1-2-3 vs 3-3-3 Radio Plan SHTF Sked
Some organizations recommend hourly skeds (such as the 1-2-3 plan).
But, nobody who has ever had to suffer through hourly radio skeds while working daily in-the-field for weeks or months would ever recommend hourly skeds.
Hourly skeds are impossible to keep.
“Get on the air every hour” may sound like a reasonable concept or even a good idea (while you are sitting at home).
Practically speaking, it is impossible for one person to maintain an hourly schedule and get anything else done, or even catch a quick nap.
The good news, is that the “3-3-3 Radio Plan for SHTF Communications” is fully interoperable and compatible with a 1-2-3 plan.
3-3-3 recommends turning on the radio on channel 3, “calling and listening for a call for at least 3 minutes” or ” If you have sufficient battery power, or if you have not connected in for a while, then you should listen for 15 minutes.”
Interoperability: 3-3-3 says every 3 hours on the clock, and 1-2-3 says every hour. So, the two methods are interoperable at 3 hour intervals.