[CQ-Contest] 14.300 MHz

[Jack Brindle]

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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