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From: Mark Perrin <mperrin@ordata.com>
> What would you recommend?
>
 
>From the US Coast Guard Navigation web site:
"If you plan to travel more than a few miles offshore, plan to purchase an 
MF/HF radiotelephone or mobile satellite telephone, an emergency position 
indicating radio beacon, or EPIRB, and a second VHF radio or cellular telephone 
as well. Mobile satellite telephones are becoming more common and more 
inexpensive. The mobile satellite will provide easier and clearer 
communications than the MF/HF radiotelephone, but the HF radiotelephone will 
receive high seas marine weather warnings. "
Nothing about buying a cheap ham rig there.....
A list of Coast Guard MF/HF frequencies is listed here:
http://powerboat.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.navcen.uscg.gov%2Fmarcomms%2Fboater.htm
Nowhere do I find any reference to 14.300....
73,
Blake N4GI
> 
> At 10:13 AM 3/28/2005 -0500, n4gi@tampabay.rr.com wrote:
> >VE3II writes:
> >
> >  > Unless this issue is resolved, God help the sailor who runs into
> >  > trouble at sea on a contest weekend and needs help.
> >
> >
> >I'm no sailor, but to me the bigger issue is why so many people 
> are 
> >heading out into the open ocean with only ham radios for 
> communication...>
> >73,
> >Blake N4GI
> >
> >
> >
> >
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