Published reference

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.

Radio · roads · family · movement · continuity

Plan for the failure, not the brochure.

Know the road. Keep the signal. Carry the people. The doctrine is a failure-resistant way to organize movement, communications and family continuity without pretending that technology replaces judgment.

If the first plan assumes perfect batteries, perfect weather and perfectly cooperative humans, it is fiction.

Krista and Rhys Stone at Mendocino Cove
Krista and Rhys Stone at Mendocino Cove.
Current public edition: Team Stone Doctrine v30.34.

Five parts

  1. Radio: service boundaries, equipment roles, direct channels, linked access, APRS, GMRS, Winlink, and field power.
  2. Roads: corridors, alternates, weather, fuel or charging, stops, timing, and regional notes.
  3. Family: age-appropriate roles, privacy, language, health, contact, and rendezvous.
  4. Movement: car, bike, EUC, foot, downhill/backcountry/cross-country ski, snowshoe, boat, swim, and transitions.
  5. Continuity: power, water, food, medication, documents, money, maps, and fallback plans.

Public radio summary

Amateur primary147.510 MHz simplex
Amateur secondary146.570 MHz simplex
Crossband439.775 MHz
GMRS fallbackChannel 6, DCS 073
Hotspot access433.775 MHz and 145.670 MHz, labeled as bridge access rather than direct voice
Operator manual shelf: The doctrine now has a maintained companion directory of manufacturer manuals, software/network documentation, FCC references and ARES field resources.

Private annexes

Credentials, exact family contacts, sensitive routes, private infrastructure, schedules, medical details, and restricted operational information remain outside the public website.

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.

Station identity

Callsign first. Route second.

206608EchoLink node
3173147DMR ID
K6RCS-7APRS messaging

These are station identities, not a promise of continuous monitoring.

v30.34 fleet update · October 12, 2026

The UV-5R Mini is now the Team Stone family field handheld.

Four programmed Baofeng UV-5R Mini radios replace the failing BTECH UV-5X3 handhelds for routine family field use: Randall has orange, Krista yellow, Rhys blue, and Karden green. The Mini is a distinct radio, not the standard UV-5R.

These are compact, basic analog FM handhelds. Their size is the reason to carry them; their short stock antennas are the compromise. Use a better antenna or a higher-capability radio when terrain, distance, or link margin calls for it.

OperatorColorSpeaker microphone
RandallOrangeTwo inexpensive wired microphones needed for the adults
KristaYellowTwo inexpensive wired microphones needed for the adults
RhysBlueAlready issued
KardenGreenAlready issued

Use a 2-pin Kenwood K-plug speaker microphone and test plug seating, PTT, transmit audio, and receive audio on the exact Mini. The radio's internal Bluetooth is for wireless programming through OLA Radio, not native Bluetooth microphone audio.

OLA evaluation: hardware validation is pending. Test one radio only, read and save its current image first, write a noncritical change, verify every expected memory afterward, and expand use only if the round trip is reliable. Keep the known-good programmed file as the fleet source of truth.

One UV-5R3 remains as a demoted legacy reserve because its proprietary charger adds a separate support burden. It does not set the fleet standard.