[at-l] satellite phones & GPS

[spiriteagle99 at hotmail.com (Jim and/or Ginny Owen)]

Brad wrote:
>Has anyone taken a satellite phone for emergencies on the AT, Maine & White 
>Mtns in particular?

Brad -
I don't carry anything like that, but I'd think for the Whites a cell phone 
might work - and would be a lot lighter.  Three weeks ago, I watched a group 
in the Canadian Rockies trying to connect with their satellite phone.  
Notice - I said "try".  I wasn't impressed by either the weight or the 
performance - and neither were they.  YMMV

>Also, any good GPS info?

I believe the AT has been mapped by GPS - the results will probably be 
available lin the near future.  The only question in my mind is why one 
would need GPS on the AT.  The AT doesn't exactly present any major (or even 
minor) navigation problems.

Walk softly,
Jim

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