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    Re: Does "Lifeboat Navigation" exist today?
    From: Tom Sult
    Date: 2015 Jun 19, 10:32 -0400
    Greg

    I am deeply in favor of having a VHS radio. I was only making the point that if a ship was in radio range from vary low altitude. The line of sight was such that a sextant derived position would not be of additional help. 

    In stead of Pan Pan Pan or Mayday Mayday Mayday, perhaps the NSA would respond better to an attention getter of  Al Qaeda Al Qaeda Al Qaeda 😜

    Tom Sult, MD
    Author: JUST BE WELL
    justbewell.info

    On Jun 18, 2015, at 12:31, Greg Rudzinski <NoReply_Rudzinski@fer3.com> wrote:

    Tom,

    NSA satillites are capable of VHF radio reception. There is a chance that a reported position from mid ocean will get transfered to the proper authorities even when there are no ships around. That is if big brother isn't being lazy.

    Greg Rudzinski

    From: Tom Sult
    Date: 2015 Jun 16, 08:43 -0500

    I'm a bit amused by emergency navigation of a life raft. If you have a sat phone it probably has a GPS. If you don't how does a position help. You are presumably not in a sailing dory but a modern inflatable life raft with water ballast. You are going with the current  
     
    If you have a VHF radio it is unlikely your position by sextant will add to the fact that you are in VHF range from 3 feet AGL. 
     
    But then what do I know. Help me. 

    Tom Sult, MD
    Author: JUST BE WELL
    justbewell.info
     

       
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