On Wed, 17 May 2006 00:05:16 -0400, "Glenn Ashmore"
wrote:

The way I see it there are two kinds of long distance sailors that don't
need SSB. If you don't care to talk to anyone for a month or more and
nobody cares where you are or if you are alive you don't need SSB. At the
other end if you are the type that has to stay connected all the time you
don't need SSB because you have a satellite phone. :-)

How about all the long distance sailors who carry a SSB receiver for
weather and news? On reflection, they would go into your first
category. )
Mark E. Williams