In article ,
Larry wrote:

FCC should restrict marinas to antennas 20' off the water running
1/2 watt.....or walkie talkies.

Nope, the Marinra Operators just need to be EDUCATED, on how to use
the 1 Watt switch on their radios, when talking to a vessel they can see
out the window........

Me Educated = 2X4 up the side of the opoeraters head.......

Me wrote in news:Me-9B7317.11542425052006
@netnews.worldnet.att.net:

Nope, the Marinra Operators just need to be EDUCATED, on how to use
the 1 Watt switch on their radios, when talking to a vessel they can see
out the window........



One watt from a 9db antenna at 70', used to advertise the marina simply by
it telling boaters their name, is of no use. Marina operators are teenage
kids from the local college working the docks, here. They need WALKIE
TALKIES in the 100 milliwatt range, not 1 watt radios with 70' towers and
high gain antennas.

On Thu, 25 May 2006 18:42:09 -0400, Larry wrote:

Marina operators are teenage
kids from the local college working the docks, here. They need WALKIE
TALKIES in the 100 milliwatt range,

And that is exactly what most dockmasters use.

The marina office on the other hand, needs increased range to
communicate with boats looking for dock space. They need to minimize
their time on channel 16 and most do a good job of that in my
experience.

Wayne.B wrote in
:

boats looking for dock space

Boats looking for dock space need to use the TELEPHONE in their pockets.
Channel 16...or 68 or 69 isn't their private sales channel. Their phone
numbers are located in the various cruise guides. Talk to them as long as
you like.

I caught a boat dealer at an in-the-water boatshow on Channel 72 using
marine walkies for their business. FCC agreed they didn't need to use
marine radio to sell boats, and told them so in the NAL FCC sent them...(c;

I wouldn't have called FCC had the ******* not ****ed at me for asking why
he wasn't using his cellphones or even Family Radio Service walkies at the
show. Talking him off marine radio wasn't possible with such arrogance in
the way. FCC seems to have changed his mind.

Wayne.B wrote:

And that is exactly what most dockmasters use.

The marina office on the other hand, needs increased range to
communicate with boats looking for dock space. They need to minimize
their time on channel 16 and most do a good job of that in my
experience.

I've talked to marinas from southern Florida to Down East Maine and
can't remember calling a Marina on the calling channel and not being
immediately requested to shift to a working channel. That is the way
the system is supposed to work and it works well that way.

If I know the working channel I eliminate the preliminary call on the
calling channel.

The biggest problem on VHF marine bands are new boaters who are not
familiar with procedure, next are arrogant pricks that can't be bothered
to learn how to use it, and a final most irritating factor are the folks
that learned procedure by watching Smokey and the Bandit.

Jack

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