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12th Jul 2006, 17:14

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The radio would still be good at the bottom of a valley. You can see a lot of sky, line of sight gets you a long way on 121.5. Couple of hundred quid these days gets you a pocket GPS and a second-hand VHF radio - don't leave home without 'em.

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