"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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However, all this is mute because anybody who has ever listened to
marine VHF along the east or west coast, it's as bad as CB. :)


Not in my corner of the world. I live in a major seaport/naval base and
sometimes turn on my handheld and scan 5 or 6 channels just to see what's
going on. 95% of the time it's very professional and quiet time occurs at
least 70 % of the time.
We also have a Coast Guard base here so this might encourage the locals to
behave.