In a message dated 98-03-01 11:22:50 EST, lhays_at_canby.com writes: << If you aren't in cellrange carry the radio, but carry the cell phone anyway unless you *know* you will never be in range. >> Couldn't agree more Hank! I carry both but use the cell phone 98% of the time. I also have a sailboat and the VHF channel monitoring is sketchy at best. The commercial channels and bridge tending channels are the only ones I have consistently been able to get responses on. 16 sometimes, but not always. Steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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