WYOMING SURVIVAL: Baofengs In War

Originally appears on Wyoming Survival. -NCS

I have been following the Ukrainian/Russian War for a bit but not on MSM. I’ve been following it on multiple groups on Telegram. Most a very much Pro Russian but the Western propaganda is just too much so I chose to view it from the other side knowing alot of it is also propaganda.

What I have mainly been looking for is if Russian was using their electronic warfare tools and what comms were being used during this conflict.

So far I haven’t seen much EW.

The more surprising thing I have seen is the use of Baofeng radios!

It not just the Russians using the Baofeng either. Ukrainians are also using them as seen in the picture below.

I have a few take aways from this. First off the Baofeng is being used in a REAL war. The Baofeng haters now need to keep their mouth shut. Yes there are better options but obviously they are working for these guys.

Next take away is reverse compatibility! In my post What is the Best Radio?? I discussed having a radio that has reverse compatibility with lesser more common radios like FRS/GMRS and……. Baofengs. When things kick off here you will want to be able to communicate with others that may only have Baofengs thats why reverse compatibility is so important. Otherwise you are stuck wearing 2 radios as in the picture below.

And finally put your radio in a pouch!! It protects the radio and give you a bit of security since it’s harder to know if you are running a digital or analog radio when its unseen. At least make the opposition work for it!

The Baofeng is never going away and they looks to be on the battle field. Plan for that in your comms plan.

If you and your team use Baofeng learn how to minimize your signature.

May 28th is my TacComms class where I will be discussing these techniques and more. If you are interested in this class email me at [email protected] and as in all my classes Baofengs are welcome!

Explains why we are seeing so many Baofengs

Some good info on the war but from the Russian perspective

https://t.me/anna_news

https://t.me/intelslava

https://t.me/Doninside

https://t.me/milinfolive

https://t.me/mangopress

https://t.me/RWApodcast

https://t.me/UkraineHumanRightsAbuses

https://t.me/asbmil

By NC ScoutPublished On: April 22, 2022Categories: Uncategorized1 Comment

About the Author: NC Scout

NC Scout is the nom de guerre of a former Infantry Scout and Sergeant in one of the Army’s best Reconnaissance Units. He has combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He teaches a series of courses focusing on small unit skills rarely if ever taught anywhere else in the prepping and survival field, including his RTO Course which focuses on small unit communications. In his free time he is an avid hunter, bushcrafter, writer, long range shooter, prepper, amateur radio operator and Libertarian activist. He can be contacted at [email protected] or via his blog at brushbeater.wordpress.com .

One Comment

boss21 April 22, 2022 at 12:14

‘The Beafeng haters need to shut their mouth’, LOL. I have 2 dozen ready to hand out. Four neighbors already set up.