tommyknocker wrote:

Gregg wrote:

No VHF repeaters in the middle of the ocean ;-)

Plus, you're talking about Africa, where they don't have the money for
stuff like VHF repeaters.

We're talking long distance stuff here... the airports in Africa generally
use the same VHF frequencies as everyone else...

But once they are out of range of a particular airport, HF comes into
play.