USCG couldn't tell the politicians that "people will die" so it was a savings to be achieved. Given the shutdown costs it will take a few years to break even - so it's actually more expensive in the short run. I heard this weekend that they have already demo'd the Boise City tower because no other agency wanted it. On 10/4/2010 3:37 PM, J.

. > Amongst them was the fact that, on average, > > THREE PEOPLE A YEAR DIE FROM TESTING 9 VOLT BATTERIES ON THEIR TONGUES IN THE UK. > > I recently joined St John Ambulance as a volunteer and I would much rather not > have to use my CPR skills on a fellow Time Nut. > > Please always think safety first. > > Malcolm ____________________________________________

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Hello all...   For the SERIOUS time nut...  you might want to give yourself a few hours before you go check out this site...  and beyond!!   73 Don W4WJ     https://www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division/time-services/manufacturers-time-and-frequency-receivers

. > > The FCC believes (and studies show) that mobile broadband is the Next Big Thing (some studies predict that the US will need 35x more mobile broadband spectrum before long). So, most of the FCC's focus is on serving mobile users, who cannot be served by fiber optics.

Iuka, MS to Mobile Bay 452 miles (Tenn-Tom Waterway) Mobile Bay to Bon Secour ~ 35 miles (Mobile Bay ship channel) You enter the ICW at BonSecour Bay which is the SE corner of Mobile Bay. If you have the range (fuel capacity) and the crew endurance for the trip, you may cross directly from Mobile to Ft. Myers.

In the boat we built all water tanks were fiberglass and epoxy coated. No problem. You have a choice to make plywood outsides or to lay the tank up against the hull. Any plywood you use would be best marine grade and saturated with epoxy.

All hands-- Some of you are reluctant to control your ability to quote at length automatically or to post unsolicited attachments, but your actions hurt us all when we drive away folks such as this subscriber who are cruising or living aboard.

It might die tomorrow. That tends to be > a bit of a concern as far as running them all the time in a basement lab. > > With the high performance tubes in the 5071, my experience was that 6 to 7 years of > continuous use was about it.

The chain locker is deep with more than foot, more like 2 feet clearance from top of the chain pile to the windlass. I check the gypsy and it is the correct one for 5/6” G4 chain. My question is what would cause the chain to “hop” in the gypsy when retrieving the rode. When the chain is straight up and down and no load or angle it works normally.