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Thread: Ham Radio Reception in Canyons
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06-02-2009, 07:46 AM #1
Ham Radio Reception in Canyons
Does anybody carry a Ham radio in the canyons? Is there any reception, or does the sandstone suck up the radio signal?
I am considering buying a submersible handheld for canyons, but would like to know whether a radio in the canyons is as helpful as a GPS (I leave my GPS at home, usually). The idea is to carry it in a drybag and use if for emergencies.
Also, anybody used this radio:
Yaesu VX-8R
http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd...5&isArchived=0
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06-02-2009 07:46 AM # ADS
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06-02-2009, 08:07 AM #2
It may be hard to get a signal in a narrow canyon. May need to get out of the canyon to get a signal.
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06-02-2009, 08:31 AM #3
Aren't most ham radios 'line-of-sight'?
And, unlike satellite emergency beacons, you must have someone actively listening to that frequency do you not?
I would choose not use a ham radio.bruce from bryce
'I used to work for the government; but I was not part of the problem'
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06-02-2009, 05:01 PM #4
i prefer to carry a handheld aircraft radio.
if i can see a jet i can talk to him. and theres always jets out there. they all monitor 121.5 or you can use the local ctaf for your area to talk to small planes.But if I agreed with you, we would both be wrong.
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06-02-2009, 07:10 PM #5
As a licensed amateur, kc5tfz, I can tell you that my only use for FM in the canyons has been to talk to each other, which my friend Michael, kc5und, did in 2004. I can tell you that going around a corner blocked out signals completely, even at 7 watts. My wife and I carry GMRS radios all the time (see pics), but it's still just to talk to each other from close by.
Your best bet for comms in the canyons is a SPOT or a satellite phone. Even then, certain canyons from certain positions won't have a clear satellite view.
-Richard
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06-02-2009, 08:41 PM #6
Thanks to all
Thanks. That is really helpful and answers the questions regarding what 500 feet of sandstone wall will do to RF.
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