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A satellite phone doesn't replace your VHF or EPIRB, it fills the gap between them. Here's what actually works offshore,...
PoC radios and cellular GPS trackers rely on a SIM, which means roaming rules apply the moment they cross a...
Iridium vs Inmarsat, PLB vs messenger vs full phone, and what a satellite phone actually costs to buy or hire...
Radio, PoC or satellite? How to actually choose, what keeps a crew safe when things go wrong, and what it...
The right UHF antenna comes down to gain and terrain, not length. Real gain figures, real antennas MSL stocks, and...
Starlink is genuinely reliable for most NZ businesses, but "genuinely reliable" isn't the same as "never goes down". Weather, network...
A Starlink dish propped against a fence post might get you online, but it won't survive a Bay of Plenty...
Starlink pricing in NZ has shifted more than once as the service has matured, and getting the plan wrong usually...
Starlink went from a niche satellite curiosity to the default fix for NZ's rural coverage gap in a remarkably short...
GPS fleet tracking earns its keep through fuel savings, defensible RUC records, and faster incident response, but only if someone...
Choosing between UHF vs VHF radios isn't a brand decision, it's a physics decision. Get the frequency band wrong for...
A radio is only ever as good as the antenna feeding it. Spend a fortune on a top-shelf handheld or...