Portable HF

Submitted: Tuesday, Jul 27, 2004 at 11:52
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Trying to fit a UHF radio into the modern 4wd these days is getting harder especially if you don't want to drill holes in the placcy bits or roof linings etc. So when we go bush, ie remote, and have need for emergency comms and want to use an HF radio, it's even more difficult to find somewhere to mount it.

Is there, or can you, have a 'portable' HF unit? Can it be stowed in a case and pulled out IF needed? Is the aerial stowable? It doesn't matter if it takes an hour to set up as long as it can be set up and work properly. Of course theres Sat phones, but these have monthly costs and we'd have no need for it apart from the couple of weeks a year if you are going remote. And hiring a Sat phone isn't cheap (well, it is down here) if you don't use it. (Of course, it's cheap if you do but I'd like to think that I was well prepared enough that only one of those unforeseeable breakdowns would be a problem)

I'm not an HF enthusiast, wanting to listen in throughout the year. So having it set up anywhere in the 4by is not an option.

I really don't want to buy one if hire is cheap but I can see the 4x4 market catering more and more for the car-like qualities and less for the 4wd ability and usability, so I may have to.

Anyway I look forward to any solutions or suggestions, apart from 'get a real 4wd' ;~)

SK
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