[CQ-Contest] 14.300 MHz

[n4gi@tampabay.rr.com]

----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Perrin <mperrin at 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 at 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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