On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 01:43:12 -0500, "Jack Painter"
wrote:



Tropospheric Ducting is a real problem with VHF-Marine.

yes, as a ham i once talked from allentown, PA to n. carolina on VHF
FM in the ham bands.

While Bruce has some
interesting stories to tell about making use of that up North, we normally
find it a real hindrance to good communications in the mid-Atlantic. Having
five or more CG Groups trying to answer the same mayday,

yes, we CG radio operators try to avoid that situation but it's
sometimes inevitable. what's even worse is that we sometimes don't
respond to a mayday, assuming it's in some other CG AOR.


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