Wednesday's exercise at the FSU Marine Lab (setup mentioned on Monday) went well. With a total of five organizations, well, nobody's radios talked to each other. Except for... a bunch of FRS's, which FCEM handed out like so much Halloween candy to various reps from the five organizations. For the maybe half-mile ranges required, this was plenty. Anyway, here's a colorful picture of the bunch recharging:
I don't care what radios you have, have a bunch of FRS's at hand and ready to go. As a backup, they can't be beat.
Set them all on one channel and hit the lock button. "How do I use this?" "Push the button on the side and talk." Easy.
Protip: When it's time to wrap up and you need your radios returned, announce over the air that the keg is cold & ready and one of your people just came back with a bag of Subway sandwiches. Trust me, they will be retuned PDQ!
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