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- From: jeffh@nonsuch.EBay.Sun.COM (Jeff Huntington)
- Newsgroups: rec.boats
- Subject: Re: Traffic Lights, was Radio Checks, Coas
- Date: 24 Dec 1992 01:25:31 GMT
- Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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- References: <MARC.92Dec23140259@marc.watson.ibm.com>
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- In article 92Dec23140259@marc.watson.ibm.com, marc@watson.ibm.com (Marc Auslander) writes:
- > Gee - I guess I didn't understand the procedure. I though the way to
- > get a radio check was:
- >
- > 1. Get on 16, on high power of course, and say "breaker 16, anyone out
- > there for a radio check."
- >
- > 2. One of three things happens -
- >
- > A. Someone yells "radio check load and clear".
- >
- > B. The CG says "16 is a distress and hailing channel ..."
- >
- > C. None of the above.
- >
- > A or B means the radio is working. I always thought this was one of
- > the best CG services available.
- > --
-
-
- You got it about right, except the proper response is "I read you five by - Over
- and out" :-) :-) ;-)
-
- Jeff Huntington
-