RVs And OHVs , Survival And Camping

Communications enroute, around camp, and on the trail, are important. Today’s mobile phones work pretty well in filled areas and even along most highways. They even work amazingly well in remote control locations Sometimes, but hand-held CB, FRS or GMRS radios are a good addition for camping, trekking, and OHV vacations, particularly if you’re headed from the beaten path and out of cell phone coverage.

The addition of an external cellular phone antenna may improve reception and transmitting, but make sure your phone is compatible with the antenna connection. I’ve an external cell phone antenna on my motorhome that worked well with previous cell phones but my current model does not have an exterior antenna connection. HAM radios are little more expensive and require training and licensing but have a much better range than FRS and GMRS radios. Be aware that virtually all radio marketing communications are “line-of-sight”.

If you’re in one valley and the individual you’re trying to communicate is over the hill within the next one, you almost certainly aren’t heading to have much good fortune. Not all marketing communications have to be two-way communications. An excellent NOAA weather radio can be an extremely valuable addition to your camping marketing communications equipment.

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These specialized radios provide constant environment forecasts and alerts. Any good radio can usually provide news, traffic, and weather updates. Even a good am/fm portable radio can normally enable you to get information and weather alerts. Sometimes the radio signals will bounce of elements of the atmosphere but they are usually “type of sight” and mountains or other obstacles will sometimes block reception.

Modern satellite radio systems take advantage of transmitters on orbiting satellites so they usually work just about anyplace above ground. I noticed an advertisement for a multi-band radio including VHF lately, CB, Ham, AM and FM all in one device. Nice thing to put up the wish list. On the road. CB radios are still utilized by over-the-road truckers and can be easily added to just about any vehicle to provide convenient marketing communications between vehicles enroute.

Hand held versions avoid the necessity for long lasting antennas and wiring to a 12-volt power source. By the way, RVs, because of their fiberglass bodies, may require a special No Ground Plane antenna. The range of CB radios is limited to some mls, but should be more than adequate for most RV “convoys”. CBs have up to 40 different channels. Some channels have been designated for specific purposes. Channel 9 is reserved for emergency communications. Channel 19 is the route usually utilized by over-the-road truckers and an excellent way to obtain traffic and road conditions of all major highways.