>> > 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...
> <
>> Good point, actually. The bare minimum comms for 4wd would be UHF and HF
>> radios, and for those with a fair dinkum bank account, a sat phone, (if
>> there is one at the time). A mobile phone is next to useless out back.
>
> I was more thinking just an EPIRB...

An EPIRB cant be used as a 2 way communication device.