@poetaster When we did our run around the Pacific Ocean, ppl were using their radios, as did we, but many ppl had SAT messaging. I didnt get a sense that ppl werent leaving radios on. Bit different now with Starlink. All sailors that I know that are going offshore in the last 2 years have it (whether or not that means theyll use radio is something else, id have to ask how often they leave it on).