On Wed, 21 Feb 2001 21:32:42 +1100, Christian Gerzner
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:


>*BULLSHIT* - why don't you RTFM before you FUC 7.6?

I'll show your advice applies very well to yourself.


>AFAIK an EPIRB is an EPIRB, is an EPIRB. You set one of those suckers
>off and the whole world will likely know about it. AFAIK it is NOT
>designed to send a gentle signal to a boat a mile (or so) away with
>nobody else being any the wiser. Not in the least.
>
>EVER!

You and Lee can argue over THIS assertion of yours.  Both of you
claim to know it all on EPIRB, but contradict each other:

Lee>  The less powerful 121.5 megahertz broadcast is only reliably
Lee>  accurate to within 12 miles by satellite, but useful to a
Lee>  search vessel or aircraft in the immediate vicinity, like the
Lee>  Aggressor ship for example.

>
>Allow me to tell you what I consider that an EPIRB is:

No!  (I just finished Strike's CounterStrike article).

You MISSED too many EPIRBs you DON'T KNOW.


>AFAIK there is no such thing as a "baby" EPIRB however I bow to your
>superior knowledge, Feesh. :->
>
>Yes, I know, you did not intimate such. Was it just possibly implied?
>
>Or were you simply ignorant of EPIRB implications?

No!  Why don't you find out about THIS:

     ACR Mini B2 EPIRB

and see how it contradicted EVERYTHING you've said so far.


>> Its not going to happen? Hello? Is this the real world we're talking
about?

That was what you said about how it would do havoc to the Oz NAVY.
Why didn't you answer my question on THAT?

Instead, you went into your soliloquy on turkeys and

>As in, this turkey is in serious sh*t?

>To repeat myself: BULLSHIT.

YES Christian, you ARE spewing lots of BULLSHIT!
>
>> >The Oz Navy, for one, leave alone the Oz taxpayer (ME!!!!) is going to
>> >be seriously p****d off by that. ;-)
>>
>> I didn't realize the Oz Navy is stationed in Palau!  Are you quite SURE
>> that the Oz Navy can pick up any of the EPIRB signals from the divers
>> of the Palau Aggressor?
>
>FUC 1.13
>
>> That's right, Christian.  Even IF the Oz Navy can pick up the signals
>> in Palau, what are they going to DO about it?  Get real!
>
>FUC 1.13 ... Hello?

So, you have NO answer to these.  What a turkey!

>
>> >I do note that this Aggressor boat has decided to instal these devices
>> >in an area where someone not that long ago managed to permanently
>> >losea clutch (is that the right word?) of, I believe, Japanese divers?
>> >That they happened to be Japanese is neither here nor there, they
>> >were_divers_ and permanently lost at sea.
>>
>> You're obviously unfamiliar with the case.
>
>Absolutely, did I say I was? Is your comment relevant? Is it?

Yes, VERY RELEVANT, as I stated below:
>
>> They were lost because the boat had NO RADIO.  NO backup
>> motor.  NO means of communication with anyone.  It was
>> accident waiting to happen, and it happened.
>> That's all.
>
>FUC 4.13
>
>Not the point. I followed that (you snipped it) with:
>
>> Yes, in that case an EPIRB would probably have been very useful
>> indeed.
>
>THAT (to use your type of emphasis) was the point.
>
>> Obviously you have no experience with Palau diving.  :-)   General
>> diving experience is not going to be of much help if you happened
>> to be caught in a fierce current and surfaced a more than a mile
>> from the boat and kept drifting away and no one is looking in
>> your direction?
>
>You're quite right, I've no experience with Palau diving.

I could tell from the SILLY statements you made.


>Feesh, I much doubt that I will continue this thread for very long, if
>at all, since its likely to get very tiresome very quickly.
>
>Christian

True.  So far, your rebuttal was ALL WRONG or NO REPLY.  See the
exhibits above.

-- Bob.