Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.18/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA273574304; Fri, 6 Jun 1997 23:18:25 -0700 Return-Path: <Gr8Jibe@aol.com-DeleteThis> Received: from emout05.mail.aol.com (emout05.mx.aol.com) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA161934304; Fri, 6 Jun 1997 23:18:24 -0700 Received: (from root@localhost) by emout05.mail.aol.com (8.7.6/8.7.3/AOL-2.0.0) id CAA29826 for wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis; Sat, 7 Jun 1997 02:14:46 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 7 Jun 1997 02:14:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Gr8Jibe@aol.com-DeleteThis Message-Id: <970607021445_911487392@emout05.mail.aol.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: PCS cell phones (was renters insurance)
In a message dated 97-06-06 15:11:55 EDT, you write:
<< Their coverage map claims coverage over water on the bay, and I
wouldn't doubt it given the good signal at 3rd and Coyote, but I've not
taken my phone out on the water to check :-) >>
If anyone has tried a PCS phone in the channel, please let me know. I
wouldn't sail the bay without my cell phone anymore, and I may switch to PCS.
You CAN waterproof your cell phone with a $20 radio bag from West Marine,
inside a waterproof fanny pack from Easy Going, 1385 Shattuck Avenue,
Berkeley, CA (and Walnut Creek) for $25. I've been sailing with my phone for
weeks. In addition to the pack's webbing strap around my waist, I attach the
fanny pack to my harness with a keyring on shock cord, so there is little
risk of losing the whole pack.
A few drops get into the fanny pack in an afternoon of sailing, but nothing
penetrates the second barrier. And one can operate the phone inside the
radio bag in a rescue situation, as long as you open up a flip phone before
you put it in the radio bag.
I don't go out to the channel without:
1. Helmet
2. Shock cord from mast track to rig (in case of separated universal or bolt)
3. Phone (or radio)
Bill
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