Do you actually use your VHF?
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Re: Do you actually use your VHF?
I am fortunate that my hand held has a 10 hour battery life. It also has a scan function that allows me to monitor 6+ channels. Consequently I leave mine on in order to monitor channel 16 for emergency purposes as well as weather and chatter channels. It has been useful. I can be found either Saturday or Sunday, weather permitting around the Palmetto Island area. Give me a shout on channel 9 and we can trade some lies.
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We will probably start out in Piney Island, around Middle Point, then ease over towards Smith Island "probably hit Ty's favorite Oyster bar before going on to Smith"
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Re: Do you actually use your VHF?
wevans wrote:Sweet lookin place I refused ta get on facebook for years and now you got me in You gonna have a VHF with ya this weekend I don't gots no cell phone
Thanks, Its a fun place too.
I just started Facebook, kind of, The last two weeks I have been checking it out closer. Still have problems driving it though.
Try me on the VHF I may be around. If I'm not fishing I will have it on the golf cart.
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I saw the mention of " The box at 18" and figured you were going to the Open and had really good seats.
Lat/Lons of said "box" as well as location of keys to the door and the liquor cabinet please
Lat/Lons of said "box" as well as location of keys to the door and the liquor cabinet please
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Re: Do you actually use your VHF?
When I need help on the water I call someone whose job it is to help me (marina, tow boat... they get my $$$).wevans wrote:So, it's there for if you need help, but off in the event that someone else may need help
Other than that; the 25,000,000 "radio checks" and other mindless drivel forces me to turn the thing off. It got to the point where the VHF sounded like my office telephone somehow got on the boat with me. In the 2.5 seasons where I had it on constantly I never once heard a call go out that was even close to anywhere I could get to.
What I did hear constantly was "what time is it?"; "how big does a spanish need to be for me to keep him?"; "is that you over there offshore of me?"; "I thought you guys were grouper fishing today" and the rare but very exciting franklin county dog hunt
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Re: Do you actually use your VHF?
I always get a radio check to make sure the VHF is functional if I go offshore any distance. Otherwise, I almost never use the transmitter, but do monitor 16 at all times for the reasons weavans mentions. The inane, background chatter doesn't really bother me that much as long as the volume is at a reasonable level.
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Re: Do you actually use your VHF?
I may check the weather on mine but that's about it.
In the words of the great Doc Holliday, "I'll be your huckleberry"
Re: Do you actually use your VHF?
I have a rechargeable portable that I always keep on. I have a cell phone, too, that I do most of my talking on. It would be fun to promote a VHF St. Marks finshing channel to easily get updates from fisherman in the area. I'd love to know everyone on the water is having same bad luck (preferably good luck) that I'm having.
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Checked out channel 27 the other day. Pretty cool.
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Re: Do you actually use your VHF?
I do keep mine on at all times just in case.
I am curious as to what channel everyone is on. I think it would be great if there was one channel that we all knew to be on.
What say you???
I am curious as to what channel everyone is on. I think it would be great if there was one channel that we all knew to be on.
What say you???