mmckenna
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I'd need to check my binder full of work licenses to see what the exact wording was and when the license was issued.
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I'd need to check my binder full of work licenses to see what the exact wording was and when the license was issued.
rescuecomm
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I was a member of a group that got a GMRS system license in 1987 and it was for a repeater pair and one other.
mmckenna
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Found one of our old work GMRS licenses:
Waivers/Conditions:
A non-individual licensee may operate only on the channel(s) that have been assigned to your station. This license authorizes use of the following channel(s) only:…...
K6GBW
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New device...Motorola Defy Satellite Communicator. $139.00 and uses the INMARSAT system. Service is only $5.00 a month! I just got mine and tested it in the White Mountains outside of Bishop CA. Worked fantastic! That and a RECCO Rescue Reflector and eventually my body will be found. No PL's needed!
rescuecomm
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That's cool. Amazing feat for that tiny little dongle to reliably transmit to geosynchronous satellites 22k miles up.
K6GBW
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Follow up: just hiked to the "Bridge to Nowhere" in the San Gabriel Mountains up above Azusa CA. The canyons there are very steep and narrow. From the river to the peaks are hundreds of feet. This would be a worst case scenario for a satellite communicator. The Defy Satellite device lost signal a few times, but it did work. It's one of those things where you might have to move a hundred yards or so to get it to lock up, but I was on the bridge and was able to send and receive several text messages. Over all, I'm pretty happy with it.
And they have come a long way from the days of super expensive Sat Phones, and Sat Radio systems being the only options for any form of Satellite Comms devices.
