WEBVTT 00:02.240 --> 00:04.240 This is the radio itself . Sergeant 00:04.240 --> 00:06.462 First Class Christopher Chomp . Flonase 00:06.462 --> 00:08.573 is a tech guy . Solar panels for long 00:08.573 --> 00:10.796 days in the Sun . Former radio operator 00:10.796 --> 00:13.620 in the Infantry . He has a passion for 00:13.620 --> 00:16.080 figuring out how things function . For 00:16.080 --> 00:18.247 me , it was something to tinker with . 00:18.247 --> 00:20.358 That's something I had always enjoyed 00:20.358 --> 00:19.970 enjoyed being mechanic , 00:19.980 --> 00:22.202 troubleshooting and fixing things hands 00:22.202 --> 00:24.258 on . So the radio was just something 00:24.258 --> 00:26.410 else to do it . He now works at the 00:26.410 --> 00:28.521 Regional Cyber Center at Camp Pair of 00:28.521 --> 00:31.060 John , overseeing operations , mostly 00:31.440 --> 00:34.120 management , but it's hobby , just a 00:34.120 --> 00:36.287 short walk away . For me , it's a nice 00:36.287 --> 00:38.176 way of escaping . You know , some 00:38.176 --> 00:40.231 people get buried in video games and 00:40.231 --> 00:42.398 they're they're detachment . Uh , some 00:42.398 --> 00:41.990 people go to the gym . It separates 00:41.990 --> 00:44.760 them from their daily routines . For me , 00:44.760 --> 00:46.871 this is a way of getting outside that 00:46.871 --> 00:49.038 wire without ever having to leave it . 00:49.038 --> 00:51.260 Sean Flynn built this antenna tower and 00:51.260 --> 00:53.260 spends his free time making contact 00:53.260 --> 00:55.427 with other radio hobbyists . More than 00:55.427 --> 00:57.427 just doomsday preppers all over the 00:57.427 --> 00:59.427 world . I asked him how it works on 00:59.427 --> 01:02.380 open wire configuration . In this 01:02.380 --> 01:04.547 method , I don't need a bailout at the 01:04.547 --> 01:07.440 top 14 megahertz . There's calculations 01:07.440 --> 01:11.310 for that 300 divided by and it can be a 01:11.310 --> 01:13.910 bit complicated . Just blew my mind . 01:13.910 --> 01:15.966 The amount of information that's out 01:15.966 --> 01:17.910 there , it wasn't just jump on the 01:17.910 --> 01:20.132 radio like an old man in talk all day . 01:20.132 --> 01:22.354 There's a whole community , and there's 01:22.354 --> 01:24.354 hemorrhaging encompasses everything 01:24.354 --> 01:26.577 from satellite communications to HF and 01:26.577 --> 01:28.799 everything in between . It's a very big 01:28.799 --> 01:31.021 community with a variety of interests , 01:31.021 --> 01:33.340 but it's much mawr than just a hobby , 01:33.350 --> 01:35.660 Chon Flown explained . If our network 01:35.670 --> 01:37.800 went down for any reason , his 01:37.800 --> 01:39.800 equipment can ensure that we aren't 01:39.800 --> 01:42.022 left in the dark . It become very vital 01:42.022 --> 01:44.133 very quickly so we could get messages 01:44.133 --> 01:46.270 out well outside of theater , 01:46.840 --> 01:48.284 traditional line of sight 01:48.284 --> 01:50.396 communications , things that could be 01:50.396 --> 01:52.229 broken either through jamming or 01:52.229 --> 01:53.896 through , you know , physical 01:53.896 --> 01:56.118 obstructions . Things gets around those 01:56.118 --> 01:58.940 CQ CQ CQ . So this is a great way Thio 01:58.950 --> 02:01.061 have is a back haul communications in 02:01.061 --> 02:03.172 the event that things go really south 02:03.172 --> 02:05.228 waken use this communicate with text 02:05.228 --> 02:07.394 communities that are in theater . Aziz 02:07.394 --> 02:09.450 well , Azaz Outside of theater as we 02:09.450 --> 02:11.561 become mawr and more reliant on newer 02:11.561 --> 02:14.000 and newer technology , Sean Flown keeps 02:14.000 --> 02:17.150 his fingers on the dials , knowing just 02:17.150 --> 02:19.560 how important . An old school approach 02:19.570 --> 02:22.590 can become way . Allow some of these 02:22.600 --> 02:26.370 older skills Thio dissipate . I 02:26.530 --> 02:28.697 were seriously hindering ourselves for 02:28.697 --> 02:31.030 the future . So if we can find more 02:31.030 --> 02:33.141 people who are interested in this and 02:33.141 --> 02:35.308 they do it on the side , then it keeps 02:35.308 --> 02:34.870 those skills fresh , even if we're not 02:34.870 --> 02:37.092 using them . I'm not saying everybody's 02:37.092 --> 02:39.203 walk around with an HF radio on their 02:39.203 --> 02:41.259 back , But , you know , if you get a 02:41.259 --> 02:43.426 few guys in the unit who will do it as 02:43.426 --> 02:45.370 a hobby or even wish to just learn 02:45.370 --> 02:47.592 about it , keep in the back pocket on . 02:47.592 --> 02:49.814 The leadership is aware of e think it's 02:49.814 --> 02:51.981 useful reporting for US Army Central . 02:51.981 --> 02:53.926 This is 9 kg , two weeks from Camp 02:53.926 --> 02:56.900 Sheriff John Kuwait . I'm Army Staff 02:56.900 --> 02:58.140 Sergeant David Graves .