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Let me think. If my radio died and all I had was a handheld I would
really want to be heard... even with this tiny antenna.

Then use AM on your handheld.

Mind you, this is just a theory. Most of my time in the air (and 100%
of my solo time) was in gliders with no radio at all.

I was wondering about gliders not long ago. I take it they don't have
radios? Wouldn't it be safer to have a radio powered by a battery or
something, just in case? Radios can be made very light so weight
would not be an issue.

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