Peter Bennett wrote in
:

On the radios I've looked at, you also have to hold the button for a
few seconds, and/or do it twice, before the distress call is sent.


Y'all boys look under my berth. You'll find an old Motorola 3 watt AMPS
bagphone that plugs into the 6db cellphone antenna 55' up on top of the
mainmast. It's good to about 50 miles offshore in SC to call 911....(c;