Civilian Radio Operations - Foundational Skills

Welcome to the Virginia Moonlighters Civilian Radio Operations - Foundational Skills

Items to bring:

• Note taking materials
• UV-5R or variant (no need to buy, will have loaners)
• Windows based laptop (will have a loaner)
• Pre-download CHIRP program from chirp.danplanet.com
• E-mail: justabovethenoisefloor@gmail.com

Topics covered:

• How radios work and basic wave propagation/ signal theory
• Discuss local, regional, national, and international communication
• Equipment requirements to meet needs
• Discuss radio rules, regulations, and licensing
• Radio programming and configuring
• Radio etiquette
• Radio use in everyday life
• Radio accessories including off grid power
• Sending reports
• Establishing a PACE plan
• Tips, tricks, and lessons learned
• Hands-on practical exercises

Instructor Bio:  

Stu Hensley is a General class licensed radio operator with over a decade of radio experience. Stu has had a passion for sharing radio knowledge ever since teaching his first radio class in Chantilly Virginia back in 2016. Over the years he has attended various communications, intelligence, tactics, and firearms classes because he believes every good instructor is a good student. Stu firmly believes that this knowledge is important and needs to be shared so all of his students are better prepared for emergencies, disasters, and tactical situations.

“If you give a man a fish he will eat for a day. If you teach a man to fish he will eat for a lifetime.”