Colregs rule 2 makes yelling “Hey you, get outta the way” a waste of breath. I suppose yelling at another racer (Starboard! Idiot!) or the occasional race committee might be a satisfying addition to a red flag. But I never really felt the need for a loudhailer.
And if I am in a literal fog (as opposed to the mental ones that seem to plague me with increasing frequency as I get older), I have a proper ships bell for making sound signals. But I have to admit the automated sound signals built into the SH radio did motivate me to buy a speaker for the boat. Tell the radio what size your boat is and what the situation is (fog, aground) and the radio generates the proper sound signal at the proper interval. Cool. Mine horn is the SH 240 series, rather than the 310. Haven’t gotten around to actually installing it on the radar pole and getting it wired in yet. Darn, another winter project for the list. The 310 looks more like a remote speaker in the cockpit so you can monitor a radio down below. My GX2100 is in the cockpit, and I have never found the need for an additional speaker (unlike a couple of the Raymarine radios I have had in the past). Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of bobmor99 . via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2016 7:26 PM To: [email protected] Cc: bobmor99 . <[email protected]> Subject: Stus-List What's a Loud Hailer? Sort of a companion thread to my GX2200 post. Is a loud hailer used to audibly state one's position - or else, maybe to shout, "Hey you, get outta the way!". Is an additional speaker needed, e.g. http://www.thegpsstore.com/Standard-Horizon-MLS-310-External-Speaker-Black-P3035.aspx Never been in the fog (on the water). Thanks in advance, --Bob Moriarty Ox 1976 33-1 Jax, FL
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