Let's be careful out there....................

Very sad news if it is him (sad even if it's not)

Just confirms what I have always thought - if your going out on your own ALWAYS tell someone your plans and if they are close to you, make sure they contact you (or try to) during the day, just a quick text if you don't want to talk / disturb the peace)

.DAVID.
 
Really sad news. I've shot out there a few times, no phone signal in the area I was at.
 
footman said:
If you're by yourself and get taken poorly you can contact emergency services by calling 112 even if there's no signal from your carrier.
If you've set it up then you can text them.
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It still requires a signal from one of the networks, sadly theres places with no coverage at all.
 
It is really sad news. There have been times I've thought to myself that no one would find me should I go missing on a photo trip. Always tell people where you are going and roughly what time they can expect you back. Another thing to do is buy one of those gps trackers that send text updates to a phone number detailing your gps coordinates. There may be some apps to do this for the different smart phones that are out. GPS doesn't require a network signal to work.
 
sad news the thing is the weather can change dramatically in a very short time frame ,even in glasgow you can get
four seasons in one day so in remote places in scotland it can get bad very fast and catch a lot of people out if your on your own and you fall and hurt your self your in deep #### my heart go's out to his family
 
I've just bought a satellite locator as I spend a lot of time in remote locations on my own, out of mobile signal. As said, even if your network can't get a signal your phone will route a 999 or 112 call through other networks if they have coverage but there are still plenty of places in the UK with no signal on any network.

My device, a Delorme Inreach works on the iridium satellite network which is essentially anywhere on earth, as long as you can see the sky. It is waterproof, dust proof and shock proof and if triggered sends my GPS position to an emergency coordination centre in Texas who alert the required local emergency services. It can work as a standalone unit or pair with an iPhone to send and receive text messages, tracking messages etc.

I hope I never need it but if ever I do it will be the finest £200 I ever spent.

Sad news about the photographer, it could happen to any of us, I had a moment in Glen Etive before Christmas which made me think more about how I would cope in an emergency. Even something minor like a broken ankle would become a major issue if you couldn't get out or raise an alarm.
 
Great information there Mark. I'm looking into a dedicated solution such as that.
 
Very sad to see, amazing how a weather change can catch people out, such a cheap loss of life.
 
footman said:
This guy explains it better than me, at 4.00 minutes he gives some indication of how a text may get through even if there appears to be no signal.
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i think what swanseamale47 was saying was youll still need A signal from at least 1 mobile provider. if youre in a complete dead spot with no masts for miles (new forest, highlands, lakes etc.. typically normally all of the nice places) then youre stuffed.
 
Very sad news
I have thought about this too, am often out on my own in places with no phone signal

I always tell the missus exactly where Im going and when I will be back

I saw on the BBC gadgets program an add on case for the i phone that turns it into a satellite phone, hopefully gadgets like that will become affordable in the near future
 
Very sad news.

In regards to the phone signal, I think it's disgusting in this day and age and after 20 years of mobile networks there are still areas with no signal.
 
Photogaz said:
Very sad news.

In regards to the phone signal, I think it's disgusting in this day and age and after 20 years of mobile networks there are still areas with no signal.
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You are right I dont know about whether it is technically possible to put masts up in places like snowdonia tho
 
we don't really want mobile masts scattered all over the highlands and other wild places anyway - like mark said the answer is to carry a satphone.
 
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