Peter Treby wrote: - >At this point, I think in Australia an >Epirb and an SSB shortwave radio is a >good combination. VHF, UHF and 27MHz >radios less useful for communication >outside the paddling group. G'Day Peter & Paddlewise, I'm curious about 27MHz. Its probably more widely used and monitored by recreational craft. The down side is presumably no repeater stations and a fair bit of interference from informal chatter. But it should have a longer range than VHF for the same power. Is that the case in practice? All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Apr 29 2003 - 05:41:18 PDT
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