Hi Bob:

First, I hope you have a speedy recovery. Keep in shape as much as you can
whilst recovering; that'll probably help your back to heal.

As to what Emergency Radio to use; well, my Wife & I use the little FSR radios;
and several
Hike leaders I know use the " 5 Mile" Motorola models.

That will help you stay in touch with one another over short distances.

If your really in trouble; having a Cell phone that can get to a repeater is
the only choice I've heard of .
But if there's no repeater, or it's winter & the batteries die, or your so
badly hurt you can't operate a cell phone, then its not much use.

Other people say a VHF radio is the way to go; then again, can your VHF signal
get to someone on the receiving end..

Best bet is to travel in numbers, plan what your doing before you do it, take a
good first aid course, have some medical supplies with you and be Real careful
out in the woods.

If someone's badly hurt, they'll go into shock fairly rapidly, and will need
many other people to help apply first aid, keep them warm , build a stretcher,
& then stretcher them out to an ambulance;

Just my 2 cents worth.

Dan


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(Bob) writes:


Hi all,

I recently suffered a back injury while mountain biking in the
woods,fortunately we had a cell phone and were able to call 911 for
medical help. Now that I am home and recuperating, I have been
wondering what cell phone alternatives are available for use in remote
areas where you may not have a cell signal. I have been looking at the
fRS/gmrs radios and see that some are now "boasting" 10 mile ranges,
however I realize this is optimal clear line of sight conditions which
is rarely the case. My other thought is to get a technicians class ham
license and possibly purchase a small hand held radio to carry with
me. I have seen some really small units from Alinco listed in the
Monitoring Times Magazine, would this be a more practical solution? I
really don't know what type of radios and range you are allowed to
work on a tech license and as I am thinking of using this for
emergency use I would like to hear your suggestions.

Thanks in Advance


Bob