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				 Changing VHF antenna location...? line of sight calculator web page 
 
			
			So,
 antenna height feet, horizon miles
 
 Boat    Coast    Horizon
 6         100         17
 30        100         22
 
 
 The range with the coastal stations doesnt change so much and the DSC calls
 will be received from much further away. For emergency calls to the coast
 the antenna difference is not so much, boat to boat is a different story.
 
 J
 
 
 
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