While conducting routine communications using the wheelhouse VHF with a station 1 mile distant, your recommended power setting would be:

Correct Answer: Option B — 1 watt, day or night.

FCC regulations mandate the use of the minimum power necessary to establish communication. For a station only one mile away, 1 watt is more than sufficient. Using 25 watts unnecessarily increases the risk of causing harmful interference to other stations on the same frequency, violating good radio practice.