On Thu 26-Sep-1996 10:09p, Ed Stimach said to Tim Morgan:
ES> On (26 Sep 96) Tim Morgan wrote to Jamie Adams...
ES>  TM> The things were never really designed for boating.
ES>  TM>  On a boat though it
ES>  TM> would probably end up just being another gadget that sits underneath
ES>  TM> the spare life jackets and discarded fishing tackle. :)
ES>        A more useful device for detecting bad weather on a boat,
ES>   would be a laptop computer with a cellular connection to the 'Net,
ES>   accessing weather satellite Web sites!
ES>   ;-)
ES>   -- Ed --
ES> --- PPoint 2.00
  I disagree about the cell phone on the boat idea...  I have tried to use my 
cellular on my boat down here in San Diego, and unless I am inside the harbor 
(Which is very rarely)  I can not get any coverage at all (And this is in a 
big city such as San Diego...)  Too many people are being misled by the 
cellular phone industry into thinking that is all they need on their vessle 
and not putting the money into getting the more expensive VHF Marine, SSB 
Marine, or HAM Radio sets that can handle communications for much longer 
distances...  A 2 Meter Packet Connection at say 50 Watts can get me all the 
way from Catalina Island San Diego, whereas a Celluar Phone just wouldn't cut 
it!!!  Remeber also if you have a SSB fax printer you can get Marine Wheather 
faxes VIA SSB...
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