Quote Originally Posted by littlejim
.... Is VHF still line of sight or can you get a bounce to somewhere close?
VHF is also line of sight but base/repeater stations have more power as does the ship station compared to 27 mHz.

Very rare that one experiences interference on VHF but it does happen with some specific weather conditions on the repeater network. Base/repeater stations on the same repeater freq can broadcast for some distance but it's not common and certainly nothing like the interference most experience with 27 mHz most of the time.

Cheers, Kerry.