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There are quite a few repeaters in the southern Nevada area. I'm less familiar with Utah and Arizona, but basically the answers to your first two questions are (1) Yes and (2) Yes.

If you're down in a canyon hiking and you get pinned by a rockslide, your multi-hundred dollar HT isn't going to be much help, and neither is your cell phone, unless you're extremely lucky. And just because you can hit a repeater with a full-quieting signal doesn't guarantee that anybody's monitoring that repeater 24/7.

Best thing to have is a satellite phone, but even it may not be able to see past the top of the canyon half a mile or more over your head.

Can a specific HT reach a specific repeater from a specific area out in the desert? Impossible to answer in a forum like this. Get your license and try it. Don't get yourself in trouble first :mellow:.

<blockquote data-quote="Beetle" data-source="post: 134502" data-attributes="member: 1066">There are quite a few repeaters in the southern Nevada area. I&#039;m less familiar with Utah and Arizona, but basically the answers to your first two questions are (1) Yes and (2) Yes.&nbsp;If you&#039;re down in a canyon hiking and you get pinned by a rockslide, your multi-hundred dollar HT isn&#039;t going to be much help, and neither is your cell phone, unless you&#039;re extremely lucky.&nbsp; And just because you can hit a repeater with a full-quieting signal doesn&#039;t guarantee that anybody&#039;s monitoring that repeater 24/7.&nbsp;Best thing to have is a satellite phone, but even it may not be able to see past the top of the canyon half a mile or more over your head.&nbsp;Can a specific HT reach a specific repeater from a specific area out in the desert? Impossible to answer in a forum like this. Get your license and try it. Don&#039;t get yourself in trouble first :mellow:.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Beetle, post: 134502, member: 1066"] There are quite a few repeaters in the southern Nevada area. I'm less familiar with Utah and Arizona, but basically the answers to your first two questions are (1) Yes and (2) Yes. If you're down in a canyon hiking and you get pinned by a rockslide, your multi-hundred dollar HT isn't going to be much help, and neither is your cell phone, unless you're extremely lucky. And just because you can hit a repeater with a full-quieting signal doesn't guarantee that anybody's monitoring that repeater 24/7. Best thing to have is a satellite phone, but even it may not be able to see past the top of the canyon half a mile or more over your head. Can a specific HT reach a specific repeater from a specific area out in the desert? Impossible to answer in a forum like this. Get your license and try it. Don't get yourself in trouble first :mellow:. [/QUOTE]

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