https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/10cf9461-4035-478e-87df-e94d8cca9a1a Ham Radio Marksmanship and Fieldcraft are critical tools in preparedness. Considering how it's said that society is only nine meals away from anarchy, combining or Cross-training in this skills makes sense. Our trip to Puolanka, Finland was about testing that truth through cross training. We combined HF radio, fieldcraft, and marksmanship to build real redundancy, because radios and power alone are not enough. Using the Lab599 TX-500MP HF radio and LiNK500MP with an N9SAB end fed antenna, we established reliable HF comms from a cabin buried in a valley surrounded by foothills. JS8Call and Winlink kept us connected across Scandinavia, Europe, Iceland, Canada, and the United States, all on 10 watts and internal batteries. Fieldcraft training took us deep into the räme swamps of Finland, hunting black grouse and testing our ability to move quietly, observe patiently, and stay functional in cold, wet, and unforgiving terrain. When we weren’t in the swamp or on the move, we were at the rifle range putting rounds downrange with the Sako 75 .22-250 bolt rifle, confirming point of impact, group size, and velocity for practical field dope. These sessions tied directly into our marksmanship and hunting skills, rounding out the weekend’s focus on efficiency and precision. These lessons in communication, fieldcraft, and marksmanship remind us why cross training matters. It’s how we turn fragility into freedom. 73 Julian, OH8STN #HamRadio #Fieldcraft #OH8STN Timestamp 00:00 Introduction 02:40 HF Communications 09:50 Marksmanship 11:52 Fieldcraft My books on Amazon If you’d like to support the channel, please consider checking out my books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/julian-oh8stn Affiliate links: Shop on ebay, at Battery Hookups or GigaParts. For GigaParts and Battery Hookup, use my callsign for a small discount. Alternatively, drop a little something in the TipJar. It really makes a difference. Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. Buy me a rootbeer https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/oh8stn Shop on Amazon (affiliate link) https://amzn.to/3P9Zq28 GigaParts: https://oh8stn.net/GigaParts Shop at Battery Hookup: https://oh8stn.net/batteryhookup Shop at eBay (affiliate link) : https://oh8stn.net/ebay #sponsored Buy an N9SAB Antenna https://ebay.us/OVVZcG #sponsored Buy yourself a Retevis DMR radio Amazon USA HD2 with GPS (Affiliate link): http://oh8stn.net/ailuncehd2gps Amazon USA HD2 without GPS (Affiliate link): http://oh8stn.net/ailuncehp2nogps Retevis Ailunce HD2 GPS Europe (Affiiate Link): http://oh8stn.net/eu-hd2-gps Retevis Ailunce HD2 NO GPS Europe (Affiliate link): http://oh8stn.net/eu-hd2-no-gps Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:46:34 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/10cf9461-4035-478e-87df-e94d8cca9a1a All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.