On 9/4/07, Sam Conant <samcvt@comcast.net> wrote: CB equipment has proven useful and helpful withing the nation's trucking industry. > Sam Conant (N1PDL) > One advantage a mobile ham transceiver has over CB is the availability of "repeater" sites that are available almost everywhere. These repeaters are usually located on high ground with antennas on towers providing a wide area of coverage. When you call into a repeater, your signal is rebroadcast over a much wider area than your radio alone could reach. Many times repeaters are available where cell phone coverage is not. These repeaters are monitored almost always by local hams who are more than willing to render assistance if needed. Most repeaters can even "patch" you into a local phone network so your radio can work like a phone in the unlikely event your Vanagon (RVC) would need a tow truck! When I camp, I usually bring along a small hand held radio and a small directional antenna that I use to reach any one of the amateur satellites in low orbit. It's really fun to be out on a deserted beach or wherever and talk to folks from Canada, US, Mexico and the Caribbean. But then I'm kind of a geek that way. -- John Meeks Vanagon Rescue Squad http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm '91 Multivan, '85 GL Northern Michigan KC8ZFN |
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