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3Hotdogs

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2. I have 2 devices that can send a satellite call for help. I bought the first one, 12 years ago. It sends an S.OS.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Fri Aug 29, 2025, 05:45 PM

Aug 29

Pensacola Naval Air Station. It works. I used it when I came across a man having a heart attack and there was no cell signal. These are available at R.E. I. Amazon and other outdoor stores.

The second, is my Apple iPhone 14. If you own a "14" or later it, and some of the watches, are equipped with satellite text communication. If you own one, try out the "test" emergency service to see how it works.

I bought the first S.O.S. beacon after reading about a woman who was jammed into her car, after hitting ice and skidding off a road in Connecticut.

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Santa Barbara Boy Scouts Rescue Former Scoutmaster Lost in the Sierra Nevada [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 29 OP

Another cautionary tale about hiking alone. Ritabert Aug 29 #1

I have 2 devices that can send a satellite call for help. I bought the first one, 12 years ago. It sends an S.OS. 3Hotdogs Aug 29 #2

Good info Hekate Aug 30 #3

Thank God the Scouts found him. Maybe, just maybe, don't hike alone. Hekate Aug 30 #4