Elias Ross wrote: > By the way, has anybody out there been caught and fined for operating a VHF > radio without a license in Canada or the U.S.? You don't need a license to operate a marine VHF in the US for recreational boating. > I'd just as soon be fined > than support some inane bureaucracy which was designed for a different class > of watercraft. That inane bureaucracy maintains radio frequencies in Canada that can be used reliably for the safety and security of all watercraft. Without it, the marine VHF frequencies would be no better than CB radio. If you don't like it, just remember that no one is forcing you to get a marine VHF radio. 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 Mon Mar 12 2007 - 21:48:15 PDT
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