Tips for survival comms with Josh Nass 

My hat is off to Mike for getting Josh on to talk about his field of expertise. It shows genuine care for getting good information out to your viewers.

I take it Josh is now part of the team now he's wearing a flannel shirt 😁

Josh it's so awesome you're working with Fieldcraft!

I got started in Radio when Josh was on the channel years ago. I have my General, soon to be Extra, and I'm the Public Information Officer for my local club now. Great collaboration!

Can you make that card available???

In addition, I also make sure to have a battery pack for the radio that takes replaceable batteries, like AAs, with spare batteries. And, of course, a cigarette lighter 12V connection for the radio. Neither of those are that expensive. But the Wilderness Protocol is a fantastic thing of which many folks are not aware, so I appreciate you for all the information in this video!!! 73 de BJ, KM4RB

Thank You....Nice to see you with Fieldcraft....The right man in the right place for the right job.!

For my friends in Japan during the Fukushima disaster, being able to listen to get information was their a most important resource. Understanding this, I’ve picked up a Uiden bcd160dn scanner. It runs forever on two AA NiCad batteries and I carry four extra. If I need to talk, then I get my transmitting radio out.

Good to have Josh on board. An excellent teacher of fundamentals and only going to get better with time.

This type of SHTF material is completely the most un-sexy content that most of us want. However, I think it is probably the MOST important stuff we should know. I do appreciate how FieldCraft supports and pushes this stuff. Great job crew.

Right on. The Wilderness Protocol is fantastic. I think that maybe with the reach of Fieldcrafts channel we’ll get to see more people take up their radio when they head to the field. Here in Utah, there just aren’t enough people carrying radios when afield.

Keep up the great work Josh. Love that you are with Fieldcraft!

Keep up the great work guys!! Love your show

I appreciate your involvement with FieldCraft.

Awesome vid. Been watching Josh for 4 years now. Finally getting my butt in gear to get my general, and using his vids to help study.

Thank you for the informational videos you provide. I just got my Tech license thanks to your videos!

More like this! Love Josh and Fieldcraft

Thanks Josh and great meeting you at the Fieldcraft HQ for the Commo conference.

Josh is the man! So stoked you guys teamed up! Both of your channels have been integral to building my everyday "ready for anything" knowledge for years now. I'm going to be integrating some of this into my own channel. Keep up the good work boys!

Thank you Josh.

Thanks for the info. I watched the Emergency Communications for Your Home video a couple days ago and decided it is something I can, and need to do. So I am getting started. Thanks from me and my family.

Josh is so cool to have you with mike on the channel, I missed you on Orlando hamcation maybe next year. 73

Well done Josh! Thank you for the info.

Love it that you joined up with FieldCraft Josh. Both your channels "knock it out of the park."

That was a really good basic beginner orientation. Nice work! Thank you.

Heck yeah Josh! Thanks for the info.

Thanks! In particular I learned about the USB charging cable as an option. That will be perfect for the pairs of radios I put in all my go bags, as most other battery solutions were not great there, either being not easily recharged in the field, very expensive, or both. It'll be nice to be able to tie into my existing systems for solar recharging batter banks.

Very good solid simple info! Nice job. I also like the idea of keeping a spare battery or 2 which are cheap, light and last a while for the Baofengs. Then keep them under your clothes next to your body in cold weather to keep them from getting zapped.

Great Video Josh! I first started my journey in comms on your channel. Glad to see you here with Fieldcraft

Good stuff Josh! Love the collab!

Very cool info. Thanks!

wwill be staying tuned. ive ben thinking about getting a ham setup lately, so this is definitely interesting

Josh is a great addition to FieldCraft Survival.

The difference in lighting between Josh’s channel and fieldcraft is kinda funny to me. On fieldcraft, the lighting is harsh and dramatic vs on HRCC the lighting is very even and bright. Love it. This is an awesome collaboration!

Great Job (as always)

And always make sure you have a way to charge your radios of some kind foldable solar panel or something in that realm. Also I'm sure your going to cover a general coverage radio options is a must for bug out grid down times great content Josh keep it up sir de W9US.

The power bank is the solution I went with. In 2024, there should be no reason for the newer HTs to not use USB charging. I have officially decided to no longer buy any HTs that do not natively charge via USB and plan on selling off ones that do not. USB battery banks are so versatile and many things now-a-days recharge or run off of USB. People often have one on them when out of the house. Big 3 of ham radios (esp Yaesu): get with the times.

Outstanding vid, thx

Thanks Josh 👊🏻

Great video and very informative.

Fantastic information

I just got some radios this is so perfect for me

I just found out how important it is to have a way to change your radio batteries. I either left my radio on or it got turned on accidentally, it is a uv-5r. I had everything but the proper cord. Batteries going now to C port charging good idea.

Great video guys

Fantastic video 👏 🇺🇸

Great video Josh. Could you please post a link for the power bank and up converter cable you are using?

you need to show us one of these comm plan cards with this Wilderness Protocol and dive in to this a little more

Don't forget a good solar power station and panel. If your radio is usb-c capable it's easy to plug in to the usb port on the power station and recharge your radio.

I’d love to see links for purchase of all the items mentioned like the antenna, bnc connector etc. Thank you for the info you provided.

I have a small CB and VERY minimal experience, hopefully you cover those too and not just the insanely expensive ones Lol 🙏 EDIT-just watched this, I see I was right!! Thanks Josh, really thought us Josh’s had to stick together Lol any suggestions on where to sell a pinky?? Pretty sure those hand holds are expensive, right? 🤷‍♂️

Thank you - any chance you could provide a link for your frequency card.

Thanks, Josh. I consider HRCC to be my one stop for everything comms.

It would be sweet if you had some form of editable document for the card so that we can get on and change out anything that we need and it is ready to print

This is fantastic information. Would you happen to have a version of the wilderness protocol card you use for download as an example?

Hello Josh, Do you know of any "willing" Elmers in San Antonio, TX? Thank you in advance for any guidance you can give me. I appreciate all of the information and skills that you share with us.

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Nice video, do you have more info on the radios and accessories like the orange whip antenna? Thxs.

Thanks for this, ai have a boefeng could I charge it via cigarette lighter that has a usb attachment port on it. Enjoyed this thanks again.

As we have learned, radio in an emergency is really your "C" or "E" with your PACE plan. So if you are at this point, you are really embracing the suck and made some poor decisions before that got you here. I would scan the entire band looking for any traffic, then start calling out on known repeaters first, then move to 146.58 (the backcountry channel) with emergency PL tone, then to 146.52. Knowing that topography means everything on these frequencies, it's time to improve your position if you are in a hole. Since your family or loved ones also know your plan, you have designated frequency, timeline, and comms windows to fall back on. HT batteries, if kept warm, last quite a while; you may expire before your batteries do, waiting three hours to transmit. Depending on your circumstances, burn the batteries as needed to scan for traffic and make calls on known frequencies. No sense in dying of thirst with a full canteen of water.

Respect to the Naz.

I like to carry USB-C cables that supply 12v to my HT for charging. You just have to make sure that the USB-C port on your power bank can output 12v.

I know antennas are an important part of comms. Let’s cover this in more detail. What antenna is appropriate for mobile communication to give us the best range and quality?

Can you post a video of what goes on your info cards

Thanks Josh. Do you have a copy of the cheat sheet available?

I hope this collaboration series continues. Josh is the Radio Guru in the Amateur Radio world. I watch a lot of his stuff.

I just programmed all my radios. thanks.

Josh @HRCC, mention the adventure frequency too next time!

Is that 7:00 AM UTC or Local?

You should zoom in the card so we can take a snapshot!

Do you have links to that antenna and then also the magnetic mount and cable. I have a baofeng handheld.

If Josh is the comms guy you picked the right one.

Thank you, Josh. Good tips. Many folks may not realize the importance of “upgrading” from the original antenna that comes with ANY hand-held radio, to one that receives and transmits more efficiently. Personally, it’d be of interest to learn what antenna YOU have found to be a worthwhile upgrade. All the best, fm KQ4IXD

Where can we get one of those cards would be very helpful

I wish Bioenno made a power pack for the FT-60-70 the size of a Harris Radio. Enough to power 20 plus VAPe kids... I don't think hams would mind the bulk for the power. Where my 3d printing guys out there? Let's make some mine craft VHF power bricks!

Is thier a website that we can go to in order to print off or get an example of what you have on the card?

So I’ve seen advertisements for “rapid radios” which seem to be easy to operate vs a hand held hamm radio. Could you please advise on which is preferred for bug out and what I should be looking into? Thank you

Does that antenna add a lot of receiving power to a UV-5R? Do you have a good sourcing place?

Maybe you can link those products for all the people to see?

what do you suggest for 2 radios for me and my son to comm if needed in emergency?

Got a link for that card

I don't have a ham radio license. Which 2-way radios or walkie-talkies do you recommend?

How does one go about getting one of those Yaesu and/or Baofeng laminated Wilderness Protocol cards?

I'm gonna go full autist tomorrow with the NC Scout Baofeng guide.

I have a Baofeng radio I need to learn how to program, the GF is interested in a radio too because our cell towers failed a few years back during a hurricane.

Any chance you could post a link to that nifty little note card???

Josh always has interesting practical suggestion.

josh, Is there place that we can download a card like that on your website? Thank you for the info!

I don't know who this guy is. Looks like I'm going to have to take a crash course in ham radio so I can learn about him.

Josh, what are the difficulties of building a radio rescue network of survival enthusiasts across North America? Unified standards, the system is flexible and scalable, and can be transmitted across the ocean with the help of Starlink

Where do you find that USB charging cable

Does anybody have a use/frequency PDF or template to print out to include with some spare radios?

Apologies? But how about solar chargers for such radios and or cell phones? Do You have a favorite company? Many thanks!

What is the brand/model of the antenna on your HT? N9UU

Hello, which is the best handheld radio from Yaesu?

In regarding getting licensed, what good is it when everything goes out and now your stuck in a Blackout scenario. Meaning when all hell breaks lose and there isn’t the normal grid on, what would getting licensed benefit you other than to use it currently? It seems like a waste of money to get the license when you’re practicing for a worst case scenario. Just looking for opinions as I’m not going in either direction rather trying to get context of why. Thank you

Where can we get an example of that comms card?

@Josh @Hamradiocrashcourse Dumb question are the time of day windows always on a local time zone, or would they be zulu time, so everyone is always listening at the same time everywhere????

Josh can you give me a link for the cable to charge my Yaesu?

I'll go back over to Josh's channel and look, but what antenna is he using on the Yaesu?

Curious what antenna that is?