Archive - Alpha India 05's Substack

Lock Picking for the Prepared

Broaden your skill sets with one you will probably use!

Apr 13 •

January 2025

Small Unit Training Day

Oft derided on the internet as "playing dress up in the woods", being able to plan and work with others in a threatening situation was once a skill all…

Jan 31 •

Make America Healthy Again

No more excuses

Jan 25 •

December 2024

Worth A Thousand Words

Pictures over HF Radio

Dec 31, 2024 •

Fire as a survival skill

Forget the flint, be prepared to start the fire you hope to never need.

Dec 24, 2024 •

November 2024

Tale of two antennas

Way back during the months following receipt of my general license I played with a few poorly executed antennas cut for various bands and had what could…

Nov 24, 2024 •

September 2024

Thinking modularity for your gear

Sep 6, 2024 •

August 2024

Night precision rifle match AAR

Distance plus darkness equals lethality

Aug 25, 2024 •

Off grid persistent presence radio

In a prolonged emergency, there is likely to be a real need to have a nearly full time radio presence so that you can receive information from around…

Aug 18, 2024 •

July 2024

Time to check on that bag you hope to never need.

Jul 6, 2024 •

May 2024

Modern Vehicle Tracking Mitigation

It's your vehicle and your data, take control!

May 25, 2024 •

Thermal optics and implementation

"Be the reason the woods are haunted" - Clay Martin

May 5, 2024 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts