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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 02/06/2008 :  22:30:04  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Prospector</i>
<br />...The biggest surprise for me was the "other Coast Guard working channels." I simply wasn't aware of the idea of hailing the CG on a channel other than 16 to keep their main portal clear....rather than hail, wait for a reply, call back with a channel switch, wait for a reply, then switch, the first call could be "Passage, Passage, this is Iris, go two-one, over"<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">...except that in the US, two-one is for the Coast Guard only (as overflow from 22), and all hails to the CG should be on Ch. 16, not on one of their other channels. They'll direct you elsewhere. Also, to your point of keeping 16 clear for emergencies, that's why the USCG is pushing the use of Ch. 9 for routine hailing in the US. In coastal areas where this is important, I recommend supporting that by passing the word along among your friends and club members. Then use the scan or "tri-watch" on your radio to monitor 9 and 16. Anyone who has a 20-year-old radio that can't monitor multiple channels, and who isn't an inland lake sailor, I'd have to suggest, for your next birthday, upgrading to the 21st Century version of the most important safety device on your boat.
Edited by - Dave Bristle on 02/06/2008 22:32:21
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 02/06/2008 :  23:32:03  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
You're right Dave, 21 was a bad example.

If you aren't convinced of the need for radio skills give this a listen. You hear the radio cutting outon the hail? That's because the guy on board doesn't know how to speak into the mic. The button is down, but his voice is too loud for proper pickup.

You hear the other boaters chiming in with the offer to help? Thats the best you can ask for out there.

http://paddlingtravelers.blogspot.com/2007/05/panic-mayday-vhf-ch-16east-coast-us.html

On googlebooks, this preview at least gives you a fair look at the most important calls.

http://books.google.com/books?id=V7E3k-KsE_UC&pg=PA74&lpg=PA74&dq=panpan+vhf+call&source=web&ots=hLxlu09Flv&sig=pG7Q9glDDcoK7uiC9CgmYc7PWO8#PPA64,M1
Edited by - Prospector on 02/06/2008 23:50:20
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