In this RATPAC Amateur Radio video Travis Johnson, KE5FXC, an Emergency Communications Coordinator with the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)—speaking in an unofficial capacity as KE5SXC—addresses communications plans for large-scale events and presents the framework that he personally uses for communications planning and discusses some of the ideas behind it.

Sometimes it takes a little inspiration to try different facets of our hobby… Here’s an Amateur Radio Challenges Checklist from RATPAC to expand your horizons.

How many tasks on the checklist can you complete in 2025?

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Radio Amateur Training Planning and Activities Committee (RATPAC) comprises Amateur Radio Operators of a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. Together, we host nationwide Amateur Radio Zoom presentations twice-a-week, Wednesdays on general radio topics and Thursdays on amateur radio emergency communications. The topics are selected from audience recommendations that the planning committee then seeks topic experts or discussion panel members. The presentation audience consists of thousands of amateur radio operators worldwide who participate directly in the Zoom sessions or with video links of the presentation and related documentation sent out after each session. ¹

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