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Default Whalewatchin VHF channel in San Juans?



Michael Daly wrote:
On 8-Jul-2004, otnmbrd wrote:


BTW, it can be said that marine bands ARE AM/FM, though the average
boater doesn't use AM.



Which bands are AM?

Mike


When I first started sailing, most of our ship to ship traffic was
conducted using AM - 2182, etc (g forget the other "channels" ).
Once VHF came into common use, although many kept the AM radios for
awhile, AM became SSB and something that generally was only used on
larger offshore boats.
Someone with a technical background can give a better description of
this and correct any acronym errors.

otn