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Not Your Father’s VHF Radio

Sorry for the late notice, but Coyote Point YC is hosting an informal talk on marine radios tonight at 7 p.m. This talk is free and open to all mariners who are interested in learning more about VHF radio communications in SF Bay, from simple nuts and bolts stuff (such as the fact that using cheap cable and connectors can lose you up to 33% of your range in some radios), to all the new features and capabilities of modern VHFs such as digital selective calling (DSC), AIS reception, and integration with GPS for radios with built-in digital distress transmitting capability. Keith Barker, a satellite telecommunications expert who has consulted for Lockheed and the U.S. Navy, has put together the presentation, which we understand is more comprehensive and specific to SF Bay than anything that’s gone before. As the title of his lecture says, This Is Not Your Father’s VHF Radio Anymore. For additional information on this or other seminars in CPYC’s winter talk series, please email Jack Verducci.

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David Vann’s self-built trimaran Tin Can had her maiden voyage yesterday. latitude/JR
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Adventurer David Vann was out test-sailing his 50-ft trimaran Tin Can yesterday, having been delayed several days from his planned Saturday outing.