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"Dave" dave.samuel wrote in message
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Why not use normal hand held CB radio's so you can chat from the land and
sea and use the marine radios for the safety point of view when at sea.

Dave

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Tom, thanks for the advice. Looks like I'm going to have to sort
something
else out for the journey then. One thing springs to
mind....................
my journey will entail travelling from Calais to around Bordeaux, via
the
autoroutes. Would a marine radio be likely to interfere with anyone on
that
journey? I'd be using probably 4 watt handhelds. By the way, this group
has
gone really quiet , hasn't it ? Thanks again, and any more advice
readily
welcomed.
Clive

Dave, I had thought about CB, but my only experience of it was in my youth
when it was rubbish. There were just so many people on so few wavebands that
it was impossible to get in at all. I don't know if they are any better now,
do you ?? Also, I never found the range very impressive ............... all
I ever got was about 1.5 to 2 miles and that was from a vehicle based one.

Clive