No, not that kind. I'm talking amateur radio here. Seriously, the Ouray trip provided an example of why I think Ham is important to us. I was camped in Ironton Park (without cell coverage) not far from where a fellow club member broke down on Hwy. 550 south of Ouray Friday afternoon. I didn't know about it until I returned to cell service in Ouray on Sunday evening. Man, I felt bad (even unknowingly) to have a club member on the side of the road.
Amateur radio may have provided some help here. Let me try to list some examples. He may have been able to contact me directly as the distance was not that far. That's called simplex. Ham can communicate over much larger distances than CB. Alternatively, he may have been able to talk to me by using one of several repeaters in the area. There's one on Engineer Pass. With Ham, two radios don't have to talk directly if they can each talk to the same (or different, if linked) repeater(s). One can talk over great distances using these linked, mountain top repeaters.
As a member of Mesa County Search & Rescue, I have been out in remote country during many missions where that is the only mode of communication. We are going to be out in this same country for a lot of our runs. Breakdowns or medical emergencies are two reasons I'm wondering if we could not benefit from this higher standard of communication.
For more info, http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forum...ers-guide.html is a link that answers many questions you may have.
So, who's out there ready? Respond here with your call sign. If you're not ready, you only have to answer 26 out of 35 questions correctly on the test.
Let's hear some of your thoughts.
Gerry
K0GLW
Amateur radio may have provided some help here. Let me try to list some examples. He may have been able to contact me directly as the distance was not that far. That's called simplex. Ham can communicate over much larger distances than CB. Alternatively, he may have been able to talk to me by using one of several repeaters in the area. There's one on Engineer Pass. With Ham, two radios don't have to talk directly if they can each talk to the same (or different, if linked) repeater(s). One can talk over great distances using these linked, mountain top repeaters.
As a member of Mesa County Search & Rescue, I have been out in remote country during many missions where that is the only mode of communication. We are going to be out in this same country for a lot of our runs. Breakdowns or medical emergencies are two reasons I'm wondering if we could not benefit from this higher standard of communication.
For more info, http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forum...ers-guide.html is a link that answers many questions you may have.
So, who's out there ready? Respond here with your call sign. If you're not ready, you only have to answer 26 out of 35 questions correctly on the test.
Let's hear some of your thoughts.
Gerry
K0GLW
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