About us
Land Ops is a one-of-a-kind off-road navigation and radio communication group.
OFF-ROAD AND ON A MISSION
Our outings are called "ops" and they are all about TEAMWORK. These are choreographed exercises that involve two or more teams navigating an unknown course, sometimes even at night. Teams report to a net control station within the region and find their way by acquiring a series of hidden caches with special instructions.
Land Ops is like NOTHING you've ever seen before.
Club video overview
Video of one of our level 2 ops (below):
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https://youtu.be/x8MQt_MlSo4
The teams synchronize their movement as they progress through the exercise that takes them on adventures into the unknown.
Our main challenge categories include;
Off Road Driving | Navigation | Radio & Signal Communications
Vehicle Recovery | Night Ops | Search and Rescue Drills
Other tasks may include hiking, rappelling, real search and rescue ops and drone applications.
Many of our members are licensed ham radio operators. We practice emergency radio communications and related support roles.
Land Ops Meetup membership is free. Members are required to RSVP to attend and sign liability and film/photo waivers in order to participate.
See also
Northern California Land Ops at https://www.meetup.com/LandOps_NorCal/
San Diego Land Ops at https://www.meetup.com/Land-Ops-San-Diego/
Upcoming events
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Land Ops Mountain Op
Holcomb Valley Primitive Camping, 34.30540,-116.91280, San Bernardino County, CA, USRegister at Register for Big Bear Holcomb Valley Op
LAND OPS MOUNTAIN OPJUL 11, 2026
BIG BEAR - HOLCOMB VALLEYBASECAMP LOCATION
34.30540,-116.91280 Near junction of 2N09 & 3N16Level 2 Op - All members encouraged
PRE-REGISTRATION ENCOURAGED
REGISTER NOWNEW PARTICIPANTS AND LONG TIME MEMBERS ALIKE WILL ALL GET SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT OUT OF THIS OP.
All Terrain tires are required with full size spare.
FRIDAY JUL 10, 2026
- Afternoon arrivals by setup team
- Early arriving participants and guests setup their camps.
- Route assessments
- Campfires and comradery abound into the evening-NOTE THAT FIRE RESTRICTIONS ARE IN PLACE. NO WOOD OR CHARCOAL FIRES OR BBQS.
Members and participants skilled in night navigation arrive throughout the evening
SATURDAY JUL 11, 2026
- 09:30 AM Op Orientation
- 10:30 AM Departure
LUNCH ON TRAIL
- Overnight camping and comradery
COMMUNICATIONS
Vehicle Communications
Vehicle to vehicle comms will be 2 meter for hams and/or FRS for non-hams
2 meter primary frequency = 145.555 MHz
FRS = channel 1 (no privacy code)
Secondary communication on Big Bear repeater K6BB 147.330 +, 131.8 plNet Control Communications
VHF/UHF - Vehicles will communicate with net control on 2 meter and/or UHF depending upon crossband repeater setups.
HF – nets will be based on available operators
APRS – turn it on if you have it for shared awareness2 attendees
Past events
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