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VHF Radio a Must On or Near the Water
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Cell phones often do not work on our lakes, rivers and coastal waters. A hand-held VHF radio is a must, for boaters and waterfront property owners. You can communicate with
1. Other recreation boats.
2. Commercial vessels, locks or bridges.
3. the U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Police, USCG Auxiliary, U.S. Power Squadron, local rescue squads and other safety personnel on the water
Click here for a great comparison on VHF radios
VHF radio manufacturers' links (click company name):
• Garmin, 1200 E. 151st St., Olathe, KS 66062; 913/397-8200
• Icom, 2380 116th Ave. NE, Bellevue, WA 98004; 425/454-8155
• Raytheon Marine, 676 Island Pond Rd., Manchester, NH 03109; 603/647-7530
• Standard Communications, Box 92151, Los Angeles, CA 90009; 310/532-5300
• Uniden America, 4700 Amon Carter Blvd., Ft. Worth, TX 76155; 800/586-0409
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Weather on the Water
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 | May June 2010
Weather Phenomenon: Low Wake 'like an inland hurricane without the eye...'
April 13, 2009. Max Thompson and his wife Glenda ride out a storm of all storms on Lake Guntersville. No warning from NOAA or local TV and radio stations. And even when the storm was crashing down, weather authorities did not see what Max and Glenda experienced.
Read their account of this mega-storm that took the National Weather Service three months to define...
see video of the damage
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| Jerral is a 34-year veteran meteorologist, including service in the Air
Force, civilian meteorologist for the U.S. Navy and 24 years with the
National Weather Service. In 1976, Jerral was the first voice ever
heard on NOAA Weather Radio.
read Jerral Miller's articles
'Weather on the Water' in
LIFE ON THE WATER Magazine
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