Ready Radio
P.A.C.E. Comms Planner Cards
Description
Build your plan. Keep your team connected.
The Ready Radio PACE Comms Planner Cards help you organize how your family or team will communicate when your everyday methods stop working. Built around Primary, Alternate, Contingency, and Emergency communications, this set gives you a practical place to record your methods, channels, check-in times, and backup plans.
From emergency contacts and rally points to repeater settings and equipment checklists, these cards keep the details of your plan together in a compact format you can carry with your kit.
BUILD A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN BEFORE YOU NEED IT
Know which method to use first, when to switch to a backup, and what everyone should do if contact is lost. Dedicated planning fields help you establish clear procedures ahead of time, so your group knows when to check in, where to meet, and how to reconnect.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- PACE Overview & Planning Template — Understand the four PACE levels and record your communication methods, radios, frequencies, channels, tones, and notes.
- Switch Triggers & Communication Windows — Define when to move to the next method and schedule check-ins for your group.
- Code Words — Record agreed phrases for phone calls, texts, and written notes.
- Team Roster & Emergency Contacts — Keep names, call signs, radio assignments, phone numbers, and local or out-of-area contacts together.
- Medical Information — Record allergies, medications, conditions, and other important team information.
- Rally Points, Routes & Vehicles — Establish meeting locations, waiting times, alternate routes, checkpoints, and vehicle details.
- Kit & Power Planning — Use the equipment checklist and track batteries, device runtimes, and charging schedules.
- Channel Plan, Repeaters & Nets — Organize channel assignments, frequencies, offsets, tones, and scheduled nets.
- Message Form & Message Log — Write down messages, priorities, replies, and transmission details.
- Radio Inventory & U.S. Licensing Reference — Track equipment assignments and programming dates, with a quick reference covering common radio services.
CUSTOMIZABLE TO YOUR FAMILY OR TEAM
Fill in the planning fields with a wet-erase marker to build a plan around your people, equipment, and location. Update your information as contact details, channels, meeting points, or assignments change. The structured layouts make it easier to share the same plan with everyone in your group.
DURABLE, WATERPROOF & BUILT FOR THE FIELD
Designed for rain, dirt, sweat, and everyday carry, these waterproof cards keep your communication plan close at hand. Their compact format fits easily into a radio pouch, admin pouch, vehicle kit, or go-bag for quick access without relying on a charged phone.
PERFECT FOR BEGINNERS & EXPERIENCED OPERATORS
Whether you’re putting together your first family communication plan or organizing an established radio group, the PACE Comms Planner provides a straightforward framework for getting the details on paper. Clear tables, checklists, and reminders help you build, review, and practice your plan.
DESIGNED FOR PREPAREDNESS & FIELD USE
A practical addition to emergency preparedness kits, radio go-kits, vehicle bags, and field gear. Ideal for families, homesteaders, preparedness groups, outdoor teams, and radio operators who want a clear plan for staying in contact.
What's included
- (1) PACE Comms Planner Set
Frequently Asked Questions
The Ready Radio PACE Comms Planner Cards are a waterproof, fill-in planning set for organizing your family or team’s communications. They keep your communication methods, contacts, channels, check-in schedules, and backup procedures together in a compact format you can carry with your kit.
PACE stands for Primary, Alternate, Contingency, and Emergency. These are the four levels of your communication plan, starting with your preferred method and working through backups if earlier methods become unavailable.
The set includes planning fields for communication methods, switch triggers, check-in windows, code words, team rosters, emergency contacts, medical information, rally points, routes, and vehicles. It also covers equipment and power planning, channel assignments, repeater settings, scheduled nets, messages, and radio inventory.
They’re designed for families, homesteaders, preparedness groups, outdoor teams, and radio operators. You can build your plan around your group’s people, equipment, location, and communication needs.
No advanced radio experience is needed to start building your plan. The structured tables, checklists, and reminders help beginners organize the essentials while giving experienced operators a practical place to document more detailed information.
Use a wet-erase marker to complete the planning fields. You can erase and update your entries as phone numbers, channels, meeting locations, equipment assignments, or other details change.
Yes. The cards are waterproof and designed for rain, dirt, sweat, and everyday carry. Keep your written plan accessible in your radio pouch, vehicle kit, or go-bag.
Complete the plan together, agree on check-in times and triggers for switching methods, and review what to do if contact is lost. Practice the plan and update the cards whenever your people, equipment, or arrangements change.