[Pen] Handheld Transceiver

[eric©]

If you're looking for just a rescue solution, all the guys in my expedition
group carry the SPOT beacons.

If you're looking for "will work just about anywhere", look at satellite
phones.

Depending on terrain and location, even a handheld Ham rig may not be
enough.  Even with a vehicle mounted antenna, my 5 watt Yaesu can
occasionally not key up repeaters only a few miles away if I'm down in a
canyon or wash out here in the mountains.

Eric
On Apr 11, 2012 1:17 PM, "agent69" <agent69 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> I am looking for a handheld device to communicate in a remote part of the
> mountains for *emergency use only*. Other than a handheld CB which is
> very limited in transmission range. Would a HAM transceiver be a good
> solution?  What would the criteria be for my selection? It looks like there
> is a pretty strong APRS network in my area so I could send an emergency
> message for rescue.
>
>
> I'm thinking something like this would be good,  but I would have to take
> my amateur test:
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> http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=111&encProdID=9D0EA3E2FB5ED55942E531288EF4C787&DivisionID=65&isArchived=0
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> Thanks
> Agent
>
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