Satellite Phone

Satellite telephones are portable radios that use orbiting satellites to transmit their signals, giving them vastly greater range than conventional radios.
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Appearances:
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[*] In Chapter 30, Part 1 the military recon team uses a Satellite Phone to contact their headquarters. Saul and Victor recover the bag with the phone from a dead soldier.
[*] In Chapter 30, Part 3 we discover that the Satellite Phone is broken.
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[*] In Chapters 31-32 Saul, Victor and CJ attempt to infiltrate the Colony in order to recover a Satellite Phone from Glenn's workshop in order to get the parts to repair the recovered phone.
[*] At the end of Chapter 34, Part 3 Michael, at Fort Irwin, receives a call from the Satellite Phone that was lost by the LA recon team.
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Wikipedia Link: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_phone"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_phone[/URL]

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General Info:
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[*]Frequency Type: Multiple Microwave Bands
[*]Average Range: Theoretically unlimited.
[*]Mount: Portable versions look like a large cellphone with extended antenna.
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[Category] Survival Gear[/category] [category]Communications[/category]