Two Bob <dept9@iprimus.com.au> wrote
> Paul Day <pauls@enigma.id.au> wrote:

>> If they're relying purely on a land-based mobile system to get them out of said "life and death
>> situation", they can't exactly be "serious 4WDrivers", can they...

Fantasy.

> Good point, actually.

Nope.

> The bare minimum comms for 4wd would be UHF and HF radios,

Pig ignorant lie.

> and for those with a fair dinkum bank account, a sat phone,

Makes a lot more sense to have that before UHF and
HF radios and a hell of a lot cheaper than those too.

> (if there is one at the time). A mobile phone is next to useless out back.

4WDs aint just used in the outback, cretin.