Brian Kelly wrote:
JJ wrote in message ...

Radionews wrote:



HAM RADIO ADVENTU COMMUNICATORS NEEDED FOR CAVEING EXPEDITION


Gulf Coast United States, along with Caribbean, or South America base
station operators are needed for communication on the ham bands with
a scientific expedition. This, in July through August time frame.


The 60 day expedition will explore deep caves in the high Andes
mountains and jungle in the western Amazon area of South America.
Expedition access to the remote areas is via trekking on foot and
pack animal. The expedition will use a solar and battery powered 20
Watt backpack transceiver. Antennas will be a wire dipole or
vertical. A miniature notebook computer will be along for digital
operations.


Communications will consist of position reports, some short messages
with families of expedition members, and any possible emergency or
medical messages. All operation will be non-commercial.


Operators with good base stations, efficient antennas and low noise
locations are needed on the 40 through 15 meter amateur bands. The
operations will use SSB, CW and a variety of digital modes. If you
are interested, e-mail Bonnie Crystal, KQ6XA, at
. (KC5FM, KQ6XA)

Oh wow! I would think that something like a scientific expedition would
want some reliable communication that you can use anywhere and count on
at all times, like cell phones. Right witless willie?


Uhhh . . don't particularly mean to bust yer stones here JJ but how
many dialup cells do you suppose Verizon and/or AT&T or any other
telco has up and running in the headwaters region of the Amazon?

w3rv

Uhhh...precisely my point, but if you listen to witless willie cell
phones can always out do ham radio anywhere anytime.