>>> Nope.
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>>>> The bare minimum comms for 4wd would be UHF and HF radios,
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>>> Pig ignorant lie.
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>>>> and for those with a fair dinkum bank account, a sat phone,
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>>> Makes a lot more sense to have that before UHF and
>>> HF radios and a hell of a lot cheaper than those too.
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>> UHF has no costs at all after purchase,
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> Duh, pity about the very limited range.

Duh, pity you know very little about how they use UHF and repeaters in the
outback.

>> and HF only cost is the licence unless you use radphone.
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> Pity about the cost and reliability of it.

Yes, it is very expensive. Reliability seems to be acceptable for the RFD.

>>>> (if there is one at the time). A mobile phone is next to useless out
>>>> back.
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>>> 4WDs aint just used in the outback, cretin.
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>> Clueless, as usual.
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> Your sig is supposed to have a --- above it, cretin.
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