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From: ahmet erkan (no email)
Date: Tue Jun 20 2006 - 09:00:54 EDT
>You are not planning to do this on channel 16 I take it. No "radio checks"
>are legal on channel 16. And yes, I have heard plenty of morons do this
>all day long. Tom Tom & Jackie O'Meara ex-Seaskate, Searunner 40 Tri
Hi Tom,
The radio would transmit at whatever channel is selected, including Channel
16.
A moron transmitting a lengthy message for a radio check will do that no
matter what. At least with the ARC function, the message will be short and
only once.
A non-moron watch officer will activate the ARC only while sailing the open
waters when there are no radar or visual contacts.
Would you please quote the law that states "radio checks are not legal". I
am not for or against this, I just don't know if it is a stated law or
interpreted from the limitations imposed on Channel 16. Also, if radio
checking on Channel 16 is illegal, how does a vessel verify that she can
transmit on Channel 16 ?
Thanks,
ahmet
SV8827
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