On Mar 28, 2005, at 8:08 PM, Mike Fatchett, W0MU wrote:
> It seems to me that people are relying on "cheap" ham radios for
> emergency
> communications.....If they can afford an expensive boat why in the
> world
> would you skimp on your emergency communications equipment? Are these
> folks
> cheaper than the average ham???!!!!!
>
> When will NASA start using Ham HT for shuttles?
That happened back around 1983. Members of the Motorola Amateur Radio
Club, located in Plantation, FL, hand built a pair of Motorola MX360
handi talkies specifically for space shuttle operation. Dr. Owen
Garriott, W5LFL, was the first ham to use them in space. I believe
they, or their replacements, have been on every shuttle mission since.
- Jack Brindle, W6FB
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