Satellite Telephones

Satellite telephones can provide telephone calls, voicemail, text, email messaging, and GPS location data, almost anywhere in the world. Satphones are now a viable option because some are also cheaper to purchase than HF Radios. They cost very little to run. Satellite phones provide broader emergency contact because they can also be carried when away from your vehicle.

You must remember that Satellite telephones do not provide the “community” based support to travellers that can be provided via HF radio, such as VKS-737 Radio Network. But the satphone can be carried when bush walking and also boating. Therefore, a satphone can be used for an emergency.