Prep Comms - Spc Ed: Upcoming Comms Exercise

Episode Date: July 15, 2024

Special Edition Episode Attn: Shortwave Radio Listeners, Ham Radio Operators, Preparedness Enthusiasts Event: AMRRON T-REX Communications Exercise, July 19-21, 2024 Event Description: The annual nationwide scenario-based simulated grid-down communications exercise, TEOTWAWKI Readiness Exercise, is here! Join hundreds across the country and beyond to put your personal, family, group, or organization grid-down emergency plan to the test. This exercise will challenge you to get news and information during an information blackout caused by cyber and physical attacks on infrastructure. Practice using your communications gear with no internet, cell phones, commercial power, or local television and radio stations available. www.AMRRON.com Need a Shortwave Radio? This is my #1 Recommendation: Tecsun PL880 Patch Cable: https://amzn.to/3zPSxhs Show Sponsor: Hub City Mercantile (15% off ALL Systems with Code AJM15)  

This is a special edition of the PrepComs Podcast. Hello, my name is Caleb Nelson, Kilo for Charlie Delta November. I am the host of PrepComs, and this is not the typical PrepComs episode. I'm pausing the talk of scanners to insert the special edition show as a reminder that this weekend there is a huge, really, it's a very large communications exercise happening all over the radio frequency bands. And I just wanted to make sure if you're looking for some way out there, whether you're a ham radio operator or not, if you have a shortwave radio

and want to listen with your single sideband capable shortwave radio and be a part of this exercise, it's for you too. So if you're a ham and you want to get on the air and participate, great. If you're not a ham, but maybe you're thinking about it or just want to know what would happen in this particular scenario that they'll be exercising through, what that would sound like, how would the traffic go back and forth, all those sorts of things, you can participate. I want to invite you to go to alpha Mike, Romeo, Romeo, Oscar, november.com, a M R R O N.com, am run.com, a M R R O N.com. And that is the, uh, the American readout radio operators network. And I've been involved at some level, even when Carla was sick. I mean, I've been involved with these guys for a long time, mainly, you know, at a arm's reach or

whatever. I just don't have time to participate like it would be really fun to do. But every year they have an exercise in July. This year it is July 19, 20, and 21. That's this upcoming weekend. So if you're listening, when this show releases, it's this weekend, 19, 20, and 21. That's this upcoming weekend. So if you're listening, when this show releases this, this weekend, 19, 20, and 21 of July 24, and it is called T-Rex T-Rex 2024. It's the, um, readiness exercise that Amron does every year. And it's, it's always big. There's a lot of moving parts. And if you're interested in what grid down comms may sound like at least from these folks perspective from a guys from from a uh a private citizen's perspective i would encourage you to check it out again it's alpha mike romeo romeo oscar november.com just the letters not the whole alphabet no not the whole word a-m-r-r-o-n.com that's happening july 19 20 and 21 now you're like oh my gosh that sounds really cool what do i do well i want you to go to their website the very first post there at the top

talks all about it the second post is how to receive hf digital communications even if you're not a licensed ham radio operator. Now, here we go, guys. This video is about 20 minutes long and it goes through and explains to you how you as an, uh, just a private citizen, not a ham, don't care about ham, but you have a shortwave radio, how you can use your radio to decode radio traffic that's happening all around you all the time, but most especially during this exercise. The videos are very well done. They're very easy to follow.

Matter of fact, there's like seven or eight videos if you want to go that deep and set in your gear up to participate if you're not already there. I've not been asked to mention this to anyone. No one from the organization has asked me to do this. I just know that you as a prepper and someone who's learning about comms could really benefit from spending two hours next Saturday or maybe Sunday afternoon of next week or whatever, Friday night, whenever you could gather some understanding of how radio works and what these things sound like and the potential of

how it could be used, all of that. And it doesn't cost anything. It's all out there in the atmosphere. So you'll be able to listen and participate in any level that you would like. And I wanted to mention that just to get it out there. I mean, we were already living in crazy days, right? Just this past Saturday, there was an attempt on pastor. That's not the right word. Former President Donald Trump. That was the assassination attempt from Pennsylvania. That happened just this past Saturday.

So to really date this program, it's the 15th of July, 2024. My third born son's 16th birthday. And I'm here with a special edition show to invite you to participate at any level in the T-Rex 2024 exercise happening July 19, 20, and 21. You need to visit amron.com, A-M-R-R-O-N.com. That'll be in the show notes, of course, but I just wanted to mention this because this is one of those things that we'll probably talk about down the road. And I'm just not the guy that wants to talk about something, but I didn't tell you about it when it was happening. I'd only just talk about it later because you might've missed and wanted to participate. So anyway, Amron.com. The T-Rex exercise happens this weekend, July 19, 20,

and 21st of 2024. If you're hearing this later, I apologize, but there'll be another one next year. And there's that. So that's the reason for coming in here. Also, I just want to say thanks because you guys are amazing. Love your comments, participation with you on Instagram, Facebook. We have a private Facebook group if you'd like to come check us out. You guys purchasing from the store. Thank you so much. Hey, also we have a,

a discount code right now at the hub city mercantile, the show sponsor for the British Birkfeld water filter systems, whether it's a countertop under sink or whole house, we have all three of those, uh, you know, the stainless steel water filters you're really familiar with. Well, we've got all the systems on sale 15% off right now with the code AJM15. Alpha Juliet Mike 15 saves you 15% across the board on any new systems. And that's hubcitymercantile.com. Again, I'm Caleb Nelson, K4CDN, host of this thing, and just wanted to let you know about the exercise coming up. I know that if you're listening to this down the road, I apologize. Uh, I don't even know if the coupon code will work later on down the road, but if you are listening the week of the 15th of July, 2024, you're invited to check out the T-Rex exercise

amron.com. Okay. So anyway, that's about all I got other than, uh, yeah, you, you got to get your communication stuff together. If you haven't started yet, now is the time you just saw this weekend. This world continues to change very rapidly. You need to have a plan. You need to have a, a mindset in your family that we're going to be able to communicate

with each other. Communications is key to this whole thing. And I hope that you've been encouraged and inspired and educated through this program thus far to get started. If you have questions, please never hesitate to ask. You can do that multiple ways through Instagram, Facebook, also the website. There's a push button there for a voicemail. It's all there.

I'm happy to help. Would love to connect with you. And don't forget T-Rex happening this weekend, 19, 20, and 21 July of 2024. It'll be all over HF. Go to amron.com. Watch the videos. It will explain to you what you need to do to participate, to listen, to gather information during the exercise. It's going to be a blast. I got to go. I've got a

birthday party to do. Thank you so much for listening. God bless the Republic. K4CDN 73, y'all. Outro Music