Re: Strobes--was More Wiring for Dummies...

Mac Davis (cgula@innet.com)
Wed, 23 Dec 1998 08:48:59 -0500


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-Hi Dave and others:
I sure hope you approach every white strobe you see to see if it's attached
to someone in distress.
Thats what it represents, and why it's part of man-overboard equipment. It
is not a navigational light. In the air, it can be used as an
anti-collision light without confusion, since safety is the purpose in both
cases.
Seasons greetings,
Mac Davis, Kelpie, WWP19#804, Aripeka, Fl

> I think the association between strobes and distress among mariners is
> due to their use with man-overboard equipment. Strobes are, after all,
> an excellent beacon. But, do we approach every strobe we see under the
> assumption that there is someone in need attached to it?
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> Dave Kautz
> P-15 #1632
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