John
AT&T dual band cell phones seem to work pretty well on the salt, but I
noticed a couple of very small no service areas last year. A new cell phone
tower was scheduled to be built across the road from the truck stop last
year. It wasn't built last Nov.
the last time I was at the Salt Flats, maybe it's in by now I have not been
out there this year.
Gary Wilkinson
----- Original Message -----
From: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
To: Gary/Ellen Wilkinson <dan.w@mindspring.com>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 7:52 AM
Subject: Re: talkabout radios
> Howdy,
> Thanks, Gary, on the same vein, can cellular phones be used on
> the Salt? (is there a station/repeater nearby?)
>
> At 08:06 AM 5/18/00 , you wrote:
> >John
> >We have tried several different radio optionsover the years.
> >4 watt UHF hand helds are good for 4 to 5 miles point to point,
> >5 watt VHF hand helds about 1 mile farther. You might be able to rent
hand
> >held radios on an "itinerent" frequency, if you do get several channels
> >because you might intefer with the event radios or a competator with a
radio
> >system.
> > Gary Wilkinson
>
>
> John Robinson, Mechanician
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> H/GCC 92 cu.in. 1980 Dodge Colt
> 131.333 MPH set 1995
> 136.666 MPH set 1996
>
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