[Please remove all old content that is not pertinent to your reply including old headers and footers. It's list policy.... this post was modified to meet policy] > The solution is to use legal equipment. If you need > a license, get one - they > aren't that tough to get. Does 2M ham still require > Morse proficiency? Until a couple of years ago, morse code was not required on 2M but it was required on other frequencies. Recently, the morse code requirement has been dropped. > Be > realistic about what you need - most of us need > nothing fancier than a marine VHF. One of the advantages of the EPIRB is that it continues to transmit after the person in the mayday situation goes unconscious. It seems to me that this would be desirable in a broad range of scenarios (including those within reasonable proximity to civilization). For any radio transmitter to be of any functional value, someone has to be aware enough to press the "Transmit" button. In Canada, Derek *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Nov 20 2006 - 05:00:41 PST
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