Joan (and anybody else who might need help with radio procedures). Check out the following FCC site for radio procedures. It defines Mayday, Securite, and Pan Pan calls and has a lot of good info concerning proper radio procedures. http://wireless.fcc.gov/marine/fctsht14.html#SEC5 By following proper radio procedures you dramatically increase your chance of being understood. Steve Holtzman Out (*NEVER* "Over and Out) ----- Original Message ----- From: JSpinner2_at_aol.com To: PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net Sent: January 26, 2002 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] cell phones/technolgical aids << You can always send a pan-pan, rather than a mayday, >> What's this? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jan 26 2002 - 11:40:41 PST
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