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My comms went dead at 80 feet on a bridge job
It happened Tuesday morning on the Ohio River crossing. I was checking a pier when my surface line just stopped talking. I gave it a minute, then did the old tap on my helmet twice like we all know. Nothing back. I surfaced slow and found a kink in the cable where it rubbed a sharp edge on the barge. Has anyone else had a comms fail that deep and what's your backup plan?
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elizabetht561mo ago
We keep a spare handheld VHF in a dry bag clipped to the downline for exactly that. Saved my bacon on the Mobile Bay bridge last year.
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reed.eva1mo ago
Used to think a spare handheld was overkill until my main unit died in a squall off Long Island. Couldn't hail the tow boat that was right there. Now my spare lives in a dry box clipped near the companionway. Your bridge story just proves it's not overkill at all.
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