One for the yakas

[canman]

Thanks Mark, to many abbreviations nowadays, can't keep up.

[batt22]

a nice post from the chap who was rescuedalso mark you make a good point about hand held dsc,a hand held life saver,but you cant legally use it this crazy world

this crazy world

ah yes we don't do common sense in the uk pleased this was a good ending the lifeboat crew as usual did a fine job well done

[The Plum]

sorry about that Plum, it wasn't me, haven't paddled a cannoe for years, but it seemed that way the way I posted the actual lads reply.

ooops i misread lol ,good the lad was ok in the end but shows how easy it is to lose your life in the sea,atb plum

[Charlton]

as far as I gather Offcom say you can use hand helds

[mark]

you can use hand helds, but not with dsc capability. I've heard that customs and excise have been confiscating a few that folks had bought online in the US as well which is just fecking petty.

that said, standard horizon are launching a handheld with built in gps and dsc this month so maybe someone has seen sense somewhere

200 quid well spent I'd say