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we use ham radios at the Owyhee rides (the Snake River Amateur Radio  
Club) - We will be integrating them in to our timing process during  
the upcoming AERC National Championship and (possibly) will try to do  
a real-time tracking system based on GPS/ShortWave integration.

We've found the Ham guys to be very focused on the details (who has  
crossed the highway, are the vet gates cleared, do we need water on  
the trail etc. There are also integrations SW->Cell which are  
interesting for emergency services availability.  We've just aquired  
a 30ft tower which we'll put up to make it easier for them to work  
with us.

We basically have no cell phone coverage except in a few places, so  
sw is really our only alternative.

jt

On Jun 29, 2007, at 1:57 PM, Jeanie Bartson wrote:

> Hi,
> I am wondering if any of you use ham radios either for managing  
> rides or personally for emergencies or in remote areas.  I am just  
> wondering if learning & using ham radio would be a useful  
> investment for communication at rides.  I'm pretty sure most people  
> use cell phones or walkie talkies, but just thought I'd check.
> Thanks,
> Jeanie


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