At 09:59 AM 12/2/98 -0500, Don Watson wrote: >I have had really variable results with my Icom VHF. Sometimes line of sight >of even a mile is too much due to mountains or ant mounds or I don't know >what getting in the way. ... I have three VHF radios (that way if I loan out a kayak a radio goes with it - plus in the event of trouble, other people are capable of calling). I have found that the radios can degrade for various reasons and typically test them in the spring and fall each year. I have had one that I got replaced on warranty when I noticed that it's transmissions were garbled after about 6 months of use. It could still recieve fine, but the transmission was weak and unclear, so it was really unreliable as a safety device. I would reccomend testing your own at least a few times a year. I test mine at 1/4 mile, 1/2 mile and 2-4 miles on land near a lake and have found that one radio may work well and another not during the same test. It's usually indicated that the radio needed service or at least a new battery or recharge and cleaning of contacts. -Saul Saul Kinderis saul_at_isomedia.com tel:(425)402-3426 *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Dec 02 1998 - 07:37:07 PST
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