Escape from the Mines (Shunna Maza , Ubi Sunt & Callie)

[DM Vitkyng]

"Ummm... is it possible someone uses or fiddles with one of the radios in the helmet to use it to contact your friend out there?"

"I might be able to but what about that Imperial shuttle?  Shouldn't we try to get to it just in case?  The Stormtroopers were fleeing that way."  He points down the corridor. "I saw a shaft leading up and another set of doors worth checking out."  

(mechanic +8 to adjust comms)  

Ooc - DMPC Ubi if you need to keep things moving, Posting will be difficult for me the next few days.

Ubi examines the helmet quickly, amnd can immediately tell that it has a short-rangge comm-link built in, no beetter than his hand-held unit in range, just hands free. The issue with contacting Long is not that there is anything wrong with Ubi's comm-link, it is likely that Long is simply out of range. Given that Long's message is a recorded loop being played by the station's docking facility computer rather than by the Wildcard's comms, Long is not likely even within range of a long range comm-link, otherwise the loop would not be needed. Something even longer range, like a subspace transceiver, would be needed to reach him. 

Short-range Comlinks have a range of 50 kilometers or low orbit, and they can be built into helmets and Armor; for example, Stormtrooper Armor includes a helmet equipped with a Short-Range Commlink.

A Long-Range Comlink has a range of 200 kilometers or high orbit, and it requires with a backpack-sized Comset. For double the cost, a Long-Range Comlink can be miniaturized to a wrist-sized unit.

A subspace transceiver has a range measured in light years.