There are a fair amount of 2 meter repeaters around but they in no way equal
the number of cell towers. Out in the middle of nowhere, you're more likely
to have cell coverage than you are anything else.
"Bill Hennessy" wrote in message
m...
Yes. a handheld would work fine. As long as their was a repeater you
could
hit. Just about everywhere their is.

Bill, N5NOB

CW wrote:

There are a fair amount of 2 meter repeaters around but they in no way equal
the number of cell towers. Out in the middle of nowhere, you're more likely
to have cell coverage than you are anything else.

More coverage than a portable CB radio?


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It would depend on where you are at. If you are in hilly country and you are
not right on the top of a tall hill, don't count on a portable CB to have
more than 1 to 2 miles range, if that. In a lot of areas, CB is virtually
nonexistent and even if there are other CBers around, they are likely to be
portable or mobile so the (lack of) height and efficiency of their antennas
are not going to help you out any. It basically comes down to what is in the
area. There has been several good suggestions on here but all or none of
them will work depending on where you are. The best bets for the most
reliable communications are the direct satellite options and even that may
well not work depending on your surroundings.
"starman" wrote in message
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CW wrote:

There are a fair amount of 2 meter repeaters around but they in no way
equal
the number of cell towers. Out in the middle of nowhere, you're more
likely
to have cell coverage than you are anything else.

More coverage than a portable CB radio?


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"CW" wrote in
:

"Those who beat their weapons into plows will plow for those who do
not." I suspect the same will, for some people, be said of "those that
traded their Ham Radios for cell phones will be relying on those that
didn't" Can you say local disaster with extended power loss to the
towers?

For as much of the country that seems to be covered for cell use, and for
the areas that most people travel, there are indeed remote areas or areas
not adequately covered. I'll hedge my bet by having both a HAM radio and
cell phone.

Same with the shortwave broadcasters giving up the ghost in favor of the
internet and doing internet "radio". I do much of my listening with
portable radios, I can't see being encumbered with a piece of magnificent
technology that needs to be tied to something else in order for me to
hear the show i.e. a phone line or cordless network.

Too much high technology, too little assured reliability.

We have two 3000 HP electric motors at work that are controlled by
variable frequency drives. Nice, when they work. Finicky otherwise. The
same motor did the same job for years without the VFD, no problems. More
technology, more problems.

Regards.



It would depend on where you are at. If you are in hilly country and
you are not right on the top of a tall hill, don't count on a portable
CB to have more than 1 to 2 miles range, if that.

--
Never say never.
Nothing is absolute.

It would be ideal if he would haul a trailer everywhere he went with
generators , portable antennas and a 10,000 watt all band transmitting
station. He also needs to pack his portable bomb shelter and years worth of
food and water. Never know when World War 3 is going to break out. Also
needs to practice up on his Morse code so that, on the plane ride to his
hiking destination, if a meteorite hits the plane, causing it to crash on a
remote desert island and the emergency beacons are out, he can build a CW
transmitter from the wreckage so he can give his exact location to any
rescuers. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention the course in navigation he needs to
take so he will know what his location is and the electronics course he
needs to take so he will be able to build that transmitter. This assumes, of
course, that he has already taken the survival and fisrt aid course.
"Soliloquy" wrote in message
4...
"CW" wrote in
:

"Those who beat their weapons into plows will plow for those who do
not." I suspect the same will, for some people, be said of "those that
traded their Ham Radios for cell phones will be relying on those that
didn't" Can you say local disaster with extended power loss to the
towers?

For as much of the country that seems to be covered for cell use, and for
the areas that most people travel, there are indeed remote areas or areas
not adequately covered. I'll hedge my bet by having both a HAM radio and
cell phone.

Same with the shortwave broadcasters giving up the ghost in favor of the
internet and doing internet "radio". I do much of my listening with
portable radios, I can't see being encumbered with a piece of magnificent
technology that needs to be tied to something else in order for me to
hear the show i.e. a phone line or cordless network.

Too much high technology, too little assured reliability.

We have two 3000 HP electric motors at work that are controlled by
variable frequency drives. Nice, when they work. Finicky otherwise. The
same motor did the same job for years without the VFD, no problems. More
technology, more problems.

Regards.



It would depend on where you are at. If you are in hilly country and
you are not right on the top of a tall hill, don't count on a portable
CB to have more than 1 to 2 miles range, if that.

--
Never say never.
Nothing is absolute.

More coverage than a portable CB radio?

Forget CB, even if you have someone at camp with a CB, unless it's a clear
line-of sight shot. I no longer depend upon CB or ham radio on the Interstate
highways. I carry a cellphoneat all times.

Bill, K5BY

Bill [K5BY],

AGREED: The 'utility' of the Celfone for the average person on the
road is so much more then a CB or Amateur radio as far as getting
ones personal business done or to Get Help during an Emergency [.]

ttbk ~ RHF
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