Bruce in Alaska wrote:
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"Dennis Pogson" wrote:
Doug Dotson wrote:
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On 2005-05-04 said:
There is a news group of sometime questionable protocols
that might be willing to help you determine whether CB radio
would work for you. It is rec.radio.cb. Give it a try.
Good luck
Nah I wouldn't suggest using cb for anything, maybe cb'ers for
target practice. HEre's why. THe original poster says:
Del Cecchi wrote:
I am looking for a way to communicate from boat to my spouse
on shore over distances of less than 10 miles. This is due
to some medical issues I have.
I have looked at VHF radios, but there seem to be few that
plug into 110 for cabin use. I could just go with a couple
of hand helds if that would have the range. Does anyone have
experience with the range of VHF Handhelds?
Any suggestions for a unit for the Cabin? Or do I just get a
boat unit, a battery and a charger?
NO cell phone coverage in the area, get a regular marine unit for
the cabin, forget the charger unless you want battery backup.
Even then get a 12 volt dc power supply to power the radio and/or
float charge your battery so that you have the radio powered even
if the cabin loses electrical power from mains service. YOu can
install a decent antenna on the roof of the cabin or somewhere
else and have 10 miles or so easy.
And the fact that there is a big fine if you get caught isn;t a
factor?
CB it's all according. Sometimes 10 miles can be a push if you've
got the skip rolling good and some loudmouth redneck yelling "how
'bout it skipland!!!" when you're trying to talk between you.
Skip isn;t a possability at 10 miles. Groundwave only.
AT ten miles
without a good gain antenna at both ends chances are good you're
going to be fighting to be heard over the trash.
True, so install a good antenna.
gO marine vhf or gmrs.
GMRS is legal, marine isn't.
YEs both require some licensing, but it's well
worth it in the long run.
License or not, marine is illegal for the proposed situation.
Ham has the same thing with rigs, not many
vhf/uhf rigs made to run off a/c mains power, so in those cases a
decent power supply to power a mobile and a decent base station
antenna will be better investments than a cb radio for reliability.
Richard Webb, amateur radio callsign nf5b
active on the Maritime Mobile service network, 14.300 mhz
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Seems like there's a hole in the market here boys! Who's gonna be
the first to plug it?
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There isn't a hole in the market, there is a Giant Regulatory
Roadblock for noncommercial Maritime Shore Stations. They are not
LEGAL by ITU Regulation, not just in the USofA.
Well you can't blame the world's many governments for wanting to keep control of the airwaves. You would have a million DJ's pumping out their drivel, ad infinitum.
The guy mentions medical issues, maybe there are mitigating circumstances, such as the authorities not wishing to pay his funeral expenses, plus compensation to his spouse?
A homing pidgeon is surely within the law, even in the USofA?
I have several for sale, male and female, from $10K each.
Dennis.
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