01-18-2008, 01:44 PM
[cool][#0000ff]TubeBabe and I take our radios on every tubing trip. And, whenever we have a "floatilla" with several folks on the water together we encourage everybody to carry them. We decide in advance what channels we will be on, and do a radio check before we all split up.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But, we agree in advance on a couple of alternate channels to switch to. Depending upon where you go, and how powerful your radios are, you can get a lot of "cross talk" that makes it annoying to keep the channel open and you need to switch.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Everybody seems to have their own favorite channels. Just be ready to change if there is a lot of trucker traffic or local kids playing on Dad's radio. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In the past, we have tried to "standardize" on specific channels but that seldom works. HINT...everybody has to have their radios turned on and handy to reach...not just turn them on periodically to see if anybody is broadcasting. TubeBabe and I have ours on elastic cords around our necks for quick access. Leaving them back in the vehicle doesn't work when you are a half mile out on the ice.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But, we agree in advance on a couple of alternate channels to switch to. Depending upon where you go, and how powerful your radios are, you can get a lot of "cross talk" that makes it annoying to keep the channel open and you need to switch.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Everybody seems to have their own favorite channels. Just be ready to change if there is a lot of trucker traffic or local kids playing on Dad's radio. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In the past, we have tried to "standardize" on specific channels but that seldom works. HINT...everybody has to have their radios turned on and handy to reach...not just turn them on periodically to see if anybody is broadcasting. TubeBabe and I have ours on elastic cords around our necks for quick access. Leaving them back in the vehicle doesn't work when you are a half mile out on the ice.[/#0000ff]
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