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Emergency Radio Communications & Field Logs

Planned 3 hours course focused on concrete, practice-based radio skills. Interest registration is open; instruction is not yet scheduled.

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In development — not yet enrolling. This class is a planned Black Box Fields educational offering. External licensing, certification and examination privileges belong to their relevant authorities and require independent eligibility and approval. Transmitting exercises will use only authorized services and operators.

Exactly what you will learn

  1. Create a communication plan with primary/backup channels
  2. distinguish routine, urgent and distress traffic
  3. record timestamps, positions and actions
  4. practice lost-contact protocols and escalation to 911 where available.

Hands-on equipment and teaching methods

RT45P; maps; incident-log templates; weather receiver

Instructor demonstrations, written scenarios and supervised practical exercises will be adapted to available equipment and participant credentials.

What you will produce / how we will assess

Run a scripted missing-team check-in exercise and submit a complete, chronological communications log.

Course details

Duration: 3 hours (planning estimate)
Course code: BBF-RAD-104
Availability: Interest list only; dates, delivery format, pricing and instructor assignments pending.
Prerequisites: Appropriate introductory coursework or equivalent background for advanced classes; any transmitting role additionally requires applicable licensing.

Register your interest

Tell us you're interested in this specific class. This is a nonbinding interest inquiry, not paid enrollment or a reserved seat.