[Psml] MARYLAND DRN PROMOTES UNSAFE VHF USE

[Ken Shaver]

Sound like you are advocating censorship

At 02:04 PM 12/6/2007, Harleigh Ewell wrote:
>While having a scanning-capable radio with MMSI entered into it (as 
>I do) is a good idea, it does not resolve "all these 
>issues."  Unless you know that the intended recipient of your hail 
>also has such capability, or is illegally monitoring a channel other 
>than 16, you will still have to try to reach them on channel 
>16.  Thus, the issue about whether the policies of Md. DNR and USCG 
>5th District are sensible.
>
>Harleigh Ewell
>Rockville Sail and Power Squadron
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: psml-bounces at usps.org [mailto:psml-bounces at usps.org] On Behalf 
>Of Robertmessineo at aol.com
>Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 4:33 PM
>To: hewell at comcast.net
>Cc: psml at usps.org
>Subject: Re: [Psml] MARYLAND DRN PROMOTES UNSAFE VHF USE
>
>We for all the USPS educated boaters, having a dual scan or tri scan 
>VHF resolves all these issues.  If someone does not have a radio 
>with these features, they also do not have access to rescue 21 or an 
>MMSI number.
>
>For our members AND students, it would seem quite foolish!
>
>There's the financial investment of the vessel and a personal 
>investment for anyone on board, two or three hundred dollars to have 
>current technology that could easily save someone's life should be a 
>no brainier.
>
>Boat $10,000
>Fuel  $ 2,000
>Ins.   $    500
>
>Letting people you care about suffer in peril because you didn't 
>want to spend money on a new radio....
>
>Priceless
>
>
>
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