If he had a marine VHF radio he would have been rescued quickly also. The USCG has direction finding gear to track VHF radio transmissions. He would also be able to talk directly to the USCG which helps a lot when you are trying to be found. michael Dan McCarty wrote: > It sure seems that if he had GPS and a compass he would have been rescued > sooner. > > Later, > Dan McCarty *************************************************************************** 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 Feb 17 2004 - 08:35:59 PST
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