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How many boats have a marine radio?
On 13 Jun 2004 04:05:38 GMT, (CaptMP) wrote:
Anyone who goes further off shore than the driveway shold have one, And learn
how to use it! It isn't a CB, don't use it that way. Anyone who can afford a
boat can afford a radio.
Sailboat folks often don't turn theirs on, and therefore don't have to monitor
chan. 16 (emergency hailing and distress).
'Course they are more often then not the folk in need of help..(the engine I
haven't looked at in 6 months won't start, I have a line wraped around the
prop, I have no fuel,etc)
In short, everyone who might someday need help or wish to give help needs a
marine VHF radio.
It's easy to die out there guys, let's try to help ourselves.
Mike
Fair call, I like what you say.
Anypone prepared to comment on radio's in Canadian waters?
Could I legally turn on my radio and use it in U.S.A. waters, but
must turn it off when I cross the thin chalk line that divides Detroit
and Windsor?
Before you rip me a new one, my VHF radio lives at home and I take a
cell phone instead. I don't want to "Big 10-4.. Come Back!" a
freighter and jam frequencies that I don't have a licencse to legally
use.
I am familiar with the basic frequency use, can I legally carry a VHF
radio in my boat (in Canada) but have it turned off????
Here's a silly thought...... schools in the water regeions could spend
a few hours, over & above Latin, Shop & Community Service, doing a
basic water etiquite & safety course. Think about it,.... the kids
could teach their parents something. And while I'm at it, even though
we're nowhere close to a farm, I would encourage my kid to learn the
basics of farm safety, or any form of safety for that matter. I
realise that it's a parents job to teach safety, but sometimes we
don't know all the answers (e.g. How many people are killed because
Dad needed the 9 Volt battery out of the smoke detector?).
Safety, Enviroment, Fun ...... in that order?
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