I remember reading about that TALL ship and the use of ham WINLINK being the only communication method to get the rescue started. Another advantage of HF radio is that - unlike a satphone- HF radio is a BROADCASTING method and if using a common mode CW, SSB voice &etc. MANY station have the potential to hear the distress call, not only the one phone number dialed from the satphone. Satphones tend to lose signal when under huge columns of clouds, like the cells and super cells involved in violent weather. I've been there and experienced that. Satphones have their places, but if it'saboard the ship for summoning emergency assistance,, better to go with an EPIRB, for all the many reasons.
All in all, I'd rather have an old Sparky on the other end of the radio link, with headphones screwed-on tightly.
de RadioRay ..._ ._
All in all, I'd rather have an old Sparky on the other end of the radio link, with headphones screwed-on tightly.
de RadioRay ..._ ._