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sweetcraft
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Initially Posted - 01/12/2007 : 23:08:46

Yes I land sail too and was looking for rv parts and ran across this and wondered who is talking to whom? What am I missing?
http://www.tweetys.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=336

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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 01/13/2007 : 06:43:55

Don't know but it's a fedeal offense to use a marine band radio on shore.

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Ben - FL
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Response Posted - 01/13/2007 : 15:51:37

Al is right. VHF is marine use only and monitored by the USCG. [url="http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/marcomms/vhf.htm"]VHF Channels[/url]
If you are going on a land yacht motor home you need a CB radio or Family Band radio. Also, the new Nextel phone have Direct Connect and Direct Talk straight to another phone with no tower.

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sweetcraft
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Response Posted - 01/13/2007 : 16:04:32

I don't use any marine radio except on the boat but when I saw the ad on an RV company list, the same radios on my boat it really disturbed me. I have also heard that hunters have used Marine VHF radios but that could be a rumor.

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Sloop Smitten
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Response Posted - 01/15/2007 : 08:44:29

I didn't read through their forum's and did not see anywhere they were promoting use of marine radio's illegally. More likely the same distributor who offers them land radio's gives them good prices on marine radio's as well. I monitor my VHF continuously when sailing and have never heard a land user other than some in-harbor chatter and 90% of my sailing is within 1 mile of I-5 in So. Cal., one of the busiest freeways in the country.

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wmeinert@kconline.com
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Response Posted - 01/15/2007 : 14:34:35

As far as I know the federal regs only apply to using channels nine and sixteen for offical traffic, other wise why would they give us so many channels, I personally know that when boats are out in the big blue the use the marine operator via VFH, to make phone calls, although I do agree that RV use may be excessive, as far as I know only Cannada realy gives any real strict adherance, in fact when I was there 3 years ago, I had to apply for a Canadian License, to which I balked because of not wanting to take the test, and this includes CB use as well. Additionaly, the Coast Gaurd also is responsible for our inland marine emergancies as well and you can call them on land as well, I believe VHF was used during most of the Hurricane responses that the Coast Guard and National Guard Units responded too. But like they say, Its not illegal for them to sell it, just may be illegal for you to use it!

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 01/15/2007 : 19:28:38

If your in the marine business and the business has a special type of license (over and above a regular license ) you can operate the gizmos on land for the purposes of conducting the business.

A lot of RV'ers tow along wave runners, canoes, row boats and fishing skiffs etc. Its probably a good mix to sell that stuff in their store. A lot of boaters go to RV stores to buy head equipment too. Those things are a decent profit and a good point of sale item...

As for the hunters or others using them on land: It is illegal, but it would probably be pretty difficult to catch them. Its not like the coast guard is hanging out in middleofnowhere Montana monitoring channel 78...

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danandlu
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Response Posted - 01/16/2007 : 09:04:41

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Its not like the coast guard is hanging out in middleofnowhere Montana monitoring channel 78<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

Nor ch. 16.

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 01/16/2007 : 10:36:50

See, Duane... Ya gotta watch what you say about Middleofnowhere, Montana--they're listening!

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