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Old August 3rd 05, 12:42 PM
Gary Drescher
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"Morgans" wrote in message
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It was my understanding that a Pan gave you clear communications, by
getting
all other calls on the freq. stopped. Close?


Since "pan-pan" declares an emergency (specifically, an urgency condition),
others on the frequency will presumably have the good sense to yield, though
I'm not aware of any regulation that explicitly requires them to do so.

--Gary