For Our King, Only

EIB Station C1 (Shift from Known Point Practice)(Edit)

This is one of the more technical stations, so it lends itself to some practice. The same skill is used in both Shift from Known Point and Call for Fire.

M249 (SAW) Tool Use(Edit)

Because almost no one uses it to its fullest, this is an excerpt from the manual.

M4 Qualification Smartstrip(Edit)

The order of the targets (and their ranges) is a published, fixed standard. If you don't use the info, you're not using all means rightfully available to you. This can definitely help those who are struggling on the range.

• Particularly surprising engagements are marked with arrows.
• Exactly wide enough that you can laminate them with packing tape when you don't have lamination paper handy.
• 3 to a sheet - why waste paper?
• Created with LaTeX (source available).
• Caveat: The "left"/"right" clues change depending on your Fort's range.

Pre-Basic Training Task List Study(Edit)

I found this, which I used before I joined. There is absolutely no justification for joining as an E-1. It ends up being in the $thousand+ range just for doing a few tasks, and here is a simple study tool for the "hard" parts.

Easy AKO Logins(Edit)

Logging into AKO is not as easy as other sites. There are a few reasons why, and I'll try to explain everything I know about it on my Logging in to AKO page.

SFAR(Edit)

Instructions for adding SF Applicants into the Database for Ft. Drum OJTs (pretty obscure---mostly just for my use).

DTS Tips(Edit)

The Army travel auth/voucher system---these tips were made for people who used it all day. Thankfully, this hasn't been me for a long time)

Projects(Edit)

My (initial) goal is to make all parts of a backpack kit that will fit in a 7.62mm ammo can sized box, transmit CW on 40m. I plan to build, roughly in this order:

• Morse Key - Starting with a junky straight key. Anything to get on the air.
• Iambic Bug - Still looking for that perfect design
• Antennas - Constrained by neighborhood rules, mostly.
• Transciever - Still looking for that perfect set of requirements.
• Everything Else

...plus Test Equipment

Yaesu FT-840(Edit)

• Brochure PDF
• User Manual PDF
• Service Manual PDF
• Specifications (from Universal Radio) - http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/2319spec.html
• FAQ - http://jim.jingozian.tripod.com/ft840faq.html (a few good tips, including out-of-band xmit)
• Sound-card Interfacing: http://www.qsl.net/wm2u/interface.html
• Hook-up points: http://www.qsl.net/wm2u/inter_ft.html (Bottom line: 'AF OUT' = RCA jack at back, 'Mic Input' = pin 8 i/p, pin 7 gnd; 'PTT Acc' = RCA at back; 'KEY Input' = at back)
• CAT Interface: http://www.eham.net/articles/2800

Calculation(Edit)

• gsmc manpage/tutorial: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/hardy/man1/gsmc.1.html
• Ampacity and AWG number

Clipboard.pm(Edit)

http://search.cpan.org/~king/

I made this a long time ago, but it's a darned handy set of scripts. In fact, I am annoyed whenever I'm at a machine that doesn't have clipedit and friends.