Here on the Great Lakes near Chicago, the biggest Channel 16 offenses seem to be 1.) "Radio Check. Radio Check. Anyone out there for a Radio Check?" and 2.) open mic broadcasts where Channel 16 is left on and on with boater unaware that it has been left on some hilarious information often goes out that may or may not result in divorce).
Both typically result in CG reminding offender(s) that 16 is a hailing and emergency channel and that they have the means to triangulate the offender's position. Commercial vessels like ferries, tugs and freighters are typically very informative as to their arrival and departure notices on 16. Only problem is the occasional radio message delivered so abruptly and quickly (probably by crew who are bored from doing it countless times) that it is difficult to understand. Gregg, SV Neverland Sent from my iphone on Oct 24, 2009, at 8:28 AM, Rick Morel <[email protected] > wrote: > At 08:25 PM 10/23/2009, Ron Rogers wrote: >> Pleasure boats which have their radios on must monitor 16. No >> problem keeping them off if you... >> >> _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
