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Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-07-2018, 13:47
Replies: 134
Views: 11,139
Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Over and out

Here in Oz, many of the volunteer coastal stations have remote duplex repeaters, often stationed on top of high ground. These repeaters are powered by solar arrays and batteries in most cases. In...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 25-07-2018, 22:46
Replies: 134
Views: 11,139
Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Over and out

Ahh, then there is the Brit usage (I think) where if directed to "roger that" it would be indecent and perhaps unnatural!

Jim
Forum: General Sailing Forum 25-07-2018, 18:00
Replies: 134
Views: 11,139
Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Over and out

Exactly correct IMO, Stu, and why Over and out is self contradictory.

Bad practice for sure, but in reality, this has little effect upon good radio communications. Can't see it causing enough...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 24-07-2018, 20:29
Replies: 134
Views: 11,139
Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Over and out

"Roger" is a holdover from the phonetic alphabet used by English speaking forces during WW2. It began Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog, Easy, ... and included Roger for R.

Us old farts who began using...
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