Current controlling edition
Team Stone Doctrine v30.34
The PDF and Word files below are the final v30.34 Publisher's Edition. The versioned files and the current links are identical copies, so a saved link continues to reach the controlling edition.
Public operating doctrine
A radio plan should survive a bad day.
The public doctrine explains roles, failure order, direct channels, bridge access, travel methods and privacy boundaries. The operational source of truth remains the current programmed equipment and controlled private records.
The plan exists for the day the easy path quits.
Direct amateur-radio plan
| Primary simplex | 147.510 MHz |
|---|---|
| Secondary simplex | 146.570 MHz |
| Crossband channel | 439.775 MHz |
| Team Stone CTCSS | 110.9 Hz where the channel plan calls for tone |
| Home-area monitor | GEARS East 146.850 MHz (-600 kHz), tone 110.9 Hz; fixed, portable, or mobile radio selected for the operating context |
| APRS Voice Alert | 144.390 MHz with CTCSS 100.0 Hz on compatible TM-D700A installations; brief call/alert only, then QSY |
Voice Alert is deliberately narrow.
The public doctrine retains APRS Voice Alert because the TM-D700A still implements it usefully. It is not treated as a universal feature of newer APRS radios, and 144.390 MHz is never used for an extended voice QSO. Alert, identify, name the QSY, move.
Family GMRS fallback
GMRS Channel 6 with DCS 073 is the family fallback specified in the public doctrine. GMRS is a separate service and is not used in Mexico.
Hotspot frequencies are not simplex voice channels.
433.775 MHz and 145.670 MHz are bridge or hotspot access frequencies in the Team Stone system. They should not be presented as ordinary direct family voice channels.
Keep the services legally distinct.
Amateur radio, GMRS, marine radio, aviation and public-safety monitoring, cellular service, and internet-linked systems each have different authorization and operating rules. The doctrine labels transmit, receive-only, and linked access accordingly.
Antenna handling: Every fixed antenna path provides a DC or static-drain path to ground. All fixed antennas except the 80-meter loop are fully DC grounded through their antenna and/or switched-feed arrangements. The loop is not fully DC grounded; its lightning arrestor and grounded shunt provide its static-drain path. Those arrangements help discharge static, quiet receiver noise, and support the station’s overall lightning-safety system; they are not a claim of lightning immunity. Shared feed lines are treated as one-radio-at-a-time paths unless a purpose-built RF device says otherwise. Portable antennas still require deliberate feed-line, grounding, switching, weatherproofing, and strain-relief discipline.
Public and private layers
Public releases may include principles, publishable frequencies, equipment roles, road and field preparation, and printable references. Private annexes hold credentials, exact contacts, sensitive routines, infrastructure, and family information that should not be indexed.
Team Stone Doctrine v30.34: v30.34 is the current controlling edition.
Public linked-access summary
| Layer | Current public anchor |
|---|---|
| GEARS VHF | 146.850 − / 110.9 · AllStar 57364 · EchoLink 7818 |
| GEARS UHF | 440.650 + / 110.9 · AllStar 56934; WIN 2560 on request |
| W6EK | AllStar 51018 · EchoLink 4128 · WIRES-X 62545 |
| Bay-Net | DMR 31075 · AllStar 55915 · WW6BAY-ROOM |
| Team Stone DMR contact | BrandMeister TG 3173147 Group Call; intermittent monitoring |
Current schedules and volatile routing live on Nets & Linked Access. The doctrine still puts memory/geography/reachable RF ahead of internet bridges.
Current doctrine downloads
Team Stone Doctrine v30.34 Publisher's Edition, completed October 12, 2026.
v30.33 addendum · September 30, 2026
DAPNET paging is now an active operating layer.
K6RCS uses subscriber RIC 173147. The active paging stack includes the DAPNET iOS app, openSPOT4 Pro transmitter connector, and AlphaPoc 602R pager. The edition distinguishes network submission, OS4P handling, and actual pager reception, and provides send/receive procedures for each surface.
QSO One BrandMeister uses DMR ID 3173147 with no SSID; every other configured QSO One DMR network uses SSID 11. The openSPOT4 Pro Homebrew connectors use profile-suffixed login IDs 317314701 through 317314710.
Contact routes
Use the address that fits the question.
Radio questions and skeds
Station identity
Callsign first. Route second.
206608EchoLink node
3173147DMR ID
K6RCS-7APRS messaging
These are station identities, not a promise of continuous monitoring.
Field fleet · October 12, 2026
Four UV-5R Mini handhelds carry the family field role.
The assigned radios are Randall orange, Krista yellow, Rhys blue, and Karden green. They supersede the failing BTECH UV-5X3 handhelds for routine family field use. The remaining UV-5R3 is a demoted reserve because its proprietary charger makes it a poor fleet standard.
The UV-5R Mini is not the standard UV-5R. Use Mini-specific manuals and programming profiles. Baofeng documents keypad, CPS, CHIRP, and OLA Radio programming, plus a 2-pin Kenwood accessory jack. Internal Bluetooth supports programming only; it does not provide native Bluetooth speaker-microphone audio.
OLA evaluation: hardware validation is pending. Use a single-radio trial, preserve the known-good image, write a noncritical change, and verify the entire memory set before using OLA across the fleet.
Rhys and Karden already have speaker microphones. Randall and Krista need two inexpensive wired K-plug microphones. Bench-test each microphone on the exact Mini before field issue. TIDRADIO lists the Q2L plus BL-2 adapter as a wireless option for the Mini, but the adapter is additional hardware and reports show that plug seating can affect PTT, so it is not the default purchase.