On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 22:12:58 -0400, "98stratus"
wrote:

Channel 13 is not a ship to ship channel, it's a bridge hailing channel
which ias why you don't need 25w to Tx. You'd blow their ears off at 25 w
(considering you're within line of sight when you normally contact a bridge)

If You're hailing Mrina's on 16, you'll never get an anwer as the hailing
channel for marina's is 68, been that way for over 20 years! This is to
help reduce the clutter on 16,, though this hasn't helped much. There are
still too many mulletheads talking on 16.

Every marina from VA to FL, including every marina in Charleston, SC,
monitor and use Ch 16. You can call 'em on 68 but they only got one
radio and you won't get an answer until you call 'em on 16 first.

BTW, on an FM radio, DEVIATION (how far the carrier swings with audio
modulation) determines how loud the volume is coming out of the
receiver. The difference between 1W, 25W and 100KW, using the same
deviation and deviation index produce exactly the same "volume" at the
receiver. Power extends RANGE, not volume, on an FM transmitter.

In SSB, POWER makes you LOUDER. In AM, % of modulation makes you
LOUDER and to some extent power. But not in FM




Larry W4CSC

Maybe we could get the power grid fixed if every politician
regulating the power companies wasn't on their payrolls.