Secure Amateur Radio Comms, On A Budget & Made Easy! Ham radio data burst emergency communications

This video is an introduction to secure radio communications using data bursts. You can get on the air with an inexpensive handheld radio like a Baofeng or Quansheng, a tablet that you already own or can buy on a budget, an APRS cable, and a few optional accessories.

We'll take our knowledge of COMSEC and SIGINT into the field with a practical application of hoisting an antenna and sending a SALUTE report using both Rattlegram and Andflmsg.

Using data bursts is a great way to have more secure comms for SHTF while being capable of using forms for data and interoperability with emergency communications such as ARES.

Enea’s Report on Location Tracking on The Battlefield - https://www.enea.com/insights/location-tracking-on-battlefield

How to Set Up an Android Tablet for Use in the Field for Burst Digital RF Communications, Part One: Initial Setup, by 4nt1p4tt3rn - https://www.americanpartisan.org/2024/03/how-to-set-up-an-android-tablet-for-use-in-the-field-for-burst-digital-rf-communications-part-one-initial-setup-by-4nt1p4tt3rn/

BTECH APRS-K1 Audio Interface Cable - https://a.co/d/0cnJw8d

Quansheng UV-K5 - https://a.co/d/0i6wlkG

Rattlegram APK - https://github.com/aicodix/rattlegram/releases

Andflmsg APK - https://sourceforge.net/projects/fldigi/files/AndFlmsg/AndFlmsg_V1.5.0-20210812.apk/download

N9TAX Dual band 2M / 70CM Slim Jim Antenna - https://n9taxlabs.com/shop/ols/products/dual-band-slim-jim-antenna-with-10-or-16-foot-cable

KrakenSDR, a phase-coherent software-defined radio with five RTL-SDRs - https://www.crowdsupply.com/krakenrf/krakensdr


Chapters:

00:00 Intro & Episode Overview
01:54 Radio Direction Finding & COMSEC / SIGINT
04:29 Gear Overview
09:17 4nt1p4tt3rn Method & Not Using VOX
11:53 Using the Quansheng UV-5K
12:58 Overview of Encoded Messages & NBEMS
14:45 Overview of Rattlegram & Andflmsg
17:31 Hoisting an Antenna
20:44 Sending a Data Burst With Rattlegram & Andflmsg
24:15 Discussing Andflmsg Modes, Closing Thoughts, & Outro