..."Can anyone recommend a rugged and reliable portable shortwave radio and appropriate frequencies for picking up marine weather forecasts in Australia? Coast guard reports are not always available on the VHF radio and my mobile phone is sometimes a bit unreliable when out of town. All the best, PeterO... I use a Grundig Yach Boy 400 Worlband Radio (Page 151, Master Catalog 2003 West Marine). Used it extensively while blue water sailing in the Atlantic, Should work worlwide. Batery longevity is good (6AA batteries). Te reciever is reliable and has been on the market for a while mine, has 6 yrs. Weight and size for kayaking is OK. Ruggedness has it's limits. Price is OK Michel *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Feb 28 2003 - 13:20:14 PST
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