SteveK
Guru
- Joined
- Jul 5, 2019
- Messages
- 5,846
- Location
- Gulf Islands, BC Canada
- Vessel Name
- Sea Sanctuary
- Vessel Make
- Bayliner 4588
We have been cruising some fairly remote areas the last several years. We are often the only boat in an anchorage or one of few. In these quiet areas, I can leave the VHF on all night and not hear a single call until morning.
In these areas there isn’t much traffic or assistance. If we or another boat have a problem in the night, the only help we might have is each other. I want to hear if someone is dragging down on me or has an emergency. I would also like to think they will hear me if the tables are turned.
In more populated areas with lots of radio chatter, the VHF gets turned off at bedtime.
Can you hear the radio in your stateroom. Turn it to the weather channel at a normal volume and go lay down. Unless you have a speaker, I doubt it.