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Amateur Radio Nets Crucial Link in Maritime Rescues

Thread starter ARRL
Start date May 13, 2015

ARRL

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May 13, 2015

Amateur Radio played a crucial role in two recent at-sea rescues. On April 8, sailors Randy (VA3ORT) and Dawn (VA3PBT) Ortiz of Ontario, Canada, ran into heavy seas that led them to abandon their 42-foot sailing yacht Nirvana Now in a remote portion of the South Pacific while en route to the Marquesas. The Ortizes were able to summon help via the Pacific Seafarer’s Net on 14.300 MHz, and the No...

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Amateur Radio Nets Crucial Link in Maritime Rescues

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