Summer is a very good reason to think VHF!
With the summer season comes the unpredictable weather patterns that sometimes haunt us. As I have been observing the weather this season – even if its very early into the summer boating season, it seem like we’ve had more than our share of bad weather creeping up just about everywhere across this nation of ours! Weather is one of those entities that will always be with us and the weathermen seem to have a very high error margin when predicting weather patterns around a large body of water. For instance, today was supposed to be stormy, but we had one of the most beautiful days that anyone would ever ask for! Not complaining, of course, but just observing the error margin once again. Having a VHF Marine Radio (either hand held or fixed) installed in your boat will ensure the early weather warnings that are broadcast 24/7 on the NOAA channel and the US Coast Guard will also alert the boaters who are properly monitoring channel 16 when boating. Let’s be safe this summer – be alert and respectful of the rapidly changing weather conditions. Don’t be caught unprepared! Happy Boater.