Jack wrote,

Hi Chip, yes there are websites, monitoring lists and circulars that
specialize in utility listening. The WUN is just the biggest, not the only
by any means. It has been my experience in the last 12 years of that part of
the hobby, that about 90% of the "members" are anonymous non-posters. When
the mailing addresses of list members were once public, they included almost
every government agency. Monitoring marine safety on VHF and HF by hobbyists
has definite public safety benefits very similar to licensed amateur groups
such as the Maritime Mobile Net that works 14.300 mHz. The post may have
been bait, and most of us would have chosen a little different form of
explanation of what/where/why, etc. But there are very few affordable
antennas manufactured for the bands commonly referred to as "Utility"
(non-ham bands), and this is a logical place to ask for help in that area.

73,

Jack Painter
Virginia Beach, Va



Sounds like a business opportunity.
73,
Tom Donaly, KA6RUH

In case you dont recognize the "fractal" boy, take a look at his address. He
got tired of beating his brains out over on rec.radio.amateur.antenna, since
everyone filtered the hell out of him, so now he is trying to break new
ground here........ Just plonk him, or this could go on for a year....

"O. Epstein" wrote in message
om...
(Fractenna) wrote in message
...
So, is anyone out there interested in providing a service to all
marine band
DXers/eavesdroppers

Why, exactly, is there a need to 'eavesdrop'? Who, in particular, are
you
trying to 'eavesdrop' on? How many 'eavesdroppers' would seek such
'service'?

I am confused by your motivations and would be better enlightened with
more
info in this regard. I ususpect I am not alone in this confusion.

Many thanks,

73,
Chip N1IR

What's it to you? It's perfectly legal. What more do you need to know, and
why?