https://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-saves-family-in-death-valley-national-park
As someone who off-roads in some these remote areas out west this is a terrifying and heartwarming story out of Death Valley NP. It's one major reason we carry HF in our rigs and always develop a PACE plan prior to any trip. Anecdotally here's what ours usually consists of. Primary: Cell Phone - no service is common when you get off the beaten path but cell phones are by in large reliable. Alternate: Satellite Phone - a great reliable backup but I have had both Inmarsat and Iridium both fail on me before. Contingency: HF radio - we use this for truck to truck to camp comms but never needed it in an emergency. Glad to have it though. Emergency: SoS beacon - expensive and thankfully I've never had to use it beyond testing prior to deploying in the field. Regards, David Lira K5DBL
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