Re: [Paddlewise] Re : Ch 16 and DSC - Illegal made Legal

From: Michael Daly <mikedaly_at_magma.ca>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:47:58 -0400
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
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