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Old 05-18-2016, 12:01 PM   #21
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Default Vhf

Lest we not forget, VHF is a privilege, in years past, we as boaters had a very different set of frequencies which were not as affordable or convenient. Handheld radios simply did not exist.
When I first arrived here in 2002 I went to work for Shep Browns and we monitored 16 every day and I can tell you that we were always on top of everything in the northern part of the lake. The Mount would broadcast bad weather on 16 based on there position and based on what they saw on radar
And then there was "Mighty Moe" a blind man who monitored 16 religiously and very much kept order. (Moe, Bill was his name, found a doctor who was able to correct his vision several years before he died) Bill was even able to drive before his death.
If you have a VHF. monitor ch 16, it just might make you a hero!
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