Johnlebl_at_aol.com wrote: Another very informative post, John. Great anecdotes. > Let me suggest that any coastal paddler in reach of Coast Guard units look up > the U S C G website. They have all sorts of info on it. Then call them adn > arange a trip to look teh station over. It probably won't be big, but talk to > teh men and women there adn you will find out how big their hearts are at > helping those in distress. Where I live (mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon, USA), the USCG has a major presence, also. However, your post reminds me that the local CG unit has a web site which depicts the range of their receiving (and transmitting?) antennas for my area. Expect the same is true for other coastal areas, also. When I punched up the one for my area, I was amazed at the "gaps" shown. One is in a place I like to paddle a lot. Sure gives me a feel for where a mayday is likely to work, and where it is not likely to work. Made me resolve not to depend on the VHF to haul my tush out of a jam! Those who are familiar with the geography down here might be interested in checking this out: http://www.navcen.uscg.mil/marcomms/cgcomms/charts/13astori.jpg -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 - 20:02:14 PST
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