Signals Intelligence Course
Course Overview
Content
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Start time 9 AM
Students learn basic intelligence concepts and are taught the acronym F3EAD
Exercise: students conduct a comms area study to find signals
Exercise: students are taught to intercept signals
End time 4-5 PM
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Start time 9 AM
Students get familiar with the TinySA Ultra Spectrum Analyzer
Exercise: Students learn how to build a Yagi antenna
Exercise: Students learn how to exploit signals
End time 4-5 PM
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Start time 9 AM
Students learn other common digital modes and cellphone exploitation
Students complete the last exercise of the course
Role-play Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) team
Role-play Tactical Operations Center (TOC) team
Role-play patrol team
End time 4-5 PM
Locations and Dates
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Cost: $500
Course Length: 3 days, classroom, outdoors
Description
The Three-Day SIGINT Course will explore the use of common/off-the-shelf (COTS) Signals Intelligence Equipment to identify and exploit threats in a working environment. It will include additional hands-on time with practical exercises, including blocks of instruction on geospatial / RF emissions awareness.
Signals Intelligence Course covers:
Intelligence Targeting Cycle (F3EAD)
Understanding and familiarization with the various types of common off-the-shelf (COTS) signals intelligence collection equipment and platforms.
Spectrum and Point searches
Targeting various levels of communications
Electronic Warfare and Psychological Operations
Gear Packing Checklist
Course Checklist
Notebook
Any communications equipment the student wants to bring
There is no required equipment or prior knowledge necessary to attend the course, however any equipment the students have they're more than welcome to bring. We will be using it.
Course Book
Recommended Gear
Chest Rig
Should hold all your personal tactical gear for a 24-48 hour patrol period
I don’t recommend plate carriers for training as the added weight and heat detracts from the experience
Optics
We will be running OP’s, optics are a force multiplier
Day/night/thermal
We will cover some thermal mitigation and detection.
Radio
VHF/UHF handheld like the Baofeng
I can provide some if you don’t have one.
Earpieces and speaker mics help for security ops.
Course Reviews
Brushbeater Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Course Review (Article)
By Father Abraham
By Father Abraham
Meet the Instructor
NC SCOUT
NC Scout is the pseudonym of a former member of one of the US Army's premier special reconnaissance units with two combat deployments to Iraq and one to Afghanistan.
He runs Brushbeater Training and Consulting, which teaches courses on small unit tactics, communications, and survival based on skills he learned while serving to prepare people for uncertain times ahead.
He is the owner and senior editor of American Partisan and can be found on his podcast, Radio Contra.