Richard Mitchell wrote: > > More on the weather: > > Local knowledge and the weather... [snip] > When "local knowledge" is insufficient... > > We have just returned from kayaking in the Jumentos Cays, 65 > miles north of Cuba at the eastern edge of the Bahamas Bank. > Population of 30 within 600 square miles. No VHF, NOAA, or other > ready made weather broadcasts. In these circumstances we pieced > together a patchwork of AM, FM and SSB broadcasts from radio > stations in Florida, Cuba and the offshore SSB data provided by > the U.S. Coast Guard. The trick was to identify all the relevant > frequencies and times in advance and have them handy > (pre-programmed into your radio if possible). Most broadcasts > are not continuous but less frequent -- every 6 hours typically, > last only a half minute, and must be recognized by reference to > latitude/longitude or general area. How did you determine, ahead of time, what freqs, modes, and times to use? -- 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 Jan 06 1999 - 22:09:50 PST
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