On 18 Nov 2004 at 16:10, Victor Okunev wrote: > The Canadian (and perhaps international) marine radio communication > protocol requires the calling party to supply own call sign and the > boat name. I am not sure what should I use when calling from a kayak > using a handheld VHF radio. I don't have a call sign and the name of > my kayak (White Fang) is not registered anywhere. As others have said - any name is suitable. The Canadian regs allow you to use any name if you are calling from an unregistered vessel. If you have a station license (i.e. for commercial or large vessels) then you supply a registered name. If you have a licensed boat, you can use the boat's name. White Fang sounds reasonable. I think that if you are going to make a call, it should be an important one. In that case. use a brief name that is recognizable and easy to remember. White Fang, at two syllables fits that - plus lot's of Canadians are familiar with the Jack London story and will recognize the name. Be consistent as well - always use the same name and don't make up a different name every time you make a call. Mike *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Nov 18 2004 - 23:06:09 PST
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