[Motorola] Motorola Iridium Satellite Phone

[ironhawk@ruralcomm.com]

Thanks Mike=2E Yes, the use of the Iridium phones in emergency service is
well known=2E Also, the sailboat and aircraft folks seem to be the most
prolific users for obvious reasons=2E These phones are not cheap, but thei=
r
use around the world seems to be very profuse=2E Thanks again for the
comments=2E

Original Message:
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From: Mike May mike=2Emay@wulfsberg=2Ecom
Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2002 08:09:06 -0700
To: motorola@mailman=2Eqth=2Enet
Subject: Re: [Motorola] Motorola Iridium Satellite Phone


I also agree that you read the web site he mentions since I know that it i=
s
alive
and well, this summer it was being used by various relief agencies here
throughout
Arizona=2E to coordinate during the various large forest fires we
experienced=2E  In
fact some of the iridium phones were offered to local hams who work with
Red Cross
and RACES teams to coordinate rescue effforts around the state, mainly for=

sensitive comms that could not be carried on the ham channels or for areas=

where
even the ham rptrs didn't cover well=2E

Mike=2E

IRONHAWK wrote:

> I suggest you check the website, and read the history=2E
>
> Johnjewkes@aol=2Ecom wrote:
>
> > My Understanding (Via NORAD) is that 80 % of the Irridium system has
been
> > deactivated, and 10% have already dropped out of orbit=2E LEO devices
cannot be
> > sent back into orbit to replace them under new ITU and ISSA guidelines=

for
> > 'space traffic'=2E This was due in part to Motorola thinking everyone
would go
> > right out and buy a $3000 'cell' phone=2E Motorola's Irridium Systems =
lost
> > their shirt and Motorola decided to quit pumping over $2 Million a yea=
r
into
> > the system=2E
> >        For a short period of time, the folks who enjoy gazing at stars=

were
> > blaming the Irridium Satellites on the HAM community, stating this was=

their
> > new OSCAR program=2E Motorola, not wanting to be sued by them, let thi=
s
rumor
> > continue=2E
> > 73 de John W6HNC
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