Locus Map for Amateur Radio: Offline Navigation for Field Operations and Emergency Communications
Locus Map gives amateur radio operators offline maps, route planning and GPS navigation for SOTA,…
Haven: The Open Source MANET Mesh Radio You Can Build From A Raspberry Pi
Haven is an open source MANET IP mesh radio built from a Raspberry Pi, a…
Self Host a TAK Server with 9M2PJU OpenTAKServer Docker Stack
A practical tour of 9M2PJU's OpenTAKServer Docker stack, with the history of TAK from MITRE's…
Akita MeshTAK: An ATAK Plugin for Off-Grid Mesh Communication
When conventional networks go down, or are simply not an option, teams operating in the…
The Tactical Deployment of OsmAnd in Search and Rescue Operations
When a missing person incident escalates into a wilderness Search and Rescue (SAR) operation, standard…
OSMand: The Complete Guide to Offline Navigation with OpenStreetMap
OSMand is a mobile navigation application built on OpenStreetMap data. The name stands for OpenStreetMap…
When Amateur Radio Meets Search and Rescue: LoRa APRS in the Search for Missing Hiker Jaslinda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2TUYJ63BOM When people hear the words amateur radio, many still picture hobbyists talking over the…
The Silent Sentinel: Why APRS is the Ultimate Digital Lifeline When the Grid Fails
Imagine a scenario: A hurricane has made landfall, or a massive wildfire has severed fiber…
NVG-Friendly Watches: Why They Matter and the Power of Night Vision
In today's world of tactical operations, covert missions, and nighttime navigation, having the right equipment…