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Re: Any stewards with satellite phone experience?

Posted By: Jeff
Date: Thursday, 15 September 2005, at 11:34 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Any stewards with satellite phone experience? (Dan)

A couple of things to consider: The cell phone has to be analog, the digital ones have significantly less range. I used to get reception out to 50 miles or more WITHOUT the amp, but very unreliably. When I switched to digital, that changed. If you are fishing the canyons in the NE from NJ north, you will still be iffy rangewise with the cell option.
The other thing to consider is that if you have to jump in the raft, the amp and antenna stay with the boat, but the sat phone can come with you. And lastly, we have never had a service issue at any range up to the 100 mile mark offshore.

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Any stewards with satellite phone experience?
Chiles -- Monday, 12 September 2005, at 1:50 p.m.

Re: Any stewards with satellite phone experience?
Capt. Dave Kosh -- Monday, 12 September 2005, at 3:17 p.m.

Re: Any stewards with satellite phone experience?
Chiles -- Monday, 12 September 2005, at 4:20 p.m.

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Carl -- Monday, 12 September 2005, at 5:58 p.m.

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Charlie Haws -- Monday, 12 September 2005, at 7:49 p.m.

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Tom Pattillo -- Monday, 12 September 2005, at 6:02 p.m.

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bruce -- Monday, 12 September 2005, at 6:24 p.m.

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bruce -- Monday, 12 September 2005, at 6:26 p.m.

Re: Any stewards with satellite phone experience?
jeff -- Monday, 12 September 2005, at 8:15 p.m.

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Matt Holcomb -- Tuesday, 13 September 2005, at 8:41 a.m.

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Capt. Dick Dean -- Tuesday, 13 September 2005, at 8:48 a.m.

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Josh Johnson -- Tuesday, 13 September 2005, at 2:06 p.m.

Re: Any stewards with satellite phone experience?
Capt. Dave Kosh -- Wednesday, 14 September 2005, at 10:36 a.m.

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Rumrunner -- Wednesday, 14 September 2005, at 9:45 p.m.

Re: Any stewards with satellite phone experience?
Chiles -- Thursday, 15 September 2005, at 9:39 a.m.

Re: Any stewards with satellite phone experience?
Dan -- Thursday, 15 September 2005, at 11:12 a.m.

Re: Any stewards with satellite phone experience?
Jeff -- Thursday, 15 September 2005, at 11:34 a.m.

Re: Any stewards with satellite phone experience?
Dan -- Thursday, 15 September 2005, at 1:00 p.m.

Re: Any stewards with satellite phone experience?
Capt. Dave Kosh -- Friday, 16 September 2005, at 10:35 a.m.