There is always the challenge of communicating from a remote or isolated location with a low-power transceiver using CW. And then there is always the safety aspect. When we were cruising on our sailboat (Kibitka) we used amateur radio to participate in several rescues at sea; one of which included a very low-powered amateur radio transceiver. And the size and weight of some of these systems is not much of a factor. Sometimes a tree to throw an antenna over is. Craig Jungers Royal City, WA On 10/27/06, Tord Eriksson <tord_at_tord.nu> wrote: > > On Wednesday 25 October 2006 12:35, Paul wrote: > > > Outfitting a kayak with a ham radio: > > http://www.n0lx.com/kayak.html > > Seems to be the ultimate for the modern > man: Where no mobile phone internet can > reach you you'd use your ham radio .... > > My, my! I'd never ... > > Would think staying away from things like > that is what makes paddling worth while ... > > But if it is just an emergency communication thing ... > Well, VHFs, nor cellular phones, can't be used everywhere ... > > "This is BJ24XT calling all stations, > I am south of Tasmania, what is your QTH?" > > Still weird and for that space and weight I'd prefer > to carry more food, or fuel for my stove, or a fishing rod! :-)! > > Tord *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Oct 27 2006 - 17:40:26 PDT
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