Two Bob <dept9@iprimus.com.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...

>>> 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.

Irrelevant to whether it makes a lot more sense than farting about with HF.