<div dir="ltr">They do have an ELT for hikers. This would be similar to how the Civil Air Patrol finds lost aircraft (or those that had hard landings and forgot to disable their ELT that activated).<div><br></div><div>The ELT wouldn't let you talk to anyone, but you could activate it and the signal would be picked up and relayed, but the relay stations are only in areas like National Parks that support them.</div><div>Iridium isn't 100% reliable, but works nearly anywhere with a view of the sky. There's a company in Miami that sells kits, but they are bulky. They come in a durable waterproof box meant for boats and aircraft.</div><div><br></div><div>Ham Radio is your best bet, and getting a license is easy. Handheld radios on VHF/UHF are very inexpensive. If you're really going to be far away from civilization, you'd want to get a portable HF radio which would be more expensive.</div><div><br></div><div>If you're always going to be near a buddy (you should NEVER hike alone), FRS radios are the way to go to stay in touch with your buddies. You might even find people around you using them, whom you could ask for help. Depending on terrain, these can have a 1 to 5 mile range.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 12:35 PM, leam hall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:leamhall@gmail.com" target="_blank">leamhall@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I have a ham license but never used it. My wife may not want to spend the time to get one. The goal is emergency comms like "help, broken leg" sort of stuff. Terrain is most of the US eastern seaboard into W Va and across to Texas. She does photography as she travels. The ideal would be to communicate with me but the reality may just be emergency services. </div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 12:32 PM, Bryan L. Gay <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ale@bryangay.com" target="_blank">ale@bryangay.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap:break-word">CB is the worst choice.<div><br></div><div>The question depends on who you want to communicate with, what is the terrain like, how far away are you needing to communicate, and what information are you wanting to communicate.</div><div><br></div><div>There are a few options, and don't rule out Ham Radio.</div><div><br></div><div>73's de KR4MM</div><div><div class="m_-2842139525133665930h5"><div><br><div class="m_-2842139525133665930m_6096690558794944404m_-6804850383167801790AppleOriginalContents" style="direction:ltr"><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Aug 2, 2017, at 12:27, Pete Hardie <<a href="mailto:pete.hardie@gmail.com" target="_blank">pete.hardie@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_-2842139525133665930m_6096690558794944404m_-6804850383167801790Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="auto">Would CB radio work? </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Aug 2, 2017 12:05, "leam hall" <<a href="mailto:leamhall@gmail.com" target="_blank">leamhall@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">My photographer wife does a lot of nature photography where cell phones don't always go. Without requiring a HAM license and carrying a huge pack, are there good emergency comm options?<div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>Leam</div></div>
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