(As excerpted from a 28 March 2014 Forum posting)
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| Wally 41#2 cruising the PNW |
As the new VHF radios get better and better, most of us now have Digital Selective Calling (DSC) on our radios. With a group num-ber you could get underway or drop anchor and send a group call to find out if anyone else, on a good looking tug, is out on the wa-ter. If we don’t have one or at least an organization wide number, maybe it’s time we do. It will also let you see who responds and you can then send a position request and find out where the other tugs are located. Might be fun on the way to a get together or ren-dezvous. I propose 033837419. The last five digits are based on our tug sizes 37, 41,49 (we could only use five numbers). Here's a good Practical Sailor article on using DSC.
(Editor's note: Mike's proposal for using 033837419 has been adopted after being seconded by Brave Duck #67, Renegade #72, Teddy Bear #15, and Cielito #51.)
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