Brandin S. Hess
Communications Engineer
Communications Across Distance — a journey from Alaska to Aotearoa through resilient communications, engineering, amateur radio, and public service.
Communications Engineer
Communications Across Distance — a journey from Alaska to Aotearoa through resilient communications, engineering, amateur radio, and public service.
From military communications and amateur radio to resilient infrastructure and RF engineering, the common thread has always been simple: keep people connected.
Practical systems thinking for RF, telecommunications, and infrastructure resilience.
Technical communications and infrastructure consulting for the New Zealand chapter.
Emergency communications, remote operations, CW, digital modes, and service.
Linux-native communications software built for operators who need practical tools.
Great communication is measured not by how much data moves, but by whether people remain connected when distance matters most.
Greyline86 documents Alaska, Aotearoa New Zealand, Ready Signal, amateur radio, field notes, and the communications projects that tie them together.

Wherever you are...
Thank you for taking the time to connect. I genuinely appreciate it.
— Brandin
Distance is only meaningful when communication fails.