"Mitchell Gossman" wrote in message
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I'm an airplane pilot with an aviation Icom handheld that will
broadcast on 121.5. Any other pilots using this on your boat, esp.
when out of cellphone range, for emergency use rather than spending
the $$$ on a separate marine VHF radio?


Not being a pilot I am not familiar with what significance the frequency
121.5 has. It is certainly not a marine frequency.

If you were on a boat, and had an emergency, what use would that frequency
be? Would you expect other airplane pilots to respond and forward your
messages to someone who could help you?

If you are on a boat, I would think that you would want to get help from
other boats. For that you need a marine radio.

Rod