Recon Prepper

We are a multistate Militia that is a big family. In Georgia we have quite a few spread around the state with small bunches in several areas. Facebook has some info on us. Constitutional Republic Defense Force. CRDF. Also have videos on YouTube about the constitution. We do rallies as well as field training exercises. States do a monthly ftx, and national has an ftx twice a year. No drugs, no felons, as if I should have to say it but its sad we do. We have families that are members husband and wife teams, etc. Come have fun and learn with us. We love sharing knowledge and learning as well.

1 minute ago, Loren-USAPatriot said:

There's nothing really wrong with the Baofeng radios. They're a cheaper version of a Kenwood HT. They work good. Similar to my Yaesu, Kenwood's or my Icom.

Agreed and if I drop and break a 25 dollar radio I wont cry. If I drop and break my 500 dollar icom I will be very sad.  Are baofengs the best radio??? NO but for 25 dollars they are not bad and they allow alot of people who may not have the funds to get into radio on the cheap while they learn and see what they really want later in possibly a more expensive format.

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we need a comms plan we need a comms plan!!!!!

I hand you a completed and organized and working plan

Oh I dont like that 

LOL well make one of your own then LOL

https://amrron.com/communications-resources/ch3-project/.   there's your coms plan. use ham, or frs or gmrs or murs whatever your family likes and is licensed for.

as for disabilities there are many positions a person with disabilities can have in a militia. If you have military experience, medical background, bush crafting experience, etc you could teach your skills to others. Maybe you can cook and make meals for others while they do the stuff you cant????? Lots of uses for someone who has disabilities. Not everyone is 18 and in good shape and able to kick down doors.

As for the prison stuff thats a sad reality of today. Militias already get a bad wrap when you say the word militia. Many of the militias are trying to distance themselves from bad stuff like, all whites, kkk, people who've been in prison, people who want to build explosives, etcetc. Unfortunately you are judged by the company that you keep, so that is why militias are shying away from such. Does it mean that they may pass on a few good people? Sure but its so few.   As for what gives us the right to judge??? Well freedom gives us the right to judge. Anyone has the freedom to judge who or who not they want to be around.

I dont know your situation or why or how you went to prison but choices in your life got you there. Being setup as you say means you were around the wrong people who set you up. Its unfortunate that it happened and im sorry that it happened if it is as you say. All you can do is try not to be around people who may want to set you up next time. Again you are judged by the company that you keep. Time to find new and better people to hang around.

On 9/14/2020 at 8:53 PM, Todd A. Slee said:

What do you use for hotspot mediums? Routers? I think it is "possible" to wire routers to transmit. ??

     Would it be easy and quick to set up the hotspots if not routers?

     If, say, ten people lived close to each other over a, let's say, mile stretch, or in town, can you set it up to have a network that lengthy, maybe longer? Seems you could go a long ways with enough people. Does it run off bluetooth?

     'Course, the simple solution is called c.b. radio.

http://www.broadband-hamnet.org

which militia? there are a bunch here.

Just now, MBR said:

I think it is $270 for 10 years. 

Thats cheaper than I was thinking. Good deal.

I remember when cordless phones and walkie talkies used to be in the 49 mhz frequency band. And our Red Cross ERV Emergency Response Vehicles had 49 mhz Motorola radios in them as well back in the day.

1 minute ago, MBR said:

Frequency would depend on the band chosen, a commercial license would be required, but a single station license could cover all users in a state or more. 

How much does a commercial license run these days? ive been out of the loop for many years now.

1 minute ago, ComKat-LH said:

So you are just talking about using hf?

well not hf its actually LF or Low band

MBR what frequencies would we use? Would someone need a commercial license to use them?

there is a good nationwide group of hams that are patriots. Alot of them are ex military but its not required. AmRRON The American Radio Relay Operators Network. They have the free version and a 40 dollar a year version. The 40 dollar a year version gives you more info and is for the more active hams who are willing to transmit info and pass traffic. Its a really good group of patriots. Im sure some are probably in militias like myself.

2 minutes ago, Constitutional Patriot said:

Great useful info!

that sucks was about to ask you how to contact him

3 hours ago, ComKat-LH said:

BTECH 6x2. Same radio as the Bridgecom systems one, different firmware.

 

and the Radioddity GD-73A. Both support AES encryption.

Ive scanned over the radios instruction manual and its not very good but its Chinese. That said I couldn't find where it list the types of encryption it has????? If it has AES256 I would be shocked. That is usually an add on to most radio systems and its expensive. Motorola is crazy just to add aes256 to their radios. Can you or anyone else show me where it says what the types of encryption it has available????    Other various Chinese dm radios Ive seen are 32 bit at best. And its not Aes. They really wont say what type it is other than 32 bit. Most radios if they have a known encryption like AES128 or AES256 they shout it from the rooftops because its important and a big selling feature.

gotcha mbr yeah I agree dont want to use my name on an open channel for antifa to find out where I live. And yeah I knew ciphers or encryption or anything that hides the meaning of a conversation was a no go for hams and ham frequencies.

I guess I was thinking of a business as commercial traffic and thinking militias aren't a business per say.

Do you think every small group had the resources to have a supper complex coms plan??

if you do then your living in candy land. 

who said it had to be super complex???? MBR surely didnt. He knows that like the cops they dont need to know how it works just that when they push the button on channel 12 he reaches his dispatcher. Militia would be the same way. We (meaning comms guys) need to make it idiot proof so the lowest common denominator can use the radio easily in an emergency.

Keep in mind using Amateur Radio to coordinate Militia activities is considered commercial use and a violation of FCC rules which could result in your license getting revoked and a fine issued.  And if everyone in the Militia is not licensed it for all intents and purposes precludes the use of handhelds for man to man communications.

Are you sure? im asking because I dont see it as such. The militia is not a business. Its a group of people working together like a club or organization. Unless they have a business license or llc or 501c3 how is it commercial?

If husband and wife are both licensed hams and the wife tells the husband to pick up something at the market is that commercial? what about asking for directions to a location? asking where are you in a crowded location so each other could find each other? telling one another to stay away from an area because its dangerous or land closures etc/......

If its ok for a husband and wife to do those things why is it illegal for a militia to do those things?  What makes it commercial?

Trying to understand the difference.

On the topic of training.......Im a member of several groups and we have had training at a local park, it had bathrooms, as well as a sheltered pavilion. We grilled out hotdogs and hamburgers for the family members who weren't as tactically inclined and had a nice time of it.    Some of our members also have land and have allowed us to do certain things at their properties. Shooting, tactics, how t start a fire, land navigation, etc. as others have mentioned there is a wide range of knowledge among our groups. We have a nurse who teaches first aid, a comms guy who teaches communications, military who teach how to shoot and tactics, etcetc. Doesn't cost us anything but our time and I look at it this way we are enjoying ourselves in our comrodery, we are learning things we might not have known, and we are sharing knowledge with one another.

a multi state militia is having its training up in Kentucky coming up. We just had our state FTX field training exercise here in Georgia. I see your in macon we aren't far from you. Our state leader is in upon county and we have members in Crawford and Taylor counties too. The rest are spread out across georgia north and south of us. I can give you a point of contact if your interested in more.

my opinion is the only difference is in name. They both serve the same purpose to defend the constitution again all enemies foreign or domestic. 

CERT teams are a way to sell it if a militia is not what the neighbors want.

Or Neighborhood watch?

https://myneighborhood.com/user-signup/

https://nextdoor.com

https://mil.wa.gov/map-your-neighborhood

That video is from discovery channel and as such is stupid right from the get go. First no militia should be on a reality tv show LOL they will make you look bad even if you aren't.