Evan Dallas" <evand_at_pensionresourcegroup.com> wrote: >>OK, this is perhaps a real bozo question, but if you _don't_ have a Canadian vhf operator's permit and you need to call the coast guard or whoever else, how should you identify yourself in lieu of having a call sign?>> Pick whatever call sign you want: KayakOne, etc. >>Also, do the "local rules" mean you can briefly call someone in your own party (perhaps they've paddled ahead or are off exploring somewhere) without too much risk? If so, would this kind of communication be best on an "intership" channel or a "working" channel (like 68) or something else? (I didn't see any "recreational use" channels listed for Canada.)>> On the "working channel" [6] folks carry on all their significant on-the-water exchanges. I heard fishboats using 68 when I was in Barkley Sound, so I assume it is also OK for kayak-to-kayak transmissions. Use a call sign and no one will care you don't have an operator's permit. BTW, the US operator's permit is good in Canada for recreational vessels. If you want peace of mind, spend the $150 and get one -- good for ten years, IIRC. But, no need to to obsess. No one is coming after you unless you abuse the VHF channels. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 May 18 2004 - 08:18:18 PDT
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