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Radio Check
Sorry, Sasha. In the U.S. the Coasties and Federal Communications Commission can fine people ($5000/per event I believe, which, even with the dollar in the pits, is still a considerable sum.) for using channel 16 as a "radio check". This rule is, of course, most frequently observed in its breach. We often hear the US Coast Guard Station at Lloyds Neck (Long Island Sound) reminding drunken sots that channel 16 is reserved entirely for emergency calls.
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