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Crew calling
Crew calling is the generic term for the non-business use of ship earth stations at sea. With mobile phones being reliable only to around five miles (8 km) off the coast, the crew on board merchant ships have until comparatively recently had few means of communicating with their families at home.
Article summary
Crew calling is the generic term for the non-business use of ship earth stations at sea. With mobile phones being reliable only to around five miles (8 km) off the coast, the crew on board merchant ships have until comparatively recently had few means of communicating with their families at home.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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