Thread: D4 and HF antenna mount

Listening to Skeds is like travelling via Google Earth.

Originally Posted by Tombie

It does work well.... used them in the past.

Except -
If you have just hurt yourself .... if hurt you may not be able to use either. RFDS is ONE push button away.

You have a genuine emergency .... I have DIRECT contact with ANY emergency service .... no need to go through ES Operator .. they have my exact location.

You want to just make a call .... Then I'll use my satphone ... if it works!

Time is not important .... I don't worry too much about time now. :-)

You haven’t rolled the vehicle .... I met a guy a couple of years back who rolled his LC in the top end. Tried his Satphone & it didn't work!
Vehicle was on it's side .. still used HF to call local base who notified the local pastoralist. He was there in 30mins, helped
to upright the vehicle, then invited them back to the homestead for a meal .. they stayed a few days.

Atmospheric conditions aren’t giving you the ****s .... certainly can be an issue but multiple bases usually overcome that.

Your highly electronic vehicle isn’t messing with the signal .... I don't have any issues there. Properly installed cabling

Your battery isn’t dead .... I have multiple batteries ... once again .. properly installed.

You don’t give a **** about your privacy .... If I needed 'privacy' I wouldn't be using the HF. Also, I wouldn't be particularly interested in 'privacy' in an emergency!!


Satphone and PLB with GPS/messaging are the fastest methods of achieving help when needed. .... I have these also. Actually, I have 3x PLB's.


DXers are a funny bunch - “I worked a station in xyz land last night...”
Kinda like “I spoke to Jimmy next door using Milo tins and String”

As I said Tombie .. there are a number of uses for an HF radio when in the outback apart from just emergencies.
Whether that be chatting with random fellow travellers on the Canning or Simpson, listening to shortwave broadcasts at night around the campfire or letting family/friends track your travels on Google Earth. You CAN'T do that on a satphone.

Cheers ... Dave