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Jeff's Reply to:
You had a question about radio. I don't know if you ment marine
tranceiver that you were inquiring about where to buy.
But there are many marine stores and mail order catalogs to buy from.
There are many that would not want the extra weight of a tranciver with
them while windsurfing, I am mentioning this for those that don't mind
and are intrested.
I would suggest if you want a marine tranciver (hand held type), I would
suggest that it be capable of complete immersion in water and still
work. I know of two of this type. Both these were seen in a Westmarine
Catalog. The ICOM M15 has some kind of statement about tested to 1 meter
of depth for 30 minutes and still functional after shaking water from
mike/speaker. I have put the the radio inside a bag sealed plastic bag.
It is possible to talk through the bag and allow one to talk with out
having to clear water from the mike/speaker. There is going to be
distortion is rec/trans when using this way. Wind will most probably
cause the most distortion. It is questionable if on the water in high
wind anyone could understand any trasmission at all, so not as to rely
on it in all cases!
Has anyone used a commercially sold resealable bag made for marine hand
held tranceivers and had them leak shortly after a few times out?
I have been through a couple. I found using, as suggested from a camping
store, the vacuume food seal bags. Just don't apply a vaccume. With a
small amount of air inside the bag, the controls can be worked easily
and it floats too. I've kept the radio in a padded hip pack and line
attached in some way, so that it stays with you if let go of it.
The only problem I have with the radio is that there is not a indicator
of battery strenth, therefore I have two batteries. The commercil
resealable bag allowed changing battery without having to ruin the bag.
On the other hand I have used the food seal bag so far at least 3 time
as much without any leaks. The food seal bag can be made quickly and are
costing probably 1/10 or less than the commercially sold radio bag.
Be safe
Jeff
Michael Worobec wrote:
>
> Wind Talkers:
>
> Two people were rescued at 3rd today by the coast guard. I believe
> everyone is ok, though. This is due to a fantastic job by fellow sailors
> and the coast guard.
>
> So, as a safety reminder, here's a few not-so-obvious tips learned from
> the experience:
>
> 1. Be prepared to communicate clearly and in detail with the Coast
> Guard. In this case, there was confusion as to the names and number of
> people involved. Two people involved had similar names. Over coast guard
> radio, the search team thought they were done when in fact they had
> rescued someone else who was not even being searched for in the first
> place. I think there was still some confusion after dark as to whether
> everyone was in. Probably it is a wise idea to put a note on your car
> dashboard saying who and how many belong to that car. This makes it much
> easier to do head count and get names right, especially if you're
> sailing at an unfamiliar or popular site (3rd had probably 50 or more
> sailors today)
>
> 2. A hard decision has to made when your are attempting a difficult
> rescue - to return to shore to get help, or to stay with the person in
> need of rescue. The decision would include the following factors:
>
> a. the ability of the person in need of rescue to 'signal' their
> location, either by raising a sail, using a strobe, or a flare.
> b. the ability to describe the location of or return to the person
> c. the condition of the person
> d. the time of day
> e. the protective equipment and condition of the person
> f. your own condition and ability
> g. proximity of other sailors
> h. etc (you get the idea...)
>
> Someone with more experience with this could probably complete such a
> list.
>
> I think the note on the dashboard rule would be a very good one for
> everyone to adopt - You can't really count on someone knowing your car
> and how many people came with it (except at 3rd on a weekday before 4)
>
> By the way, anyone know a good place to buy a strobe and a radio?
>
> And, two other pieces of safety equipment that can be extremely helpful
> - a compass and a watch. A compass can be used to figure out position
> via crude triangulation. And a watch is needed for estimating tidal
> effects on position. These two pieces of data are invaluable to the
> coast guard.
>
> Mike
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