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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR
I believe a cell phone can be triangulated to find your location.Can VHF do that?Not sure.
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Yes a VHF radio can be triangulated assuming it's transmitting. The direction finding principle is what is used in emergency beacons, etc.
For emergency communication on the water, a PAN-PAN (or mayday) on Ch 16 will be heard by many people including MP.
A cell phone means you do to a dispatch, then the proper agency has to be notified, etc. Time gets wasted....
IMO there is no substitute for a radio. Go to a ham fest and you get get some really nice used stuff for way cheaper than new as well.