Shawn Baker wrote: > Rcgibbert_at_aol.com wrote: > >>You are correct to be suspect of any electronic equpiment at sea.... > > We used FRS radios for local communications at the recent SSTIKS event. > I left one of my radios in a radio drybag on a picnic table during one > of the demonstrations. It baked in the drybag. :( > > While drybags are an answer to the wetness problem, they're also tiny > greenhouses, and could potentially create a temperature problem. We had a similar problem with the LCD screens on the stopwatches at a slalom race, and it wasn't even in a bag. After a few hours in direct sun, the LCD overheated and went blank. Since this was our master start time watch, this was not good. I carefully dripped Nantahala River water on it (~45F) and it came back, still, well, they don't tick, but you get the idea. Think I'll go spray paint the back of my radio drybags white. That gives me 50% protection. -- Steve Cramer Athens, GA *************************************************************************** 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 Jun 17 2003 - 11:16:59 PDT
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