Appreciate the mention, thanks! Looks like a neat TOC-in-a-briefcase setup 👍👍

@WR3ND

Ай бұрын

You, this guy, and The Tech Prepper... Cheers.

@urkince26

Ай бұрын

I feel like you're a lot of KZreadrs favorite KZreadr at this point

@martinbowman1993

Ай бұрын

Great to see they mentioned one of the best channels on KZread

@Hankyeable

Ай бұрын

S2 and T-rex Labs? Well, seatbelts on :)

@ButtBanginTranny

Ай бұрын

Ahhh the fear monger herself….S1 waste of time

S2 UNDERGROUND MENTIONED!!! LETS GO!!!

@TheFoxyt2

7 күн бұрын

Love love s2 and listen to podcasts asap when they come out!

I believe S2 underground also has a decent application video.

@RAMZAVFX

Ай бұрын

Beat me to it

@nerdindaherd5907

Ай бұрын

Yes! Great channel. Big fan of every TRex channel. This family is a bunch of patriots!🇺🇸🫡

@bthemedia

Ай бұрын

Mentioned at 20:50

Thank you for sticking to your promise to elaborate on ATAK usage, it’s so helpful to have an authoritative voice for beginners (me lol) to follow

@T.REXLabs

Ай бұрын

Authoritative is a bit strong, but hopefully we can get some folks started!

@jakep5121

Ай бұрын

Well a voice that sounds like Norm Mcdonald anyways 🙄

@lancesudberry209

6 күн бұрын

I need him plus s2 teen buds or young adults they've helped a long the way around own area to both help me and they are more informative to me perhaps if they drink to much or some and me nothing lol

"Water's rising. Time to start collecting your maps." Genius. The whole setup and delivery. A very welcome reminder that I (all of us, really) need to not only be learning, but engaging and practicing. Thank you

@McJiver

24 күн бұрын

Do you know what water he is talking about though...?

Thanks for the shout out T.RexLabs!

@digitalmasterstx

Ай бұрын

Purchased android tablet with no cell and no gps. Adding gps to meshtastic radio. Anyone know how to get ATAK to pull gps from mesh radio?

@thetaksyndicate6234

29 күн бұрын

@@digitalmasterstx good question. My answer is get a different tablet. Why make this harder than it needs to be.

S2 reference? Ugga bugga, one of us!! One of us!!

@miletello1

Ай бұрын

😂

I literally said to my screen "Of course you'd take the old one, there's 50 gold sovereigns in there!" 😆

@chadhahn6113

Ай бұрын

I was at a pawnshop and they had some of those. I was surprised at how small they were, slightly larger than a nickel.

Just flooded in houston. We used atak so me, wife and kids could all align at school and work and figure out how to get home. Super helpful piece of software, and we learned about it from you guys.

@ImperiumLibertas

Ай бұрын

You should do a write up about your experience and setup. What went well and what could be improved upon.

What a host of information you provide in this video! I've got a lot to research and practice. The ATAK plugin for garmin watches blew my mind.

S2 Underground name drop?! Based.

BIG SHOUTOUT TO S2UNDERGROUND!!!

I am not the techiest person, and I love the idea of implementing some of these things. I consume all S2 Underground content too. These surface level videos that give an idea of all that can be done are great, but I want to see how each component is configured!

A good all be it DIY solution for camera are the ESP-Cam boards, a 3d printed enclosure along with an 18650 and you have some small and quick to deploy camera.

Perfect timing, right as i get back into using meshtastic. Good refresher from s2's old vid

@lees.7114

Ай бұрын

Any idea on how to get meshtastic to run with the new versions of atak? I can find older versions of atak anymore if you could point in a good direction.

@canoma2

Ай бұрын

@@lees.7114 kzread.info/dash/bejne/go6DzcOig9SxkbA.html

I'll be honest I just found this channel but if all your content is as instructive as this video I'll be here a lot!

When you're walking through a building and see a map of the building, don't take a photo of it, use your camera's scan function. It produces a much better quality copy.

Using ATAK for disaster response and printing out paper maps for other team members reminds me of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

I had an ATAK operation this morning, getting to the bathroom! 😎

Youve not only successfully sold me on ATAK, But also every devuce you've shown here. I still worry about the devices traceablility, but the utility of this is far greater than i ever thought any civilian would have access to.

Glad to see TREX is linking to S2 Underground - that guy is awesome

I'll give you a scenario to work with. Squad size team of people dispersed in an urban area with requisite equipment and training. One gets a call that a CHOP/CHAZ style zone has been setup and a relative is stranded inside, but precise location is unknown. The team has comms that can get them to a staging area. They arrive on site with the gear they need to run covert or overt unsupported extraction using items available on the civilian market (including vehicles). They need to determine location of the stranded person and extract them.

Indeed Christmas comes twice a year. Love the Atak shoutout gents keep up the good work!

@goombakiwi

Ай бұрын

Another Bond reference. 😂

So mind boggling to see my hometown on the KZreads. Also, nanerpuddinfestvle is GOATed

The SD card thing is amazing especially when Internet is out or unwanted.... To ba able to assemble a group of friends to help move furniture during a storm can all be planned out and gone over by each individual before meeting to save that leather sofa

I can't decide which I want more. That briefcase or that horse trailer jet.

Isaac, I have been watching every t rex labs video, and I have to say, I love how u tell us what's possible but you don't spell out HOW to do it. It frustrates me but I love it because it makes me think and explore

Always a exciting experience watching your videos

Sweet mother of mercy! 😮

Great video. Practical application and what to learn helps me know where to start!

S2 baby!

Trying to get my friends onboard with this technology. It needs to be practiced and drilled as much as the sexy cool-guy gun stuff.

A thing to be aware of, "Flipper Zero"-esque devices can witness the area network you are operating. I'd recommend a multiple-kill switch device so you can shut down your network if austere conditions arise. Not sure how this would really be achieved, but it should probably be considered.

@Jessersadler

Ай бұрын

Meshtastic networks are encrypted. not sure that would be an issue

@gorilla_with_jetpack4102

Ай бұрын

@@Jessersadler Great point! I just want to bring some visibility to the foundation of how these communications work in the first place. If you emit a signal, it can be detected. I have no idea how to circumvent this reality, but I think that it's a huge piece of the communication stack. If recipients can receive your message, everyone else can look in your direction. I believe that there could be some ways to hide the communication, but I'm just some bozo on the Internet. Our combined thoughts and experiences will probably solve this, and I think S2 should start a cooking channel. S2 Ribeye Steak Recipe.

@Jessersadler

Ай бұрын

@@gorilla_with_jetpack4102 kzread.info/dash/bejne/d5ilqJuTqLrQnag.htmlsi=uGD__SQ3gsqpbjgD He explains it in this video

@MXarcx

Ай бұрын

@@Jessersadler The setup shown doesn't seem to use Meshtastic at all. Probably because of the voice coms requirement.

@joshwells4280

11 күн бұрын

​@@MXarcxyeah, he uses a travel router which would be very visible to a flipper zero and or man in the middle attack

For your upgraded internet/wifi gateway/router, consider watching the KZread vid from Dave's (Plummer) Garage about the Spitz AX 5G Wi-Fi 6 Cellular Gateway, a multi-wan, 2 sim, travel router.

Love the vids you’re putting out Isaac.

much more content like this please!

Great video, well produced, and thought provoking. I love T.RexLabs!

Yessssss! Been waiting for this one!! 😍

I really need some off line ip cameras that don't need the cloud. Likely I am not the only one watching your stuff. Let us know if you find anything worthwhile!

Great video

Best channel in the entire world

Thanks for the work you put into this. And S2 I have been watching and building ATAK with Lora over in my neck of the woods. I couldn’t have done this with you both. I have referenced you now 3 year old ATAK video to many people.

The irony being how ubiquitous wireless earbuds have become. You should get a dreadlock mullet and pink foam rubber sneakers to complete the look though.

LOVING these TAK videos, please keep them coming! WOuld be great to do one on UAS Tools with a Thermal Drone integration...

Good shit guys. Thank you for the content!

Very inspiring, thanks!

Nah, I'm thinking using Terraform to throw up a FreeTak server on AWS when needed. I like the secret Anytone radio. Sneeky. :)

Ah yes! John Cleese for the win! So classic. 🎉 New mission uploaded: Persuade S2U-A to ditch the silly balaclava and step into the light. 😅

Good video!

The water definitely is rising, thanks

I was waiting for this one

perfect, just what i was looking for

Also recommend checking out Microhard radios if you haven't already. Great long range high bandwidth IP radios, multi channel MIMO, some with meshing, some with LTE capabilities. They make some that are very small and lightweight and good on battery usage, used them on 12ft wingspan VTOL drones. Similar capabilities to some of the Silvus embedded radios, but more affordable price point.

@kamikazeparamedic

Ай бұрын

Which model would you recommend looking into?

@jasonpratt7850

20 күн бұрын

Problem with those radios is you need internet (IP) or cell tower (LTE)

@kc8omg

20 күн бұрын

@@jasonpratt7850 Depends on the model, they have some that are just LTE, but they have others that use their proprietary 2.4GHz direct meshing IP over radio, 10, 20, and 40 MHz channels at up to around 200Mbps depending on conditions, no cell tires needed. Some models do both radio and LTE simultaneously.

@kc8omg

20 күн бұрын

@@kamikazeparamedic We were using the radios from their pMLTE series that do both their "Digital Data Link" radio and LTE, we had the pMDDL2450 on the drone side, I forget the specific model on the ground station side but it was a more "desktop" box type radio. Their digital link acts just like a "wire" on a local network between the radios and any attached computers, even if there's no LTE service.

Love it!

RTSP firmware on Wyze cam will facilitate LAN connection which might allow it to integrate directly into ATAK.

Love the ATAK content! Now I'm kicking myself for throwing out my Android phones

Will there be more regarding ATAK? And / or the briefcase? Keep up the awesome work!

Might need to make your own cam. 😉

Would like to incorporate this into the group of guys that I hunt with. We do pushes and this would come in handy to find where people are and to communicate better. We use radios but not everyone has one, but everyone has a cell phone.

We have a group on the Greyman network as well!

This is awesome

thanks again

The IBPF... sounds so spooklike

I cant be the only one... but the briefcase was in "From Russia With Love".

Let's go S2!!!

The bond case was from the movie ‘From Russia with Love’, not Dr. No 😁

Awesome information. Still seems like sorcery

Isaac, have you seen the revamped beartooth? Looks like they have taken it a completely different direction and would be a really good team Manet radio that doesn’t require you to solder your own board and 3d print housings

I have not tried it but old cellphones can be used as wifi cameras. Most people have old ones laying around. New cheap ones can be bought at Walmart for low cost. So if you find one that works well and you find that you need extras, Walmart is close by. They are flat for storage.

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 sending love, good morning

Sounds like there could be a several day class just about ATAK

20:05 I see what you did there :) And it's true!, He lives! :)

When you find out your alarm clock radio is listening, then your 2004 car radio, then your phone on airplane mode, you realize the best way is to have old tech that has an off switch.

@awsomedude9111

29 күн бұрын

Why, because they can turn off your car and keep your phone on when it’s turned off. Your phone never turns off

@toddpearson8858

23 күн бұрын

Faraday bag

I wish the full-featured ATAK were available on iOS so that it could be used in groups with different platforms. Most of my folks have iOS devices.

@isaacbotkintrex

Ай бұрын

I'm afraid it will never happen, because so many of the permissions that ATAK needs are not available on the iOS devices.

You need to look at this in conjunction with beartooth radios

I want a training and field problem class. Figuring it out on your own before getting it to non-technical buddies is hard.

Super Noob. Trying to learn. If SHTF and me and my group is using ATAK how easily accesible is it for the OP to track us. Govt, insurgent, local enforcement etc or the app maker to give the information out just like some safe companies due for red flag laws.

@Strain_Studios

Ай бұрын

It all depends on what you’re using, like he said, go with a tablet or something that doesn’t have LTE. As for apps, just don’t use any kind of real personal data when downloading it would be my guess😂 I’m a noob as well.

@Ballad_of_Bebop

29 күн бұрын

They can see what you do in ATAK. It's good for disaster planning and keeping tabs on everyone but if you're doing things that wouldn't be appreciated by the bugmen then you should probably find alternatives or just leave certain important details off ATAK

The navigation plugin probably is running some version of the A* (A star) algorithm. Essentially, you break a map down into a grid, call certain squares passible (roads) and other squares impassable. You have a starting square and a goal square. Im going to simplify here, but you look at any adjacent square that is passable and give it a a score 'g' representing how far you had to travel to get there. Since this is the first move, you give it a 1 (next is 2, and after that 3, and so on). Then you give it an 'h' score, which is an educated guess as to how far your new square is from the target. You then get an 'f' score where f=g+h. Once you have the f score for every passible square next to your position, you pick the one with the minimum value as the next point in your path. Repeat untill you hit a dead end or reach your goal. If you hit a dead end, go back to a previous point and use the next smallest 'f' scoring square instead. It may add road speed and slowdown points (stop lights, signs, and stuff) as weights in the calculation, but that isn't strictly necessary. It would be interesting if it also took topology data as additional weight.

@thetaksyndicate6234

Ай бұрын

its literally roads off of osm.

For future bags add to the TAK server please a bridge into Meshtastic, that would give a real off grid setup. I am working on a similar solution, the idea is to have WLAN for the close surroundings, and LoRa Meshtastic for the ones that are more far away or people that are distributed in a building or underground.

@PacketFPV

Ай бұрын

That’s integrated on the newest version I believe.

Isaac can you do a video on the Beartooth system?

Its only as good as the antenna and network, particularly the db.........this is really important. A lot of low power/antenna combinations struggle in an urban environment. You have to build a net.

Now, if only there were up to date "How To" videos! Concept is great if you can make it work!

@tophattommy2

26 күн бұрын

Please note that the TAK Syndicate (AJ) has some GREAT videos. He seems to be one of 3 or 4 that are making up to date videos! There is more required than they can do alone though.

This reminds me of the rubber bandits video called my dad's best friend

You had to go and mention Banana Pudding. My next mission is to make you the best ever Banana pudding

Thumbs up x 10!

Hey Isaac, love everything you do. Have you considered playing around with mp3 players. Walkman actually stills makes products one if them being effectively an ipod touch. There are othere Android based mp3 players that are similar. Just putting it out there

bravo

Amcrest and reolink both have some local ip cameras I believe. I see people use them a lot with home assistant. Might be a better choice than the wyze cams.

@AgencyNighthawk

15 күн бұрын

Definitely can be, but Wyze's Outdoor cams are really good and the integrated battery runs for several weeks/months depending on how often you're streaming data

Starts around 3:40

Great info! How do I find local TAK groups in my area??

Can you give us a list/link of all the stuff shown off in the video?

@isaacbotkintrex

Ай бұрын

Well, I don't much like the Wyze cameras that I was using, and pretty much any USB battery packs will work, and I'm trying to find a better Wi-Fi router solution... So I would say that this is more of a proof of concept or a working prototype than a final finished project that people should emulate.

Awesome

Im looking at bringing ATAK into some ops in my LE org. I ran it while i was an 02 in the Marines and can see the application for what i do now with the ATAK Civ version

Looking forward to more on mikrotek and portable wifi

Are you going to be making content on more affordable meshtastic networks?

Awesome content. How do you host ATAK? Can you show how to setup a TAK server? It’s also pretty cool that it is possible to use a Lora plugin

@thetaksyndicate6234

Ай бұрын

I have a video on my youtube channel on how to set up a takserver.

Have you seen the "HAMPR: Human Attached Mesh Portable Radio"? Google doc explaining how to connect a phone, powerbank and Ubiquiti Rocket M5 together. It's a bit janky with the number of USB adaptors and a PoE injector. Would be nice to have a single box with power in, usb-c out to phone for networking to radio & power, and PoE socket for radio.

@mbz7417

Ай бұрын

Poor man's mpu5

@RenThraysk

Ай бұрын

@@mbz7417 Yeah

@anarchobacon

Ай бұрын

I've done a fair bit of work with those. The amount of cables and adapters creates durability and physical reliability issues. I was reasonably happy with network performance, but actually integrating the things with personal load bearing equipment is miserable. I did build one prototype that used a Mikrotik mini wireless AP for EUD access to the mesh, but there were reliability/consistency issues as well as added power consumption.

@RenThraysk

Ай бұрын

@@anarchobacon Yeah, a single box with 3 ports, power in, PoE and USB-C for EUD would be less janky.

James Bond drives through national monuments! GPS "Continue straight for 3.5 miles!" 😂

What kind of phone setup and Garmin watch are you using?

Issac, have you guys messed around with the beartooth mesh devices at all? They claim to have a solid interface with atak.