fyi

Not sure how well the word is out on this, but some (probably most older) DSC capable VHF radios have a potential issue of automatically switching to channel 16 when receiving a DSC signal when the radio is in use on another channel. The detail and a list of affected manufacturers can be found...

FYI: I suppose everyone knows about this, but just in case you didn't you can download free NOAA ENC electronic navigation charts and Windows software from the following sites: http://www.fugawi.com/web/products/fugawi_view_enc.htm http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/ChartServerV2.0/jsp/index.jsp...

I found this post in the seven seas cruising association website for the Maptech free downloadable electronic charts. I believe they are the latest NOAA charts and they have them divided up into regions with just about the entire coastal US available. You can download all the charts for your...