[Rhodes22-list] Hand-Held VHF's

[David Walker]

Joe,

The range between tow handhelds over water will basically be line of sight.
Bear in mind though that it is technically illegal per FCC rules to use a
marine VHF between the land or dock and a boat.  I'm not sure how marinas
get away with it, nmaybe a special license.  The UHF FRS radios are cheap,
have almost the same line of site range and can be private with scramblers
and  are license free.

Dave Walker

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From: "Ware, Joseph W." <joseph_ware@merck.com>
To: "List Rhodes (E-mail)" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 4:01 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Hand-Held VHF's


> What is the range on these?  How does land effect this range.  I'd like to
> have one on the dock while someone is out sailing.  Could be a couple of
> miles and was trying to see if a hand-held was an option.
>
> Joe
> S/V Whisper
>
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