I second that. We had an open mike somewhere in or close to my marina for
three WEEKS! I called the USCG in Galveston, who said it wasn't any of their
business and since they couldn't hear it (20 miles away) it must not be a
problem. "Call the FCC... they're in charge of radios" they told me. So I
did. Started in Washington, D.C. and actually tracked down someone local. I
suppose they finally tracked down the radio, because it stopped a week
later.

I was really amazed at the USCG's lack of interest.

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Keith
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Perfect boat dogs?: Dockshund, Springline Spaniel, Dinghygo, Pointer (always
helpful to sailors,) Ancur. Definitely NOT an Afghan... - Zeke Anderson
wrote in message
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Folks, when you're out and about in your water conveyance, would you
PLEASE ensure your microphone is not in a place where it can be jammed
into the OPEN position? It seems every day someone ties up 16 by
sitting on their mike...it's DANGEROUS folks. In addition the
offending station is often DF'd by the CG and that can lead to
unpleasant consequences. Every boater needs to participate in making
the waters safe, and this is one way to do it.

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