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Partisan Operator Journals: Volume 1
The Partisan Operator Journals follows a small group of military veterans, ham radio operators, and patriots through a series of adventures following a major catastrophic event that the survivors came to call “Zero Day.” The results of this sudden event left much of the North American continent without electricity, telecommunications, effective governments, the rule of law, and without answers.
Volume 1 of the Partisan Operator Journals brings the reader forward to one year after Zero Day, when the first war since the Civil War, on American soil begins.
The main character, Phil (a former Marine Force Recon radio operator and combat veteran of the Afghanistan war) combines his military experience with his hobby and passion for ham radio. Once merged and adapted, these skills make him one of a handful of some of the most valuable assets to the new and fledgling provisional government’s Central Command.
Rumors abound of foreign militaries arriving on US shores under the auspices of bringing emergency assistance and aiding in the recovery from the disaster. Other rumors bring allegations of atrocities and unconfirmed reports of heavy handed martial law in and around North American coastal cities.
It was supposed to be a simple and routine mission to observe a remote mountain airstrip deep within the inland Pacific Northwest, days ahead of a planned meeting between commanders and leaders of the provisional government.
Phil finds himself at the leading edge of an emerging conflict between American patriots and a foreign invasion, and his tradecraft and skills as a radio operator skills were single factor in shifting the initiative to the patriots at Central Command.
Teaming up with a former Army Ranger sniper, the two-man team is inserted back in to the original Area of Operations in search of a missing militia squad. Little did they know they would become witnesses to atrocities, and they would carry out a devastating first strike against the invading forces and their forward operating base.
The Partisan Operator Journals is intended to emphasize how ham radio and other communications equipment, software, and methods might be realistically adapted to meet the demands of an austere operating environment. This, and future volumes, might be useful when considering just some of the tactical, operational, and strategic communications support roles radio operators might contribute in any future disaster or civil defense emergency.
Enjoy!
Volume 1 of the Partisan Operator Journals brings the reader forward to one year after Zero Day, when the first war since the Civil War, on American soil begins.
The main character, Phil (a former Marine Force Recon radio operator and combat veteran of the Afghanistan war) combines his military experience with his hobby and passion for ham radio. Once merged and adapted, these skills make him one of a handful of some of the most valuable assets to the new and fledgling provisional government’s Central Command.
Rumors abound of foreign militaries arriving on US shores under the auspices of bringing emergency assistance and aiding in the recovery from the disaster. Other rumors bring allegations of atrocities and unconfirmed reports of heavy handed martial law in and around North American coastal cities.
It was supposed to be a simple and routine mission to observe a remote mountain airstrip deep within the inland Pacific Northwest, days ahead of a planned meeting between commanders and leaders of the provisional government.
Phil finds himself at the leading edge of an emerging conflict between American patriots and a foreign invasion, and his tradecraft and skills as a radio operator skills were single factor in shifting the initiative to the patriots at Central Command.
Teaming up with a former Army Ranger sniper, the two-man team is inserted back in to the original Area of Operations in search of a missing militia squad. Little did they know they would become witnesses to atrocities, and they would carry out a devastating first strike against the invading forces and their forward operating base.
The Partisan Operator Journals is intended to emphasize how ham radio and other communications equipment, software, and methods might be realistically adapted to meet the demands of an austere operating environment. This, and future volumes, might be useful when considering just some of the tactical, operational, and strategic communications support roles radio operators might contribute in any future disaster or civil defense emergency.
Enjoy!
312 pages, Paperback
Published March 31, 2022
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July 31, 2023
Not a bad book but a lot of technical info about radio operations that went over my head for the most part. The story was good though, the radio and encryption material was good just a little overwhelming. If you are into Ham radios, encryption procedures, one type cyphers and radio direction and frequencies, this is for you. For a prepper definitely up your alley.
January 18, 2024
The book was a fun read and it uses A LOT of accurate intermediate-level ham radio knowledge such as: fan dipole antennas, radios, frequency band propagation, morse code, digital modes, etc. However, I don't recommend this book.
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