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the front of andy s chest rig the radios are tucked into radio pouches on the front of the plate carriers after checking the freqs against the current soi and making a quick radio check we both top off our camel backs from the collapsible 2 quart canteens stored inside of our rucks it s time to issue the 5 point contingency plan i look in jim s direction and say you take security i ll brief jim nods and i call the other two over to our position once they have settled in i lay my map on the ground using a small twig as a pointer i give them the standard five point contingency plan gotwa where i m going and what i m doing the others going with me the time we will be gone what to do if we don t return on time and actions to take if either element makes threat contact as found on page 5 13 of sh 21 75 the ranger handbook dated july 1992 in my opinion the last good ranger handbook for dismounted patrolling fellas i begin while pointing out the various areas on the map this area we had planned on using for the mss was too exposed but it looks like this spot will work so andy and i are going to recon further west around the peak behind us and take a look at the tentative primary and alternate hide sites here and here that we selected during mission planning back at the retreat afterward we will return and start the next phase if we make any changes you need to know about we ll call on the ht we ll also give you a heads up on the radios when we are on our way back al what s the far recognition signal i ask orange vs 17 challenge magenta acknowledge he replies the running password is yosemite sam and the number combo is 12 he adds good answer jim s the senior man here we should be gone for no more than 2 hours if we don t return by then move all the sensitive items into your rucks move unnecessary items to ours leave our rucks in the cache and move to this planned emergency rendezvous point i indicate the rv point on the map while adding the rv is 100 meters at 130 degrees azimuth below the next large mountain peak in the ridge line to the northeast if either of our elements makes contact with anyone bad or good we break contact pop smoke and meet at that rv any questions no one replies so i add then per our sop wait there 12 hours if the other team doesn t show pull the plug and head home so we just head on home andy asks a slight tinge of doubt in his voice you know the deal jim replies looking at him intently we activate the e e plan per the opord we find our way home you find yours o k andy says as he nods in the affirmative just checking that s it then did i miss anything i question al speaks up i need to cack up several messages for the retreat the next window will open in about an hour i agree yep martin s probably having a cow about now he hasn t heard from us since this morning don t forget ol joe jim adds he can be a real granny when he s baby sittin those radios of his you know that s right i reply al start ginning up the traffic and i ll look it over before we leave if you have time while we re gone get your comms set up and when we get back from the recon you can send it they both nod jim stays on security while al retrieves his notebook to work up the messages andy and i check our camo weapons and gear about the same time we finish al hands me the message sheet it reads 061355rmar21 02 intrep 01 a 4 ea 16 40 yo wm 1 wm tattos r h digits ewmn spider web at elbow b checking area for occupied dwellings stop to clear tree blocking rd c 26549010 d civ attire mix street work most dirty torn worn some new one wm woodland bdu shirt conner name tag 101st abn patch r h sleeve e 060844rmar21 f small arms 1 ar15 1 sks 1 akm 1 22 bolt rifle no optics 2 sidearm 1 semi 1 rev 2 sheath knife comms 1 ht frs gmrs veh 1 john deere 6 whl diesel utv marked kyle trout farm intrep 2 a est up to 27 ind m f per tracks w 6 horse 2 mule b foot horse mounted move into vic white oak flats via upper goldmine rd c 26389008 d unk e 061128rmar21 tracks to 2 wk old f unk intrep 3 a unk b abandoned camp numerous old fire pit prim shelters trash open latrines c 26339007 d unk e 061210rmar21 unk occupy abandon date f equipment unk evtrpt 01 a civ farm cas civ kia execute 2 wm 30 8 yo b raid loot c 26439011 d 061013rmar21 3 5 days ago e struct damage firearm evtrpt 02 a civ farm cas civ kia execute 1 wm 25 yo hostile 2 wm gun evid of rape abduct 1 f age unk b raid loot burn c 26409013 d 061057rmar21 1 2 days ago e struct damage pyro firearm evtrpt 3 a civ home b burn c 26279002 d 061305rmar21 unk date e unk comint 02 a 060835rmar21 b 060835rmar21 c 462 5625 d fm e pl ctcss tone 67 0 f 1 s7 2 s1 g unk j voice 1 wade l voice 2 lewis n report no houses along road to hit report detect smoke from our ao returning to vic voice 2 q one comint 03 a 061225rmar21 b 061225rmar21 c 462 5625 d fm e pl ctcss tone 67 0 f 1 s8 2 s2 g unk j voice 1 frank l voice 2 unk n voice 1 ask eta food delivery voice 2 reply q one sitrep 02 a 1 4 mss 2 3 recon b est mss loc 2 recon hide both loc c recon 061430rmar21 d mss vic 26268997 i carefully look the messages over for accuracy and brevity compare them to al s message format sheet to check for omissions then hand the sheet back to al al that s a lot of traffic how are you going to send it four separate messages he replies softly while glancing down at the sheets the first will be the sitrep to get a feel for how much power i need to get through the lower i can keep the power the longer my batteries will last once i ve determined that then i ll break up the intreps comints and evtreps into the last 3 messages good job i reply al smiles at the compliment with a nod and replies i had a good teacher do you need help with the encryption no thanks by the time you return i should have them done turning back to andy i say okay let s go have a look at the primary hide i point up the slope we ll move a little higher up out of this thicket and then follow the contour around to the north side you lead roger that andy replies looking up through the thick foliage he leads the way up until the thicket thins out and we are again exposed to the cold wind we then turn back to the right and follow the contour to the northwest the chill in the wind and snow slashes at our faces andy stops just inside the edge of the ivy thicket kneels and pulls the veil from his cargo pocket the veils would have snagged in the tangle while we moved through the thicket taking off his boonie andy ties the veil to the loops above the brim of his boonie dons the hat draping the garnished portion of the veil over his head and shoulders while the garnish free portion falls over his face this allows his view to be unobstructed while still shading and concealing the shape of his face the familiar shape of his head and shoulders now blend into a brown indistinguishable blob when he finishes i follow suit as i exit the thicket behind andy i glance over my right shoulder through the bare trees the open expanse of the western valley below comes into view and i get the uneasy feeling we are being watched we move slowly and cautiously from one position of concealment to another with frequent looking listening halts while avoiding areas that will silhouette us along the sky line along the ridge above us after about 200 meters andy halts signals me forward then drops prone as i crawl through the leaves next to him he points ahead and up the slope slightly there s our hide site he states confidently he hands me the vortex monocular he had been scanning the location with i lock both elbows into the ground to stabilize the monocular at my right eye and slowly adjust the focus until the view sharpens scanning below the ridge above us i see the large red scar that has been carved out of the steep mountainside in the years before the collapse flat landers would build vacation homes exclusively for the view on lots high on the mountainsides builders had been more than happy to carve a large vertical slice down into the mountain then scrape out a horizontal ledge to perch a house upon the locals had no practical use for the steep property the lot we were looking at had never been built on small pine trees thick briars and bushes have grown up to choke the flat bottom section of the lot as well as the badly rutted clay switchback road leading up to it from the valley below the vertical red clay cliff at the rear of the lot was about 45 feet high at the center apex and sloped down to meet the mountain on both sides about 300 feet across the thickly wooded area above the cliff was the spot we were interested in it would provide great fields of view and would be inaccessible to foot traffic from the front unless using climbing gear access from each side would be exposed slow and difficult concealment would be adequate but could be enhanced we could access it from the northern slope via the rhododendron thicket just below it using the monocular i study the slope and clay road below the red gash no vehicles will be coming up that road i whispered to andy by the looks of those briars i wouldn t want to walk up it either i can t make out exactly where the road begins down the mountain the slope up is pretty steep on this side i d like to see the far side let s move back to the top of the thicket take it up and behind the site then over to the southwestern side from there we can look that area over and then move back to the mss i hand the monocular back to andy he slowly lifts the front of his veil and quickly scans the valley below us don t see any movement he says quietly snow s screwing up the view i follow his gaze the blowing snow comes toward us in waves across the valley and reduces everything to vague shapes the low clouds hide the mountain peaks above the valley floor i can faintly discern the hulking mass of the mountain base to our west well i see patches of blue sky so this snow s gonna let up soon but i d say when it clears out tonight it ll get colder than balls andy adds flatly the sooner we get in place the better i reply andy pauses scanning for a moment hands me the mono and points a gloved finger down the mountain house about 300 meters below the cutout good eyes i missed that one looks empty probably no access to water without electricity i d say what do you think i hand the mono back to him that s what i thought no danger to us he replies as he stows the mono into his pouch the dirt road up to it is in pretty rutted we back our way out and find our way back to the top of the thicket turn right and follow the back side of the spur up to the rear of the area we observed earlier the location consists of a fairly wide cedar grove andy provides security as i crawl closer toward the grove looking around i notice the trunk of a large downed poplar tree the enormous root ball is mostly exposed and has heaved up a large area of earth andy let me borrow your glass again i whisper rising slowly into a crouch i glass the root ball area with the mono dropping back to the forest floor i hand the mono back to andy and say all of us can fit in that hole and from the far side we should be able to see the target area if the other side of the mountain checks out clear this is where i want to set up all of us andy asks yeah we ll close down the mss and just roll it into the hide it s not a problem as long as we are this far from the target cuts down on the chances of someone stumbling upon us also from what i ve seen so far there s not much chance of being df d by a bunch of jokers using frs hts for comms we then move to and visually clear the far side of the mountain opposite the mss soon after alerting al on our dtr andy and i return to the mss using the same path we exited from earlier green blue over green over we re inbound your location over roger out ruck sack battery charging system posted 02 26 2016 in communications 16 a reader recently requested i elaborate on the comms equipment battery charging system i carry in my ruck first let me say that the setup i use is not what i would prefer but it works i would prefer an ultra light weight system that i could attach directly to my elecraft kx3 and charge the batteries using its built in battery charger the radios built in charger requires 13 8 volts dc but i haven t found a pack able panel that supplies that voltage most backpack camping panels supply 5 vdc that would require 3 sets of panels connected in series to get the necessary voltage so what i ve had to resort to is removing the batteries from whatever radio i m using and charging the batteries in a charger that s connected to the solar panels my current setup consists of the xtar vc4 charger and the renogy solar 14 watt e flex solar power panel with dual usb ports i chose the xtar based on its light weight and size its ability to recognize and charge 4 different batteries at once and charge a wide range of li ion ni mh and ni cd batteries plus pretty good amazon reviews so far its performance has been good on the downside it s not waterproof but then i haven t found one in its class that is and while it s not fragile it s not private proof and should be packed in your ruck accordingly last but not least you have to use the xtar provided usb to charger cable why they didn t design it to accept a common double sided usb cable or micro to usb cable is beyond me so until i can find a spare or make my own i have 1 cable and no spare that makes it a critical failure point the old 2 is 1 and 1 is none i chose the renogy 14 watt e flex solar panel due to the fact that the solar panels i installed with my home system were also purchased from renogy and i have been pleased with them they offered the e flex as a camping solar system and i thought for the low price i d give it a try the e flex weighs in at 1 3 lbs folds up small has dual usb charging ports and a pretty nifty charge indicator that glows brighter as the suns intensity increases one downside is the flimsy attaching loops arranged around the perimeter of the assembly other manufactures offer heavy duty grommets that can be used for attaching points another is the small storage pocket does not seal completely so be cautious what you store in it charging time for 4 panasonic 2500 mah eneloop pros runs about 6 hours depending on the available sunlight and angle charging time for 4 2000 mah eneloop standards is about 4 hours now you have to ask yourself which is lighter and takes up less room in the ruck lots of spare batteries or a few spares and the recharging system i would say that s mett tc dependent what is the mission is it short enough that i can just take some extra batteries or is it a long term affair where the weight of the recharge gear will be less than the weight of the batteries will we be using vehicles instead of walking then we just use our cigarette lighter plug in inverter and charger terrain if it is a long term affair what will the weather be like cloudy weather would preclude using the solar panel wil...