Another in the Thinking Ahead series started at https://k9zw.wordpress.com/2019/09/10/im-a-ham-or-am-i/
In this post I’ll discuss why having a Plan-B is important to an amateur radio operator.
What is Plan-B? In ham terms we are talking about contingency planning in terms of keeping ourselves on the air. A link for contingency plan definition can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contingency_plan
In terms of our ham radio operations we can break down our Plan-B needs into a couple broad categories:
- Equipment – Antennas
- Equipment – Transceiver
- Equipment – everything between Transceiver and Antenna
- Equipment – Support items
- Infrastructure – Power
- Infrastructure – Internet
- Physical – Shelter
- Physical – Security
- Physical – Mobility
- Knowledge – Troubleshooting and Repair resources
- Knowledge – Skeds (Schedules) and Frequencies
- Knowledge – Expected QSO partners
Let’s dig in a little deeper, using questions for each area: