PaddleWise by thread

From: <Bluecanoe2_at_aol.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] U S Coast Guard weather advisories on ch 16 & 22A
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 13:59:00 EST
In a message dated 1/7/1999 4:46:47 AM EST, mitchelr_at_ucs.orst.edu writes:

<<  The "local knowledge" of
 greatest use in weather prediction near northern Cuba was to ask
 fisherfolk and others where/when broadcasts could be heard. 
 Often broadcasts of the same information are carried on different
 frequencies.  I found that the recommend frequencies were not
 always the same nor were they those on which I found the best
 reception.  Some experimentation and a bit of record keeping was
 necessary.  The sailing community is better orgainzed to share
 this material.   >>

In all areas covered by the U S COast Guard VHF FM radio network, teh Coast
Guard announces on channel 16 that a marine advisory ans weather forecast will
be broadcast in just a few minutes on channel 22A.  You can switch to that
freqto receive their broadcast.  if you monitor channel 16 you will be
notified.  If not you can obtain their schedule of broadcastsfrom them.

John
***************************************************************************
PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List
Submissions:     paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
Subscriptions:   paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net
Website:         http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/
***************************************************************************
From: Julio MacWilliams <juliom_at_cisco.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] U S Coast Guard weather advisories on ch 16 & 22A
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 11:16:51 -0800 (PST)
It is important to note that channel 22A is _not_ channel 22; it is
one of the 'wx' channels. Does anyone know which of the 10 wx channels
is 22A, please?

Thanks!

- Julio

> 
> In all areas covered by the U S COast Guard VHF FM radio network, teh Coast
> Guard announces on channel 16 that a marine advisory ans weather forecast will
> be broadcast in just a few minutes on channel 22A.  You can switch to that
> freqto receive their broadcast.  if you monitor channel 16 you will be
> notified.  If not you can obtain their schedule of broadcastsfrom them.
> 
> John
> ***************************************************************************
> PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List
> Submissions:     paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> Subscriptions:   paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net
> Website:         http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/
> ***************************************************************************
> 
> 

***************************************************************************
PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List
Submissions:     paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
Subscriptions:   paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net
Website:         http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/
***************************************************************************
From: <Bluecanoe2_at_aol.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] U S Coast Guard weather advisories on ch 16 & 22A
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 15:55:17 EST
In a message dated 1/7/1999 2:17:23 PM EST, juliom_at_cisco.com writes:

<< It is important to note that channel 22A is _not_ channel 22; it is
 one of the 'wx' channels. Does anyone know which of the 10 wx channels
 is 22A, please?
 
 Thanks!
 
 - Julio >>

NO NO NO NO NO. Wrong!  22A is the Coast Guard "non international" equivalent
of the international ch 22.  Duplex vs simplex.

Study your VHF FM workings of US vs International.  This is very important in
operating a VHF.  You can't be reading the instruction manual when you are up
to your ears in seawater and getting deeper by the minute.

John
***************************************************************************
PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List
Submissions:     paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
Subscriptions:   paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net
Website:         http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/
***************************************************************************

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:32:55 PDT