Richard Mitchell wrote: > > How have others solved the problem of obtaining long range > weather forecasting (beyond the horizon and the local barometer) > when outside the envelope of VHF broadcasts provided by the coast > guard? SSB and HAM radios would be useful for this purpose but > what can kayakers use? Has anyone an internet source of AM radio > stations, powers, and times that broadcast the weather in the > Caribbean? From Havana? Elsewhere? Richard, Didn't you know that ALL local forecasts in the Caribbean are for "sunny skies, soft breezes and warm tempertures." Gotta please the tourists. And Havana is likely to give deceptive forecasts to foul up US invasion plans. :-) 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 Fri Dec 04 1998 - 06:09:31 PST
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