Maintained systems · Current conclusions · Real-world testing
Projects
Long-term Fallback Engineering work lives here. Each project page is a maintained document containing the current design, working procedures, known problems, test results, and next actions.
Active projects
These are the systems currently being built, tested, and maintained. A project does not need to be finished to be useful. It does need to be honest about what works and what does not.
Status: Building
The 72-Hour Plan
A practical household continuity system for the first three days of a power outage, evacuation, communications failure, vehicle problem, extreme-weather event, or other disruption.
Current phase: Defining the complete system and building the readiness baseline.
Status: Operational + Building
Ham Radio
The maintained KM7GHS station document: equipment, operating systems, mobile installation, APRS, repeaters, digital networks, field procedures, and ongoing experiments.
Current phase: Expanding operating capability and stabilizing the Jeep mobile station.
How a project page works
Current state
What exists now, what is operational, and what assumptions the system currently depends on.
Known problems
Failures, gaps, unanswered questions, and temporary workarounds stay visible instead of being edited out of the story.
Next actions
The practical work required to move the system forward, with Field Notes documenting what happens.
Project status definitions
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Planning | The problem and requirements are still being defined. |
| Building | Components are being assembled into a usable system. |
| Testing | The system exists and is being exercised against real failure cases. |
| Operational | The system is usable now, with limitations documented. |
| Maintained | The system is stable and receives periodic review and updates. |
| Paused | Work is temporarily stopped, but the project remains relevant. |
| Archived | The project is retained for reference but is no longer maintained. |
The document is part of the system.
A project is not complete because the equipment powers on. It is useful when someone can understand it, operate it, test it, and repair it under pressure.