On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:13:10 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:51:43 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:32:21 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Why would you want duplex?

Uh? He likes to talk while the other party is talking?

There is nothing wrong with simplex operation - you just need to keep
your conversations to a minimum and short.

This whole thing about duplex is silly - duplex doesn't give you any
advantage at all and besides - technically, VHF isn't for conversation
- theoritically.

QRT QRT QRT

ROTFL!!!