repurpose all of them.
For example, for some reason I never thought to use Faraday bags to hide my cell phone if I ever want to avoid my location being pinged.
But after realizing there's no one in my region worth talking to over ham radio, you have given me a new purpose for my Baofung radios and accessories.
As a nerd, I recommend getting the Baofeng UV-9G. It's advertised as a GMRS radio, but you can program in any of the radio frequencies that the UV-5R can use. It costs a little more ($45 or so) and the you can't swap the batteries as quickly, but it's waterproof to a few feet. It you live in a harsher climate that extra protection is really nice. The accessories are not compatible between the models (except for the antennas), so it will be harder (not impossible) to recreate this setup with the UV-9G.
That all being said, I never fried a Baofeng UV-5R in the rain. But the increase in protection is nice without much increase in cost.
The UV9R also has the IP rating and the waterproof multi-pin connector, and is frequency unlocked. It's really the minimum goodness analog radio for "preppers" or "minutemen"
Nextel i355 FTW. Frequency hopping digital
@@justsomeguyontheinternet5331 agreed. The weatherproofing is a resilience that I think the UV-5R really lacks. But still has that affordability and availability, making it a good intro option.
What about an AR-152?
@marcmmclellan haven't tried it. It looked a little too gimmicky, but it might be totally fine. Seemed a bit big for me to have for an evening outdoors outing with the lads, but it's probably sufficient.
You continue to share the truth. Comms are so vital. Our community here are all talking about combining comms and use them on the tractor, motorcycle, and even doing a pen and paper penpal network between homesteads. Thanks for posting this.
I have met Evan. He is a excellent person and was a pleasure to talk to. That’s where I will be getting all my radio training this coming year.
WestCoast man absolutely hitting stride. Advice, cool skookum stuff, scripture. Thank you. Prayers to you and yours.
Your training plan sounds smart & great.
Training is what you make it. Even "bad" training you can learn good things from.
20+ year vet, retired.
Great info 👍
Good tip for everyone watching. Walker Razors ear pro is very good for 1/5 the price. Just ad an external mike to the headset you have something similar quality to comtacs. Save your money and invest in something else.
Just remember radios do not work against military combatants. They can use your radios to triangulate your position or even mimic your voice to a teammate. As for everyone else, a secure frequency is cool but there are even some HAM guys who can find those and listen in. Food for thought
Thanks for the info Cody. The movie you were thinking of is Kelly’s Heroes. They don’t make ‘em like that anymore. 🙂
Drinking wine, eating cheese...
Great movie. I just watched it again a few weeks ago.
Yes Please More content like this, I'm a total Greenhorn so any and all info is much appreciated. Also maybe some 'Links' to these people and products too. Thanks Cody.
I've been Hudson Bay starting for over 15 years camping. Live and learn is the best school there is.
Love ya Cody keep it up
I love the different mentality you bring compared to other channels. It’s made me rethink how I can use what I have and not be trying to keep up with the Jones’s.
Question: If you are on "no cell phones," why would you use radios that your OPFOR would easily be able to triangulate or use RDF to pinpoint you with? Obviously cell phones wouldn't be able to be relied upon in a grid down scenario, but if you are involved in some kind of protracted struggle against an advanced adversary, riding around on an ATV in the dark and transmitting in the clear is the best way to get a Hellfire missile from a Reaper drone up your tailpipe.
Used with short antennas on low power utilizing the appropriate frequency range for the terrain, radio discipline and a good comm plan solves that to some extent. SIGINT would have to actually be operating in your area and in range to pick you up.
I can say that if it did come to what he is training for I do not think there will be any assets that can pick up vhf transmissions to be honest the would be listening to high band transmissions like UHF and satcom range of freqs! Pluse if you are not running radios that can be incripted then it really dosnt make a difference.
Yes. I guess you need to start somewhere. I wouldn't want to be driving around in the atv or on bikes.
For RDF you can only track the signal when you're transmitting. Today's cellphone is constantly phoning home and transmitting GPS coordinates.
Scheds my friend.
The movie was Kelly's Heroes
“Kelly’s Heroes’, Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland as “Oddball”, and Carroll O’Connor, among others an awesome movie! You are spot on with your take and execution! I agree the U92 military plug on the downlink and the PTT, is compatible with all military vehicles, ground, and air based!
Can you do long form podcast about these topics and minuteman stuff? I love the vibe and theme of your channel
Great content and thank you for stressing the importance of communication. Often times its some of the most important things that get overlooked. Keep up the great work.
Another good option for comms that I used for years is to use an ear peace and a cop mic. That way you have comms with and without earpro on.
Wish I knew people who did this kind of stuff.
Same
I really like my Rugged RDX. For just over $200 you get a durable and waterproof radio that can use DMR. You can also get a commercial license that lets you and anyone you allow to use a given frequency however you please within a 20ish mile radius. Took around $500 to get the commercial license but split between us it wasn't too bad. Digital is also really nice since it's significantly harder for others to listen to you and you get your own frequency unless you leave your zone.
The “Hudson Bay start” info was the best part of this video!
I have some similar non-down-link amplified earpro on my NVG helmet... but I plant to use that throat mic like I gifted you for my Baofeng UV-5R Plus, as it has an earbud that can go under the earpro as well as a hook-velcro PTT button all integrated.
This is by far my favorite and most important channel I watch on CZcams
Awesome video. Thank you for taking the time.
You’re truly one of a kind with this type of content. Thank you for caring about the things that actually matter. I’ve learned a lot from your CZcams Shorts.
Yes!
I have the uv5r setup for my motorcycle riding and it works great. The PTT is at my left grip so I can talk no problem . With a good helmet it works well . Then you can switch over for off bike .
I’ve found the PTT ear peace that comes with the baofeng fits inside/under the ear pro. Works great on a budget.. use it if it’s all we got
Howard Leight aka poor man’s peltors I ran a pair for years. Great value.
When talking about communication, people should talk to somebody who really understands it. Someone Once asked me about. The police Or NSA. Listening To their communications. I told them I can listen on anything. So what do you think they can do? And if your transmitting, you can be tracked.
walker makes some great, inexpensive ears with downlink, and you can pick up a PTT mic that will mount to the side of them for a mic. if you look up defense distributors multimount mic and PTT for baofeng
tigrett outdoors PTT is better than Defense Distributors
@@mikewazowski8013covert arms just resells Aliexpress stuff
Hand/arm signals, foxtail (any hi vis signal), whistles. Basic infantry communication techniques
Covert arms baofeng stuff is gtg. Case and ptt guard
We where Canadian tuxedos and condor chest rigs with boots and jeans and mini 14s it’s simple but it works and it’s affordable
I'm also setting up a base station with 2 Uv -25x4 radios. With wall maps of my area essentially a COC, combat operations center like we had in Iraq. I was sent to marine corps comm school back in 2003.
I've done nothing to prepare for anything. I think I'm done for
Never to late to do a little at a time, don't get hung up on crazy stuff like armor or NVG's at this point.
Start small and work up
Love your desire for awesome gear!
Camping with friends was secret training, i was just learning what i needed.
Keep content like this coming. The more the better
Kelly’s Hero’s. Thanks for the content.
Truth What a concept . Real low drag civvy gear .
I really the throat mic, works great in high noise and works great whispering.
Hahaha!!! Odd Ball!! Donald Sutherland in Kelly's Heros. All star cast!! Clint Eastwood!
Speaking of budgets, you can get a setup for Walker's Razors. If you just want the standard frs channels they have a plug and play unit that clips right on for under $30. Otherwise you can do the same with plugging into a radio.
tigrett outdoors PTT works great with walkers/ Howard leight
Hand signals. Learn em and love em
Kelly’s Heros Oddball was the character great movie and love your content
Also to throw off someone triangulating your signal set up some radios with a rig that presses the transmission button every couple minutes as a distraction or you can hot mike a frequency the enemy is using and drop it in the bushes
2:57 Baofeng IS the latest and greatest!
If those UV-5Rs and accessories have a slightly higher failure rate compared to other choices, just get spares of whatever units and pieces have shown rational need for backup with programing and preparation for field replacement.
3M PELTOR Flexible Dynamic Boom Microphone MT33-05R &
3M™ PELTOR™ Left Side Boom Harness, NATO Wiring, FL6AF
These are the part # you need to make your peltors into comms capable ^
2 beloved watches, zero beloved shoes, one beloved neck scarf, beloved
Another option for earpro are Earmor. They also have a ptt set up
For practice, id highly reccomend looking into a Milsim West or American Milsim event. Trex Arms has a video on the training value of this exact topic.
Love your videos. Praying for you and your family.
appreciate the content !
Kelly’s Hero’s. Great movie baby! Oddball!
Evan at Radio Made Easy is awesome.
This is great content.. just a tip. You have incredible high end robust gear but the uv5r is not water proof or shock proof and if it fails everything is done. For another 3o bucks you can get a more robust unit. I have a uv5r and really like it but mine quit working today for absolutely no reason. It got me thinking.. I also have a yaesu ft-65 highly recommend it. Love your content 👊🏼
Yeah, spend the $250 and get a Yaesu VX-6R, seems to be one of the most durable radios available.
Nice set up. Also, minor correction. The reference to Donald Sutherland was from Kelly's Heroes; he was never in Hogan's Heroes. Both great pieces of film/ TV.
even the walker razor does the comm stuff now its crazy how cheap the hardware has gotten to make
You did better explaining this stuff then some of my leaders in the army. Haha. Thanks, brother.
if you need a mic for howard leights I use the multimount mic
Walkers razer xtrm electric muffs are pretty solid for the under 150 mark
i use your config since years in Airsoft... works perfect
Alternative...ANY electronic ear-pro, hand-held mic to plug into your radidio with a 3.5mm dual-end plug to plug into the ear-pro from mic. Ear-pro is speaker, remote mic is mic with PTT button. MUCH cheaper and 'almost' equivalent.
Where can you get friends?
Kelly’s heros. Favorite movie
You should consider adding an antenna counterpoise to your radio to increase range. It's very easy to build but a common commercial product name is Tiger tail. An antenna counterpoise can make the difference between making ang not making contact when it really matters. 73
When I was younger I used to play paintball a lot. We would play in wooded areas, abandoned hotels, etc. We never used communications though. That is something that I need to learn more about. I wish I knew of a group of like minded guys around the Houston area.
You need someone to teach you, there is alot more to radio discipline than knowing when or when not to speak, its knowing what to say and how to say it Most radio coms people use code, so you won't understand them anyway, everybody has to be using the same code
If you use common radio lingo like Leo, military, it runs the risk of easily being deciphered
slowly but steadily sinking into madness o.O
kellys heroes starring clint eastwood, donald sutherlund, etc. great movie, his handle was 8-ball
Keep up the great content.
Earmor m32 it has the Downlead $90 + their PTT $40 alternatively howard leights + PTT from tigrett outdoors. These are your budget options
This is all fair and well but when are we going back to the canvas tent series?
The gorilla guide to baufeng radios is a good book to read on using the baufeng radio.
I got about 4 km range in hills and heavy woods with my bofange radio's, cant complain about that for $25 Australian
I'm going old school we're running the string now to my neighbor's house he has the tin cans.
Godspeed brothers
I have howard leights. Really good
What made you choose the armor and helmet you purchased?
I would LOVE ago see you do a collaboration video with Travis Heinze…have you ever considered that?!? I think it would be epic
I have a question that I've been thinking about for quite some time. Should I invest in good gear and training if none of my buddy's are doing the same? I have spent lots of time, research and money on my gear from my rifle, chest rigs, pistol belts, plate carriers, go bags, medical ect. Next step would be a helmet, ear pro and possibly night vision. Should I continue investing in my personal setup? Or should I stop where I'm at because no amount of gear and training is gonna make anyone into a 1 man army?
It depends if you're fine with your friends mooching when the struggle comes
Great video
i use the sordin mil cc, they’re really nice too, i’ve used the peltac’s , i just find that i like the sordins audio is a bit better, but i think the peltacs mic is a bit better. the sordins are also about 100-200$ cheaper, if you need to save money, they are perfectly suitable.
Baofeng radios can be good, but they have a problem. They have very little, if any, input filtering. So if you live in an area with lots of interference, Baofengs are not a good choice. I'm a ham operator, and I have a Baofeng. I got it for Christmas. When I first tried it, I was visiting relatives in another city. It worked fine. When I got home, in an area with lots of military & defense activity, it was worthless.
I'm a minute in and giggling thinking about Wranglestar larping playing toy soldiers. and me, I only spend my time getting stealth camping equipment and planning hikes I most likely wont get round to doing. We're the same in some ways LOL.
Kelly's heroes is the movie you're thinking of Cody.
10:45 Made me laugh. Movie mixing! Here, let me help;
Kelly's Heroes - Donald Sutherland (Sergeant Oddball) to Telly Savalas (Sergeant Big Joe)
"I only ride 'em I don't know what makes 'em work".
BTW, I use the Howard Leights. Great for hunting. It's super ears for sure.
I bought $35 night vision on Temu and it’s supposed to be delivered tomorrow(Nov 15). I don’t have high expectations on it but other videos say it’s great. I’ll do a review on it soon.
Nice you have given money to the Chinese, it problably gives you radiation like their other junk
Good luck
As a radio nerd with implanted devices I'd just like to mention that the radio and more importantly antenna need to be at least 2 feet from the implant. The magnetic field created can interfere with the device.
Awesome to see we are all thinking the same thing. After your short larping video, I’ve been scouring the net for info on the comms.
You could benefit from an Axl Comms Sled, you could benefit more from ordering tegris from WTF n making one yourself for around 13$ n a dremel.
Next is a downlead cable holder. Velcro, tegris, 2 grommets, one wrap.... be crafty 😀
Ailuence HD1 or Btech 6x2 would be a huge step up