Re: Expect your gear to break!

From: Dan Farmer (danf@juniper.net-DeleteThis.com)
Date: Wed Jun 20 2001 - 12:36:52 PDT

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 12:36:52 -0700
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From: Dan Farmer <danf@juniper.net-DeleteThis.com>
Subject: Re: Expect your gear to break!
In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20010619232719.007e8d80@pop.earthlink.net-DeleteThis.com>

Several times, I've been told that height off the water matters much more
than transmit power for short range transmission. Have not confirmed this
myself, though. I count on being able to reach some vessel with 1 watt. I
think a far bigger concern is battery type and its ability to hold a charge
for months and power the radio for many hours.
HTH-
-df

At 11:32 PM 6/19/2001 -0700, you wrote:

>Talking about coast guard radio. Will a radio with 900 mw transmit power
>have anough range for the SF Bay and maybe 4 miles out the gate. If not how
>much power is necessary. Thanks for a reply.
>
>
>At 03:24 PM 6/19/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> <<Hope this helps... BTW, carry a radio if you sail out more than you
> >> can swim in. My boom breakage is now double digits.>>
> >>
> >
> >I'm going to get a lot of stick for this but here goes anyway....
> >
> >When you windsurf anywhere, you should expect that sometimes your gear is
> >going to break and you should be prepared for the consequences. In my
> >opinion, radioing the Coast Guard as a first choice is not a good thing. I'm
> >not suggesting that this was the intention above, but I get the feeling that
> >some people regard the Coast Guard as a taxi service back to the launch.
> >
> >If you sail in the middle of the Bay and in the event of a breakdown face
> >multiple hours in the water, then wear a warm wetsuit. Carry the safety gear
> >that YOU need. Every one has their own list of requirements (I don't want to
> >get into that argument here).
> >
> >Sail with other people
> >
> >Look out for each other
> >
> >Assist sailors in trouble.
> >
> >Bottom line (almost) - In windsurfing, gear breakage is an every-day
> >occurrence and you should have a plan for most of the possible scenarios.
> >
> >Lastly, I think the radios are a great idea, but should be used
> >intelligently - becalmed at the channel marker at 3rd is not and emergency.
> >It IS a 2 hour swim back to the beach.
> >
> >Chilly
> >

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