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Hi can anyone tell me if the ic-40 Uhf would suit our needs.

Submitted: Friday, Feb 06, 2009 at 10:06

brent and Di

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Hi guys I probably sound a bit blonde but I'm new to this stuff. We are heading to the Cape next year and my concern is no mobile coverage and limited cb coverage. I have a medical condition called lympyodemia in my arm so have to be extremely careful of not getting infection and if I do I need medical treatment quickly. This probably wont happen and I will take all precautions to ensure it doesn't but if it does would I be able to reach say the flying Dr service with an ic-40 UHF CB or not???
Thanks for your advice
Di
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AnswerID: 347815   Submitted: Friday, Feb 06, 2009 at 11:09

Member - Troll 81 (QLD) replied:

Di,

You will have to get a HF radio or a Sat Phone UHF will only work for line of sight and depending on where you are and the environmental factors around you might get 20km more if you use repeaters but it's not something you should rely on especially with a medical condition.

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FollowupID: 616025   Submitted: Friday, Feb 06, 2009 at 11:15

brent and Di posted:

Thanks for that info thought that might be the case. I think we might hire a Sat phone, I think you can do that. Better be safe than sorry.
Once again thanks for that
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FollowupID: 616028   Submitted: Friday, Feb 06, 2009 at 11:16

Member - Mike DID posted:

. . . and make sure it's an Iridium/Motorola Satphone.

The Globalstar network is currently useless.
Mike R
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FollowupID: 616029   Submitted: Friday, Feb 06, 2009 at 11:22

brent and Di posted:

I've just been reading up on the HF Radio that sounds like it might be the go. I like the idea that you can get the air school on that one as well. As we will have 4 rug rats with us.
Di
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AnswerID: 347866   Submitted: Friday, Feb 06, 2009 at 16:56

Member - Doug T (NT) replied:

Di
I think not re RFDS on a UHF CB , the radio you would need would be either a Barrett or Codan HF radio , then you could join the VKS-737 4x4 radio service, and also notify RFDS of your licence etc ,

Other means of communication would be the Sat phone as already mentioned.

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Barrett transceivers

Codan Radio communications

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AnswerID: 347875   Submitted: Friday, Feb 06, 2009 at 18:01

Steve63 replied:

Di,
The CB will not really help in the situation you are describing. Comms are only part of the issue. You need to get somewhere for treatment or in the case of evacuatuion where a plane can land. You may not be that far away but if it rains or conditions change suddenly it can take time to get places. Talk to your GP and they will probably give you some oral antibiotics you can use in this event. We have several items in the First Aid kit that are prescription items. They are not always a full treatment option but buy time to get somewhere without turning into an absolute mess. This can take the pressue off to get somewhere fast.

Steve
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AnswerID: 347924   Submitted: Friday, Feb 06, 2009 at 22:17

cobber replied:

As far as I know school of the air is not done on HF Radio, it has gone satellite for some time now.
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AnswerID: 348000   Submitted: Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 at 12:44

Von Helga replied:

Brent and Di,
Apart from the comms issue I would contact the RFDS base in Cairns and give them a heads up of your specific condition and treatment regime so as if they need to provide assistance then they have the info at hand from the start. Also write down that info and put it in the glovebox so that when it goes pearshaped and people start to panic then the detail can be passed accurately to the Emergency Services whether by phone or at a clinic/hosp/paramedic on the road.
We did the same for a diabetic in our group in 03.
Enjoy

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