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 Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:27 pm Post subject: 406 MHz alternatives? |
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I had the opportunity to fly in the Alaskan wilderness last summer. We, Loretta and I, were instructed in the use of a satellite phone which was on board in case of an emergency. It was simple to use and as I recall costs were a couple of bucks a call depending on the length of the call. The guide mentioned that the cost of satellite phones has dropped recently to make them competitive with cell phones -- at least for occasional use. They are also much smaller than I remembered. I would consider their use particularly if you are flying over sparely populated areas where cell phone coverage might not be reliable.
dave
RV7A--90% done 90% to go
On Jan 16, 2008, at 3:10 PM, John Morgensen wrote:
| Quote: | No offense, but cell phone coverage in the Sierra Nevada Mountains is spotty at best. If I am going to crash, the odds are that it will be in the most inaccessible place you can imagine. The PLB and Spot systems are satellite based and should work anywhere on the planet that you can get a GPS signal. I would like to learn more about the APRS system mentioned by Chris W.
John Morgensen
Vanremog(at)aol.com (Vanremog(at)aol.com) wrote: | Quote: | I've said before that if we could have a personal tracker PC program that you could setup to ping your tracking cell phone every five minutes and update itself as to location, everyone could help in their own rescue if it were needed. Any takers?
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