Down here in Australia regs do not require kayaks to be registered (so far) but you do need a licence to operate a VHF. Being safety and community minded I joined our (volunteer) Coast Guard and my membership gets me a call sign and my details recorded on their computer so when I call in they know exactly who I am and what I am in. The call sign is region specific and unique for the Coast Guard. For $45 a year it is cheap insurance. Some kayakers join fishing clubs to get call signs. Also on names, I'd suggest sticking to something simple and comes across the VHF clearly. I have heard some pretty interesting permutations of too complicated kayak names coming back from radio operators. "Bai-duck' for 'baidarka' is my favourite and the recipient has never lived it down. Richard ('Mirage') Birdsey. *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Nov 19 2004 - 15:24:35 PST
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