In article iAUVd.43935$xt.17799@fed1read07,
"William Andersen" wrote:

No matter what you get, if you're going to work from a boat I think you're
required to also have a VHF-FM radio. Seems to me I read it in Chapman's.

thuss" wrote in message
oups.com...
I would go to your local HAM store and talk to them about gear. There
are a lot of choices out there from tiny mobile QRP type rigs to larger
base stations that will all work in your boat or RV. I would start out
by getting a rig setup that's capable of doing packet and then adding a
pactor or similar into the mix later.

-Todd




Well not exactly......... Any uninspected US Flagged vessel is NOT
required to have any radio aboard, unless:
1. It is longer than 20 Meters
2. It is towing
3. It is required by The Fishing Vessel Safety Act.....
4. It is a Small Passenger Vessel with more than six passengers aboard.
(I guess that would make it Inspected)

If a Marine MF/HF radio is fitted then a Marine VHF Radio MUST be fitted
as well, but if a Ham Radio is fitted there is no requirement for a
Marine VHF Radio to be fitted.

Bruce in alaska
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