Re: [Paddlewise] correct radio procedure

 From this document: (Canadian study guide for radio licensure)
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/insmt-gst.nsf/vwapj/ric26.pdf/$FILE/ric26.pdf

On page 7:

Radio Silence Periods
In order to make it possible for distress and urgency calls to be heard 
readily, periods of
silence have been made mandatory on 2 182 kHz in the Maritime Service. 
These periods of
silence commence on the hour until three minutes past the hour, and repeat 
on the half-hour
until thirty-three minutes past the hour. Unless in a distress or urgency 
situation, all
stations fitted with the MF radiotelephone international distress and 
calling frequency of
2 182 kHz must maintain listening watch and radio silence during the 
silence periods.
Stations should increase the level of their 2 182 kHz receiver volume 
controls during these
periods in order to better hear weak distress signals (see the section 
entitled "Distress
Frequency Watch Receiver" in this publication).

Radio silence periods are not required to be maintained on the VHF (Very 
High Frequency)
International Distress and Calling Frequency of 156.8 MHz (Channel 16).

The last line indicates CH 16 is NOT included in radio silence, right?

K
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