Hank Hays wrote: > > > There was a newsletter article I saw maybe 3 or 4 years ago in, I think, > the MASK Club (New York City) publication (Ralph D might remember it). > They were discussing radios such as above vs. cell phones. I remember it > as article contributors concluded that radios were broadband, but maybe no > one is listening, and cell phones were narrow band, but dial a number > (Coastguard, police, etc.) and there's almost always someone at the other > end. If you aren't in cellrange carry the radio, but carry the cell phone > anyway unless you *know* you will never be in range. > > Hank Hays MASK hates my guts, so I never see any of what they write. But I did make exactly that observation, I think in a letter to Sea Kayaker about four or five years ago. It was based on the experience of someone I know who saw a boating accident (not involving canoes or kayaks), tried raising anyone on his marine radio with no success. Then he took out his cell phone (this was years ago, BTW, so not as much chance of reaching anyone as now), dialed 911 and had rescue on the scene in a jiffy. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Mar 01 1998 - 08:44:30 PST
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