Redwood Sail and Power Squadron
a unit of United States Power Squadrons®Boating is fun..We'll show you how
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Redwood Sail and Power Squadrona unit of United States Power Squadrons®Boating is fun..We'll show you how |
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The Redwood Sail and Power Squadron excels at boating education. This class will give you the skills to confidently and safely operate your marine VHF Radio:
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| The VHF marine radio band contains channels numbered 1 through 88. They are spaced 25 kHz apart and are each designated for specific uses. Of particular interest is the Distress and Calling Channel, Channel 16 or 156.800 MHz, used for making contact with passing vessels and for communicating in times of distress. Almost all boats, with the exception of small recreational boats, are required to keep watch on this channel. Once contact has been made, both parties must switch to another appropriate channel. Both parties are required to use the minimum power necessary for the communication, so an outdoor antenna may be of particular help for base-station scanner listeners. | |
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