Re: Unlicensed VHF Use

From: William Foote (foote@rendition.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Mon Apr 13 1998 - 10:50:11 PDT


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Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 10:50:11 -0700
From: "William Foote" <foote@rendition.com-DeleteThis>
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The rules say if your are in danger or are trying to help someone in peril, you
may broadcast
or use any means at your disposal to get help. This includes broadcasts on
unlicensed frquencies
or with more power than you are licensed for.

Bottom line if you are in trouble, use the radio.

-william

Ken Poulton wrote:

> > And yes, I did see that FCC info. Thanks to everyone who responded.
> > What do (or can) you use as your call-sign?
>
> When I was skirting the license issue, I planned to use my sail number
> since I had no radio license number:
>
> "This is USA-411, windsurfer 'Airtime' calling Coast Guard."
>
> But, I suspect the Coast Guard will respond on Ch 22 to "hey Coast Guard!"
> just as well.
>
> > When you transmit your
> > mayday, do you just say "This is windsurfer Ed Scott near channel marker
> > 8" or just "Help!"?
>
> Remember that we sail by marker "8A" and marker "8" is the one two miles
> upwind!
>
> Ken Poulton
> poulton@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis
>
> "I was going a mile an hour sideways and 500 feet straight downwind. I was
> looking out for the whitecaps. I *knew* what I was doing wasn't, you know,
> fun." -- Armlong Gutwrench (David Stuart), "I'm in a Pickle Song"



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