Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 at 15:40
Often the issue of a vehicle roll-over, or the like, is put forward as a reason not to have a
HF Radio. And they are valid concerns, but you must ask yourself, how great is that risk, and is it worth discounting the substantial benefits that a
HF Radio offers because of that risk alone? I mean, if the risk of a rollover was that great then we would all be scrambling to put roll-cages in our vehicles.
And I am not intending to trivialise your point, but simply point out that it needs to be viewed in some sort of context, bearing in mind that the driver of a vehicle has some control over having a vehicle roll-over (drive to the conditions) or wash away at a crossing (cross only if it is safe to do so), and yes, I acknowledge that accidents can and do happen......
HF Radio is more than an emergency contact device, but is too frequently viewed as that alone....
Codan actually have a self-tune antenna now that would most likely survive a roll-over because of its profile and mounting options.
On EPIRBS and GPS; a spot offers both in one unit thus reducing the requirement to carry two items.
But let me say, if you can afford it ideally you would have a HF, Sat-phone, and SPOT. They all have different capabilities.
Cheers, The Landy
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