sat phone

Remote area caller

A sat phone (satellite phone) is a mobile telephone that connects through orbiting satellites rather than terrestrial cell towers, enabling calls from remote locations where conventional coverage doesn't exist: We brought a sat phone for the expedition in case of emergencies.

Essential equipment for wilderness travelers, maritime vessels, and disaster response teams.

Related

wilderness · antenna · two-way communication · emergency call · signal · dead zone · global · expedition · rescue · coordinates · static · battery · outback · maritime · military · communication · portable · handheld

Categories
Opposites
communication infrastructure

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technological sophistication/era

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Improvised acoustic transmission device

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Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G