Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Back Country Coms
The cell phone is many things, most of them good, but as the sole communication device in the back country it falls
woefully short of being the best or the only device to have for back country emergencies.
If you do carry a radio in addition to your phone and SOS device know the repeater frequency (GMRS or HAM) and proximity to you activity before you go. A current listing of repeater locations and frequencies can be found here: repeaterbook.com/index.php/en-us
Absolutely make sure you list the following on your programed message
that goes out with your SOS signal (before if and when you have to press the SOS button):
-That you carry a two way radio (Radio band type, such as GMRS, Ham, or both).
-The frequency or frequencies you will monitor and or transmit on - The Frequency number not a channel number
-and Your Name and FCC Call sign (if you have one)
“Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively.”
– Gerald R. Ford-
Back Country Coms
The cell phone is many things, most of them good, but as the sole communication device in the back country it falls
woefully short of being the best or the only device to have for back country emergencies.
If you do carry a radio in addition to your phone and SOS device know the repeater frequency (GMRS or HAM) and proximity to you activity before you go. A current listing of repeater locations and frequencies can be found here: repeaterbook.com/index.php/en-us
Absolutely make sure you list the following on your programed message
that goes out with your SOS signal (before if and when you have to press the SOS button):
-That you carry a two way radio (Radio band type, such as GMRS, Ham, or both).
-The frequency or frequencies you will monitor and or transmit on - The Frequency number not a channel number
-and Your Name and FCC Call sign (if you have one)
“Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively.”
– Gerald R. Ford-
