 Poster: A snowHead
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I have used Baofeng radios in this country and they work well with decent range
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| stevomcd wrote: |
Guides/instructors very much use licensed sets. You're not going to be able to buy an off the shelf, ready to go radio which will be compatible. |
and (as you will know) they use a relay system so they can radio from valley to valley. My ski club had some sets but I only ever used them on a training course (you needed a license anyway) - I remember a bit of a faff getting connected to a relay on la Grande Rochette to call the PGHM in Bourg St Maurice from the valley we were in (somewhere off the back of the Aiguille Rouge). We were just doing radio checks with the PGHM by arrangement for the course.
Overkill for just managing a group though and certainly not something to be saying "little drum to big drum, drinks in the Folly in 15 minutes" ! I suspect guides might have PMRs for backmarker management as well although all the guides I know seem to be very minimalist in the tech they carry.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@davidof, I have two handsets which are identical, but only one is programmed to the relays, etc. for the PGHM. The other one I can give to a back marker and just use a local frequency. Even so, you have to pay for use of a frequency channel (I share with a ski-school for whom I do a lot of freelance work).
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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@stevomcd, yes I thought you would know better than me
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Sorry I could not help myself ...
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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| DrLawn wrote: |
Sign up for evening classes, and pass the Radio Amateur exam.
There is a whole world of Geekism to explore out there .. would suite a whole lot of us SnowHeads.
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The UK dropped any requirement for morse some time ago. Try to keep up.
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We use these head sets in a marine environment and always wondered about sticking it in to my ski helmet. Same gear rnli work
https://www.geckoheadgear.com/products/communications/headset/
Just press the button (easily with ski gloves)in the ear peace and speak..... saves a lot of faffing about and could chat without stopping...
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Hi @philwig I must have spent about 9 months of every lunch hour listening to CW at 12 words per minute so that I could get my HF ticket.
Anyway I got there in the end and now its all been dumbed down, never mind.
I don't think I have my licence anymore though .. I would have to join the RSGB again to recover it.
Something else to think about if I ever get around to retiring.
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