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Originally Posted by seanatdawn
1. Do you use a VHF radio on your vessel?
2. What size and type is your vessel?
3. How far would you normally journey out?
4. Do you know the 3 main benefits of VHF over mobile Phones? |
If you don't mind some critique, your questions are not well constructed for this medium, and any answers posted will skew your results...
I'll try to help you though;
1. Do you use a
VHF radio on your vessel? Yes
2. What size and type is your vessel? 35' Sailing Vessel (sloop)
3. How far would you normally journey out? 1-5 miles (from shore)
4. Do you know the 3 main benefits of VHF over mobile Phones?
- One to many communication
- All vessels equipped with a radio are supposed to maintain a radio watch (i.e. monitor ch 16)
- The Coast Guard monitors channel 16
- Range can be greater for a well maintained VHF than for a cell.
- Cell phones rely on land based antennas to receive your signal (no nearby cell tower, no worky), VHF radios do not.
Choose any three.