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Yeah - The safety issue is a no brainer - Good to have and as the USCG / Tow services upgrade - they will have them.
As far as private use of the system - If others dont have DSC Capable VHF's and know how to use them then it's no good. It's kind of like fax machines were in the late 70's - if you were the only guy with a fax - you were pretty lonely!!
As i understand the process - You have to register to get a unique 9 digit ID number. Then if you know the other guys 9 digit number you can hail them directly. Maybe all the S-B folks should list their ID number in their profile!
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