There is a *lot* more to the story of Rebel Heart. You can find out all about it in the usual places. Long Story Short is the wife has issues, they never should have left Mexico, and having NO communications might have been the best thing for them. As for ham radio, it is very nice to have for a medical issue, but if your boat is sinking fast the SSB won't help much and I wouldn't rely on a SPOT or sat-phone to replace an EPIRB. 73 de N3HGB M/M
Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of John Pennie via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2014 7:27 PM To: w...@wbryant.com; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Rebel Heart - Really not a pi___ng match - honest. I just can't stress enough how valuable and helpful the ham community can be. Please, if you venture offshore, take the time to learn and pursue a license. I am not bashing the sat phone - I had one on board when cruising. It just wouldn't be my go-to. Ok, yes, I would grab it because it is quick and might work. I'd do that while the SSB was warming up. John On May 11, 2014, at 7:07 PM, Wally Bryant via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > No argument here. I don't want to get into a p___ing match with anyone. I'm > too busy. > > Whatever you say. I have an HF receiver on board, and have listened and > learned. > > Wal > > > you wrote: >> I'm sorry, have to jump in here. With a sat phone, assuming it works, you >> may get some operator on the phone. With a SSB, assuming you took the time >> to learn it, you will probably get half the ham community on the other end. >> That is a group that will go above and beyond. > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
