My comment was to Wally and anyone that would count on a Satphone in an emergency. As to the story, it is not my place to second guess decisions that were made in an emergency situation.
John On May 11, 2014, at 6:42 PM, Frederick G Street <f...@postaudio.net> wrote: > It sounds like they had SSB; the radio got damaged by seawater. > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On May 11, 2014, at 5:40 PM, John Pennie via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > >> I'm sorry, have to jump in here. With a sat phone, assuming it works, you >> may get some operator on the phone. With a SSB, assuming you took the time >> to learn it, you will probably get half the ham community on the other end. >> That is a group that will go above and beyond. >> >> John >> KC2-WPS >> >> >> >> >> On May 11, 2014, at 11:26 AM, Wally Bryant via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >>> Rebel Heart, the Hans Christian 36 scuttled recently, did an interview on >>> NPR a few days ago: >>> <http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/525/transcript> >>> >>> It was interesting to hear that the Iridium Satellite phone failed with an >>> 'Invalid SIM card' message because the distributor providing the cards made >>> a change and invalidated all the existing SIM cards. >>> >>> I've had that happen to me *twice* in the last 18 months, and while they >>> were very cool and FedExed a new SIM card internationally, it is very >>> disconcerting. I consider that thing a very important piece of safety >>> gear, and in fact only have it in case of emergency. I don't think FedEx >>> will deliver to a boat off shore. >>> >>> Wal >>> >>> -- >>> s/v Stella Blue >>> www.wbryant.com
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