Need a new Fixed VHF

[willk]

Originally Posted by Poly

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Hey! Don't finish that bottle yerself! Leave a wee drachm in the admin lounge pls!

[willk]

Originally Posted by Poly

* out of interest every time you turn the key to try and recrank the engine does the AIS stop transmitting? Does it reset and have some period of warm up where it needs to get data from GPS etc? I know my VHF power cycles due to the voltage drop of cranking the engine.

They use very little juice - about a watt or so. They are auto with power - and if "warm" will have a very short start up cycle.

You'd never be stuck in front of a Ferry cranking your engine, would you, P.?

[Poly]

Originally Posted by j.i.wilson

Amazed at some contributions. In what world is it better to know LESS about the potential hazards around you???

In a world where you actually need to know ALL the potential hazards, it's better to know what you don't know than think the only thing to worry about is the big ship; and, I'd suggest as Daniel alludes to in a world aboard a 4m boat, you won't even know what you actually know.

I don't think anyone is suggesting "thou shall not have AIS", just it might not bring either the value or safety benefits you think it will. If I've made you stop and doubt your own logic then I think the forum is doing its job.

[Poly]

Originally Posted by willk

Hey! Don't finish that bottle yerself! Leave a wee drachm in the admin lounge pls!

Cryptic message to throw GCHQ off the sent.

[willk]

Originally Posted by Poly

In a world where you actually need to know ALL the potential hazards, it's better to know what you don't know...

So we should know that we don't know the Unknowables?

[Poly]

Originally Posted by willk

They use very little juice - about a watt or so. They are auto with power - and if "warm" will have a very short start up cycle.

neither does my vhf on standby, but it still cycles...

You'd never be stuck in front of a Ferry cranking your engine, would you, P.?

No comment.

[willk]

Originally Posted by Poly

neither does my vhf on standby, but it still cycles....

Bearing in mind that they only transmit periodically, it wouldn't overly concern me. You'll still appear on screen where you were before you turned the *NAH-HA-HA-HAH!* key.

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Poly

Cryptic message to throw GCHQ off the sent.

If you want to feel safe with your own private MI5 guardian angel watching over you, it's always worth chucking a few choice words into any email/text or phone conversation. Trump, May, Nicola, Sarin, next Thursday, are good starting points[emoji6]