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Re: HAM radio, APRS, communicating from deep inside the BWCA
Reply #10 - Sep 18th, 2009 at 3:35am
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You could also use a SPOT tracker or Personal Locator Beacon.


I considered a locator beacon.  They are pretty good idea.  I may end up with one of those in the future.  I talk to a guy in the deep south who has one on his boat.  It appears to work, but there are some kickers.  You need to find out what the locals have.  Where he was located, the locals have one brand and a lost person had another brand.  It tok a good bit longer to find this person than it should have.  But they were able to find the guy in his boat, but he was PISS that it took so long.
  
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Reply #11 - Sep 18th, 2009 at 4:06am
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Asmjock, I have to assume that this is possible, but….   



I am going to hit up a HAM forum and see what method they would recommend.  I will come back with an answer.
  
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Re: HAM radio, APRS, communicating from deep inside the BWCA
Reply #12 - Sep 18th, 2009 at 6:35pm
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Locator beacons are nice, and there seems too be more offerings of late besides the Spot.
But, you still have the problem of getting weather reports?
I took a Weather radio in the Q one year, but I only got ONE station, it was in French and not even close too the park.
 I did run into a guy who was in for 3 weeks in 07, on Brent lk. He told me he could pick up a station in ELY at night for weather and fire ban news?
I tried but got the French station Grin
  
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