For all you need to know to choose the right communications equipment for your tour or holiday, Staying in Touch on the Road is an excellent and comprehensive guide to communications for all travellers. You can download the latest (2016) updated version of the e-book after making a donation to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (minimum donation $5). Click on this link and proceed https://www.thankq.net.au/donate/V275/Donate1.aspx?ref=8667185638860728&pid=11.
This updated e-book includes lots more information helpful to the traveller in addition to how to choose the best communications for your travels, including how to have your own blog or website, managing your photos and videos, and the all important how to power and recharge your devices while travelling.
This e-book has been compiled voluntarily to help fellow travellers, with your entire donation going directly to the RFDS.
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Motherhen
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Hey Judy. Thanks for this info. We regularly donate to RFDS as we never know if one day we might need their services. We do it usually by visiting their flight centres a couple of times a year to see whats new, buy heaps of stuff (which we usually give away to family as we have so much now and we always have their bumper stickers on our vehicles to advertise them.
So many city folk don't give them a thought when they travel on holiday out into the remote areas and therefore don't contribute. I suspect many think they get funded mostly by the Federal and State govts - who do provide some funding - but certainly not enough.
We are all fortunate that most of the mining companies, primarily Rio Tinto, give huge donations to them. Yes, the mining companies do get a direct benefit back from this for their remote staff who need evacuation to a city hospital, but in WA we now have a jet RFDS plane which is used often to transport critically sick babies and some adults to the bigger and more skilled Eastern States tertiary hospitals. That particular plane was funded entirely by Rio.
The e-book sounds a great idea and although we probably already have all the stuff that's in it now, we will donate and download a guide
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I lost my copy when a computer died, but for another small donation, I have it back again. The publication is of particular benefit to those starting out, and when Grant was a a fishing area (Karumba I think) he found too many people were believing the Telstra hype and were shocked when they found they could not check in with their family at home, or rely on their mobile for any emergencies. Grant made up a one page leaflet as a handout, but was reaching travellers too late. The idea of an e-publication was born and the project has grown and grown each year.
Even living in the south west, several members of my family have been flown to Perth in emergencies. Our son now works FIFO in the Pilbara (for Rio Tinto), but when living and working in the Pilbara our daughter in law was flown to Perth with pregnancy complications. When I worked at our local hospital, we had two prem. labours flown out separately in one day. We have a wonderful service with the RFDS.
Our state government has also used Royalties for Regions funds to purchase new RFDS planes here in WA.
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