"mister b" wrote in message
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On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:39:29 -0400, Ryk wrote:

In my neck of the woods (Eastern Lake Ontario) 16 remains the only
calling channel.

???!? 16 a calling channel in Canada for pleasure boaters? I don't think
so Ryk.



I suppose boaters might call on 16 (or 12 here in Halifax) and quickly move
to another channel when contact is made....as most people monitor 16.
I scan a half dozen channels with my Standard Horizon 460S hand held.