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RE: [RC] [RC] Horses Keep On Giving - Jim HollandHmmmm...maybe so, but a "Calvary Charge" with guns blazing is not what is being discussed here...and radios DO work from horseback. A 5 watt radio on the horse, a 50 Watt radio in the Border Patrol SUVs, and few repeaters in strategic locations and you're in business. In our Mounted Rescue, a radio and a GPS will get you a helicopter right on top of you in a hurry. (Or one of those cute little drones that fires Hellfire missiles?) Considering the cost of a Blackhawk and their vulnerability to RPG's, I think the horse wins hands down. Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic Richard T. "Jim" Holland Three Creeks Farm 175 Hells Hollow Drive Blue Ridge, Ga 30513 (706) 258-2830 www.threecreeksarabians.com Callsign KI4BEN -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Truman Prevatt Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 4:18 PM To: Patti Kuvik Cc: Barbara McCrary; Jennifer Adam; ridecamp Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Horses Keep On Giving My breed would be a Blackhawk helicopter with a full sensor complement for both day time and night time (the biggest problem) monitoring and interdiction. Given there is a lot of money being made smuggling across the border (be people on both sides of the border) it will get pretty nasty when the crack down comes. For such operations the calvary was long ago replaced by the air calvary and the horse by the chopper. Truman -=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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