Operational Training

Confidence Before
the Incident

Resilient communications only work when the people carrying them understand the system. AT Labs training connects the map, the radio, and the operating plan through practical instruction built around your team and your terrain.

Learn by Doing

From Concepts to Repeatable Field Skills

Our training is designed for the way response teams actually learn: a clear explanation of the system, hands-on configuration, deployment in real terrain, and a structured review of what happened.

We tailor the material to the equipment and workflows your organization uses. A field operator may need to deploy and verify an RM radio. A planner may need to build and export a SignalReach study. A TAK administrator may need to operate a server and manage federation. Command staff may need to understand what TAK or CalTopo can show them — and what changes when internet service disappears.

Understand

Know how the mesh forms, where it fails, and which assumptions matter.

Plan

Use terrain and mission requirements to place infrastructure deliberately.

Deploy

Configure, position, test, and troubleshoot the system in the field.

Operate

Maintain the common operating picture and adapt as the incident changes.

Training Modules

Build the Capability Your Team Needs

Modules can stand alone or be combined into a program aligned to your mission, personnel, and level of experience.

Core Skills

LoRa Mesh Fundamentals

A practical foundation in resilient mesh communications: what the system does well, where terrain and antenna placement matter, and how to avoid the assumptions that cause field failures.

  • Mesh behavior and link fundamentals
  • Line of sight, terrain, vegetation, and structures
  • Portable versus infrastructure nodes
  • Power, placement, and field verification
Planning

SignalReach Network Planning

Plan from the area of interest outward. Students define coverage targets, enter real site and equipment constraints, evaluate coverage and backhaul, and turn the resulting study into a deployable node plan.

  • AOI boundaries and KML workflows
  • Radio, antenna height, site limit, and deployment parameters
  • Existing towers, must-cover areas, no-go zones, and UAS profiles
  • Heatmaps, per-site layers, backhaul paths, and export products
Situational Awareness

TAK User Training

Connect field position reporting to the common operating picture. User training can cover ATAK, WinTAK, iTAK, and local TAK server workflows based on the equipment and client mix your team uses.

  • Client and server roles
  • Position location information and messaging
  • Maps, imagery, layers, and degraded-network behavior
  • Operational limitations and troubleshooting
SAR Workflow

CalTopo & TopoLink

For teams that plan and manage searches in CalTopo, this module focuses on the command-post workflow for bringing mesh position data into a shared map through TopoLink and a connected RM radio.

  • Desktop and shared-map setup
  • USB radio connection and position flow
  • Command-side visibility and field-side limitations
  • Integrating the workflow into search management
Field Deployment

RM Series Operator

Hands-on instruction for the people who deploy and depend on the network. Operators learn standard configuration, placement, status checks, charging, recovery, and basic fault isolation.

  • Radio setup and standardized profiles
  • Site selection and antenna placement
  • Network checks and problem isolation
  • Care, power, and post-mission reset
Administration

TAK Administrator Training

Training for the people responsible for the server behind the operational picture. Content is matched to the agency architecture, whether on premises, cloud-hosted, standalone, or federated with a field endpoint.

  • Server architecture and routine administration
  • Users, certificates, and client onboarding
  • Federation and offline endpoint concepts
  • Maintenance, monitoring, and recovery workflows
Integrated Exercise

Command & Field Practicum

Put the complete workflow under realistic load. Teams build the network, establish the operational picture, move personnel through the AO, respond to injected problems, and finish with a facilitated after-action review.

  • Scenario-based deployment
  • Command and field coordination
  • Coverage gaps and contingency actions
  • Documented lessons and next steps
Delivery Options

Training That Fits the Team

On-Site Team Training

Instruction at your facility or operating area, using your terrain, equipment, and normal command structure whenever practical.

Remote Planning Sessions

Focused virtual instruction for SignalReach, system architecture, configuration review, or pre-exercise preparation.

Train-the-Trainer

Deeper instruction for internal leads who will sustain procedures, onboard new operators, and run future practice events.

Role-Based Instruction

One System, Different Responsibilities

Field Operators

Deploy, verify, use, and recover equipment without needing to become network engineers.

Team Leaders

Recognize coverage problems, reposition assets, and maintain accountability.

COML / Technical Leads

Plan, configure, integrate, troubleshoot, and document the system.

Command Staff

Understand what the operational picture shows, its limits, and how to request the right capability.

Prepare the Team

Build a Training Plan Around Your Mission

Tell us who needs to be trained, what equipment and software you use, and what a successful deployment looks like. We will help shape the right mix of instruction and field practice.