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Yep. I know it\'s not the done thing
But though this needed posting here as well.
Theres been alot of complaint about brixham not advising the weather forcast on 16. Most times Brixham wont acknowlege that there is a problem and pretend they have had no complaints.
So whilst storm bound in Brixham, I thought I'd get to the bottom of it.
First visit, I got told a load of tecnical reasons why some folk could not hear the broadcast. Blah, Blah, Blah.
Then by chance, I visited the harbour office to pay the dues. Conversation got around to weather forcasts and HM said. They had not got the Brixham forcast for months! Even had to reprogram his radio to pick up chanel 23 on my advice.
I thought, this is bloody rediculas, even the HM dont know. God knows how any visiting boat suppsed to know the time and chanel of the forcast. It's not in the almanac, well not actualy the right time anyway.
So back to the coast guards.
Part of the problem it seems, is the weather forcast is designed for boats at sea. But they have now discovered that most folk these days like to get a forcast, before they set off.
Finally one of the CG fessed up. Powers way above them, had told them to turn off all the ariels except prawle point. (Prawle Point cant actually be heard, unless your passing err Prawle Point) For the few second duation of broadcasting when to go to chanel 23 or whatever, for safety reasons, being that there maybe a mayday call in those few seconds.
Course, I pointed out. Well every one that knows, is going to have switched over to 23 half an hour ago, by that method. So his mayday is going to fall on deaf ears.
The coast guard men shrugged helplessly, but are logging complains to send to there boss.
How ever they did point out, that they were happy to give the weather forcast out to anyone who missed it! Seemingly defeating the object of keeping broadcasting down to the minimum.
Oh yes. They agreed that this should be posted in the boating press, to get it sorted out. So who's listening!!
But though this needed posting here as well.
Theres been alot of complaint about brixham not advising the weather forcast on 16. Most times Brixham wont acknowlege that there is a problem and pretend they have had no complaints.
So whilst storm bound in Brixham, I thought I'd get to the bottom of it.
First visit, I got told a load of tecnical reasons why some folk could not hear the broadcast. Blah, Blah, Blah.
Then by chance, I visited the harbour office to pay the dues. Conversation got around to weather forcasts and HM said. They had not got the Brixham forcast for months! Even had to reprogram his radio to pick up chanel 23 on my advice.
I thought, this is bloody rediculas, even the HM dont know. God knows how any visiting boat suppsed to know the time and chanel of the forcast. It's not in the almanac, well not actualy the right time anyway.
So back to the coast guards.
Part of the problem it seems, is the weather forcast is designed for boats at sea. But they have now discovered that most folk these days like to get a forcast, before they set off.
Finally one of the CG fessed up. Powers way above them, had told them to turn off all the ariels except prawle point. (Prawle Point cant actually be heard, unless your passing err Prawle Point) For the few second duation of broadcasting when to go to chanel 23 or whatever, for safety reasons, being that there maybe a mayday call in those few seconds.
Course, I pointed out. Well every one that knows, is going to have switched over to 23 half an hour ago, by that method. So his mayday is going to fall on deaf ears.
The coast guard men shrugged helplessly, but are logging complains to send to there boss.
How ever they did point out, that they were happy to give the weather forcast out to anyone who missed it! Seemingly defeating the object of keeping broadcasting down to the minimum.
Oh yes. They agreed that this should be posted in the boating press, to get it sorted out. So who's listening!!
