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Yes, Port Ludlow Yacht Club and Marina and Sea Tow have collaborated. It is VHF Chan 28. It should be available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
There are ARC (Automated Radio Check) services in various places, (more so on the east coast than the west,) and are a co-service of Sea Tow and MariTEL and may be found on VHF 24 – 28.
Here is how it works:
1. Check VHF Chan 28 for traffic.
2. Hearing none,
3. Key up and announce your boat name, and request radio check. (I also give my approx position.)
4. Un-key and listen. (You should get a short safety message, a recording of your transmission, and a sponsor type message.)
5. Return your VHF to chan 16 and check a second VHF if you have one. (If I am within reasonable range, I also check my handheld.)
There is another thread regarding an Auto Radio Check at Friday Harbor, WA. For more details check this thread, but it works the same at both places.
http://www.c-brats.com/viewtopic.php?p=273878#273878
Harvey
SleepyC:moon
There are ARC (Automated Radio Check) services in various places, (more so on the east coast than the west,) and are a co-service of Sea Tow and MariTEL and may be found on VHF 24 – 28.
Here is how it works:
1. Check VHF Chan 28 for traffic.
2. Hearing none,
3. Key up and announce your boat name, and request radio check. (I also give my approx position.)
4. Un-key and listen. (You should get a short safety message, a recording of your transmission, and a sponsor type message.)
5. Return your VHF to chan 16 and check a second VHF if you have one. (If I am within reasonable range, I also check my handheld.)
There is another thread regarding an Auto Radio Check at Friday Harbor, WA. For more details check this thread, but it works the same at both places.
http://www.c-brats.com/viewtopic.php?p=273878#273878
Harvey
SleepyC:moon