[at-l] communications

[dfaddleton@mindspring.com (David)]

With cell communication technology, it all depends on where your phone finds the tower. Peaks are good in that you get a line of sight to a cell tower. On the other hand, radio waves bounce around like light does, so you can wind up in a cove with great reception and then turn a corner 10 yards down the trail and lose it completely.


On 5/8/2001 at 1:32 AM DaRedhead@aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 5/7/01 6:24:40 PM US Eastern Standard Time, PO2CO2@aol.com 
>writes:
>
>
>> I hate to ask, because I don't want flaming arrows thrown my way BUT,  are 
>> there any dependable (cell phones?) devices that operate well along the AT? 
>>  
>> You know I would never call my wife or anything.......just for manly stuff 
>> like if I can't crawl into the next town with 2 broken legs:)
>> 
>
>The best device that operates on the Trail without fail is word of mouth.  ;) 
> The cell phones, I just don't get the controversy.  I think it must be that 
>the only time they work is on peaks, which is where most people want to have 
>their view not interrupted by them.  But the frequency of running into 
>someone on a popular peak with a popular view yakking on a cel phone is 
>pretty low.
>
>The people I know who *do* carry *&)) ph***'s have mostly reported that they 
>could never use them when they needed them (or wanted them, anyway) on the 
>Trail.  Then again, I've also heard stories of a hiker w/ a c** ph*** saving 
>someones life.  So . . . um . . . .word of mouth.  Best communication system 
>on the Trail.  Ce** P***** work every time. Not.
>
>The Redhead
>
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