↓ Skip to Main Content
Oplopanax Horridus

Oplopanax Horridus

A veteran SAR volunteer's experiences in British Columbia

Main Navigation

  • About
    • About Me
    • Copyright
    • Privacy Policy
    • Commenting policy
    • Disclaimer
    • Why Oplopanax
  • Popular
    • On Blaming the Victim
    • How to Kill Yourself Snowshoeing
    • Smart Phones and Battery Life
    • Don’t use Smart Phones for Backcountry Navigation
    • PLBs from the Rescuer’s Perspective
    • Finding Someone from a Helicopter
    • On Coordinates
    • A Social Media Storm
  • Projects
    • TrueNorth Geospatial
    • Missing Poster Generator
    • YourLo.ca/tion
    • SAR Teams Map
    • Range Rings
  • SAR Links
    • BC SAR Teams
    • SAR Agencies
  • Media
  • Contact

Tag: radio

Distracted Driving and SAR

By Michael Coyle Posted on 01/06/2016 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with communications, legal, radio
Distracted Driving and SAR
Hand held and remote mic strapped to body

Distrated driving legislation in BC includes hand held radios – what you need to know

William Fisher Search Review

By Merrick Grieder Posted on 04/01/2012 Posted in Blog Entry, Guest Post Tagged with amateur radio, communications, logistics, management, radio, search, search review, technology

A review of a 3 day search on Vancouver island with significant logistical issues that were overcome by use of amateur radio.

Footer Menu

  • Copyright
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Why Oplopanax
Creative Commons Licence
Oplopanax Horridus Copyright © 2025 by Michael Coyle
All content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada License