[CQ-Contest] 14.300 MHz

[Alan Zack]

Better to go direct to:
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/marcomms/default.htm
and skip all the ads.

n4gi at tampabay.rr.com wrote:
> ----- 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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Alan Zack
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