Re:Snowmobiler finds family of five stuck in frozen wilderness
by sliken on Saturday January 25, 2020 @06:32PM
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With some elevation (like standing on your car) and a cheap 6 foot antenna (made of PVC for $10 or so) I've hit repeaters 100s of miles away. But sure if you are in worse terrain you might need a HF radio instead of a 2M/440cm HT.
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Re:Snowmobiler finds family of five stuck in frozen wilderness
by tialaramex on Saturday January 25, 2020 @06:59PM
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The radio is a nice thing to have, but it isn't a realistic substitute for a PLB when you leave civilization. Even if the satellite beacon is received only intermittently and can't get GPS fix or doesn't have GPS the system will figure out where it is in maybe an hour or so anyway (Doppler measurement) and any single message is an unambiguous call for rescue.