[Paddlewise] VHF radio

Hi paddlewise

Did your world every get small with just 1 phone call. I had a problem
with my Apelco 520 radio battery so I called the warranty dept. The man,
that I finally talked with on the phone sold me a new battery. They
could not find my warrantee card and it may have been more then 18
months. The battery arrived within 7 days, so I put it on the charger
for 15 hours. I put in my radio and the gages show only a third charged.
I thought maybe it was my charger was bad. I call the tech support to
ask questions.

The man that I was talking with was friendly and polite as I explained
what my problem. I was just talking to him when I told him I used it
kayaking. He quickly ask if I had heard of paddlewise I said yes. This
is when my world got real small.  The first person he asked if about was
Ralph D. He then asked if I had read post about radios for the marina.
He said that he helped Ralph with the radios.

I just want to say thanks to the person on the phone. I also want to ask
how many time has something like this happened to you????

HAVE A GOOD AND SAFE PADDLE
steve james
vancouver, wa


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