purple_stars wrote:
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thank you to everyone who answered my question, i really appreciate it.
i learned a lot from reading the responses.

wrote:
Thanks for the correction Peter.
You're right it should have spelled Argos instead of Argo.
The 1.5 nautical mile range accuracy is not all that bad when you are at
sea.

I was thinking of it from a safety POV. Having looked for small objects
in the sea quite frequently when recoveriing released moorings,
drifting buoys etc fitted with transmitters, 1.5nm still leaves a lotta
water if you're waiting on rescue. Having said that, it's a hell of a
lot better than 'somewhere in the Southern Ocean...'.

Given the cost of EPIRB's I think they're hard to beat WRT rescue
options. I don't think much of a VHF, it's only going to do you some
good if either the rescuer is within its limited range or you're a
coastal sailor, in which case a waterproof cellphone & GPS would be a
lot more useful.

PDW

Larry wrote:
wrote in news:%_phg.18671$A26.428180@ursa-
nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca:

designed and indented for the French Military

Scary....very scary...(c;

(I have a thousand jokes flashing before my eyes, but am laughing too hard
to focus on them right now...(c

ARGOS system works well. And no, I'm not French, but I do have a lot of
practical experience with the system, and I'm willing to bet that you
don't.

PDW

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wrote:

This system was primary designed and indented for the French Military.

Oh Yea, that's those guys that haven't won a war in........How many
years? 700, maybe......

The first thing the CG does when getting an EPIRB signal is try to raise you
on the VHF, getting an answer will speed rescue. Hopefully you will still
be on the big boat with working VHF, but if not, a waterproof handheld would
be nice. Recent scuttlebutt has noted some "Waterproof" VHFs survive
immersion, but their battery packs do not.
Lee Haefele

hi chuck,

i just thought it was normal to have a vhf when you were in the water
in an emergency. that way the rescuers could talk to you, or maybe if
you see their helicopter you can let them know that you see them, or
their boat, etc. i don't yell very loud! lol. it just seemed like a
good idea to be able to talk to them.

In article ,
"Lee Haefele" wrote:

Recent scuttlebutt has noted some "Waterproof" VHFs survive
immersion, but their battery packs do not.
Lee Haefele

It is the Charging Contacts on the bottom that cause these to short
out, when dunked in seawater......