GOOD NEWS
hi folks...seems like ages...i'm writing to you from the sumptuous palace of robert's brother's (bud ) house at flagstaff ranch on mary's laptop
the...
docthomas04@yahoo.com 2007-07-06 19:26:45 #46842
good book on history of the region
Just finished a good read about the history of the Dinetah,
and the southwest in general, called "Blood and Thunder"
(tinyurl.com/28fjvv).
Sides can't quite...
johngeyles 2007-07-06 19:25:36 #46841
Re: PLB helps dehydrated hiker in Surprise Valley
Seems like I've read here today that PLBs "typically"
weight 10-14oz (the NYT article) and that the newest
primo model of Iridium sat-phone weighs only 4oz...
johngeyles 2007-07-06 18:55:39 #46840
Re: H O T !!
Darin is wiser than me. It took me three tries:
1) July 1977, 2-day rim-to-rim. Left Phantom at 3 am. Didn't learn my
lesson.
2) Summer 1978, Deer...
David Marcus 2007-07-06 18:28:25 #46839
Re: Satellite phone rental
I recently used a Globalstar sat phone on a river trip. I chose
Globalstar because it was substantially cheaper package than an
Iridium phone---I wouldn't do...
James Keithly 2007-07-06 17:12:10 #46838
Re: PLB helps dehydrated hiker in Surprise Valley
I stand corrected as the report below indicates only 22 PLB
activations worldwide for all of 2006?
I guess PLB's haven't taken off yet as the article...
Sam 2007-07-06 16:15:03 #46837
Re: PLB helps dehydrated hiker in Surprise Valley
There was an article in the Circuits section of yesterday's NY Times that
claimed PLBs are more reliable than sat phones, and it implied the response
time was...
Don Lundman 2007-07-06 14:05:36 #46836
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