boat based - steep point 9 - 15 june
Submitted by randall df223 on Tue, 2013-05-14 18:57
will anyone else be boat fishing at steep point / shelter bay between 9 june snd 15 june??? i will have my boat there but havent be able to find a second boat for additional safety / support. i hsve 27 mg boat radio and 27 mg home base radio, plus a vhf handheld. would appreciate if anyone else is there to be in contact out on the water. ch 11 vhf or ch 96 (???) on 27 mg.
we will be at wellard west camp at the far end of the bay. cime and say hello.
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carnarvonite
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VHF radio
Spend some money on a good investment if you are going to travel north regularly
Buy a VHF radio because most of the sea rescue groups up this way don't or shortly won't monitor 27meg. We, Carnarvon Sea Rescue are not going to replace our 27 meg set when it dies because no one uses that band range. I haven't heard of anyone getting pinged for using a VHF without a marine radio ops licence and in an emergency it may save your life.
There is now an operational VHF repeater on Steep Point [channel 22] that will allow you to log into Shark Bay sea rescue in Denham even if you are in the lee of Dirk Hartog island.
randall df223
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thanks for that. i do have
thanks for that. i do have a handheld vhf but the range is limited. last year as we were heading back, denham recieved our signal from shelter bat, that would explain the repeater!
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sea-kem
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Just out of curiosity are
Just out of curiosity are there any repeaters Gnaraloo, Waroora way? When we were up there we were battling to get anyone on the radio VHF and 27meg.
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carnarvonite
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Coral bay
There is a repeater on Warroora station, channel 82 and another on Ningaloo station on channel 80
We are in the throws of trying to get one on Cape Cuvier but it may present a few problems trying to reach it from here in Carnarvon but the second spot on the list is Cape Ronsard on the northern end of Bernier island, giving coverage down the west side of the islands but still leaving a black hole northwards of Cuvier.
bodes
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VHF
Randall I was there 5 weeks ago and we could pick up canarvons weather updates most days!do ya self a favour and instal a VHF on board!as canarvonite suggests,27mgz is going out,VHF in!and with the repteater you will hav no problem reaching denham!
Jenkos
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Same time same place
Randell, we will be at Blackies West at the same time same period. We too are boat based no car. We will be on VHF.
randall df223
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whats your call sign? where
whats your call sign? where is blackies west in relation to the sand spit at the west end of the bay? i'll answer to "Bon Peche" on channel 11, its a 5 m grey goldstar plate ali.
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Jenkos
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Blackies is the small
Blackies is the small beach/bay east of shelter bay but west of the rangers bay cove.
We are in a 6m Redline and a 7.4m Gemini RIB.
Call sign for SBSR , well haven't really set one in motion until we get up there mate.
no doubt we will touch base at some point, hopefully we are all lucky and the weather gods are on our side.
Pretty much frothing though hahah
randall df223
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ok, we are right at the far
ok, we are right at the far end, as far away from you guys as possible i think, unless you decide to stay in denham! will catch up at some point, and likewise can't wait. we will be heading across from denham on saturday 8th, probably about lunchtime. we are camping at murchison crossing the night before. if you are heading across at the same time, we'll probably see you.
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Jenkos
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Yes we are heading over on
Yes we are heading over on the Sunday lazy start morning 9th as others need to vacate camp/beach site though will be in denham sat arvo. We will definitely be in the strike zone weather permitting Sunday lunchtime lee of DHI.
See you there, Any q's sing out
randall df223
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Did I say we were heading
Did I say we were heading over Saturday. Doh. Sunday afternoon. We drive to Murchison on the Saturday. Out to the point on the Sunday.
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Jenkos
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Blackies is the small
Blackies is the small beach/bay east of shelter bay but west of the rangers bay cove.
We are in a 6m Redline and a 7.4m Gemini RIB.
Call sign for SBSR , well haven't really set one in motion until we get up there mate.
no doubt we will touch base at some point, hopefully we are all lucky and the weather gods are on our side.
Pretty much frothing though hahah