Emergency communications?

[Riley74]

My favorite routes are 400-500 miles through West Virginia, out in the middle of nowhere.

If me or one of my friends were to crash out here, using a cell phone to call for help isn't an option. Does anyone carry a two way radio or locator beacon?

I was curious to find out if anyone had a plan for handling this type of worst case scenario.

 

[kromdom]

My bike has a LO-JACK. I also wear a dog tag + a card with emergency contact info.

I leave a copy of my itinerary with my wife plus ETA at my ultimate destination (where I make a phone call to check-in). My wife knows this "drill" and will initiate measures to track me down if she has not heard from me at the projected time.

I think a SAT PHONE (not cheap) is one form of communication that you can use to "reach out and touch" someone for help.....wherever you may be. We used IRIDIUM phones in Iraq.

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[StromBusa]

If I go down around here, watch for buzzards LOL

 

[Fastfrog007]

I just lay in the road till help happens by

 

[Blanca BusaLess]

A cheap EPIRB may be the way to go ?
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[kromdom]

A cheap EPIRB may be the way to go ?
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technically, EPIRBs (emergency position-indicating radio beacons) signal maritime distress.

I think you meant PLBs (personal locator beacons) which are for personal use and are intended to indicate a person in distress who is away from normal emergency services; e.g., 9-1-1.

P.S. cut-and-pasted above from wiki

 

[Busa1166]

My bike has a LO-JACK. I also wear a dog tag + a card with emergency contact info.

I leave a copy of my itinerary with my wife plus ETA at my ultimate destination (where I make a phone call to check-in). My wife knows this "drill" and will initiate measures to track me down if she has not heard from me at the projected time.

I think a SAT PHONE (not cheap) is one form of communication that you can use to "reach out and touch" someone for help.....wherever you may be. We used IRIDIUM phones in Iraq.

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Will that work anywhere even in the mountains??? I noticed in TN on vacation in certain parts of the mountain I had no service. Not used to that here in the flatlands we have service everywhere . Seeing as how the GPS would go out also sometimes which I think works with satellite not sure if a phone like this would help. If it does might be a good idea to rent one on my next vacation. Anyone use these things

 

[VFRcanada]

Does anyone use one of these? SPOT

 

[aussiekeeper]

This will work and they are inexpensive.............

http://www.findmespot.com/en/index.php?cid=101

 

[kromdom]

Will that work anywhere even in the mountains???

The 1st time I used a SAT phone was in LAOS back in '99, in the middle of a triple-canopy jungle...was able to phone home I am guessing that the phones now are waaay better than what we had back then.