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Re: Get your HAM License!!
I've got nothing against HAM (or HAM operators, who provide a great service domestically and internationally), but I think that a SAT phone is a much better option for emergency use, because it can be carried in your car (or on your body) ANYWHERE without the need for any special training or licensing.
It's a bit expensive ($1,400 for a new Iridium), but the prices are dropping and with an "emergency service" plan ($30 a month with no included minutes and charges of $1.39/min) or a prepaid sim card (typically about $150 for 75 mins good for a month) is within the financial reach of most of the people (as evidenced by the mods discussed) on this forum. So, if like me, you don't see becoming a HAM operator as something you'd want to do, check out the Iridium SAT phone as an option.
Just my 2 cents on the topic.
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Last edited by Swingshiftworker : 08-20-2008 at 10:07 AM.
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