Satellite Phone

We just took delivery of the satellite phone today. It’s a very useful thing to have when you’re on the RAAM course with an emergency and there’s no cell coverage. However, it’s quite bulky.

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It looks a bit like the early “brick” cell phones.

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I don’t know why that guy is smiling. He’s got to get on his bike in his suit and ride RAAM.