Ask Jack Rabbit directs our attention to a new document "that describes in detail the Digital Selective Calling (DSC) system for VHF and SSB radios, and its use in Search & Rescue areas around the world." Hey, that sounds handy.
The document, written by Walter Paul, was published in late February by the Cruising Club of America. It includes an updated Rescue 21 rollout schedule. We’ve discussed Rescue 21 before.
This got me looking around for other information about Rescue 21 deployment scheduling. And looky here: BoatUS has a recent update, too.
But the "horse’s mouth", of course, is the US Coast Guard. They’ve even got a map that shows current Rescue 21 coverage:
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Hmm , I guess I’m out o luck heading to Japan
thanks much, man