COMMUNICATIONS:

Two VHF hand radios, a Compak, and a USARP radio provided excellent communications with Scott Base and Macsideband. The ability to communicate directly on VHF with the Science Lab at Scott Base at almost any time, and from almost any place (even the main crater floor) was especially valuable, and the expedition owes a lot to the Post Office and to Ross Mason. Less satisfactory was the dearth of information from Scott Base about the withdrawal of the helicopters.