[Milsurplus] So Much for "Modern Technology"

[David Stinson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brooke Clarke" <brooke at pacific.net>

> You didn't mention what happened after they activated the EPIRB.
> If they had done that up front the rescue might have been faster.

While it wasn't stated the article, it implies that the EPIRB
was not a factor in the rescue.

> Is any government agency maintaining HF stations for coms with ships at
sea?
I don't know, but the Coast Guard could not talk to the vessel,
so one would assume that at least the C.G.
no longer has effective HF capability.
They gave it up for things that talk faster and FAIL faster, too.

73 D.S.