On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:41:30 -0500, in message

mister b wrote:

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.

It is the calling channel endorsed by international convention and by
the Coast Guard. I understand that 9 is an alternate in congested
spaces in the US, but 16 is not congested up here.

Ryk