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In article .com,
wrote:

We sail Long Island Sound and nearby coastal waters. Our sailboat has
a permanent VHF radio, but we do not have an FCC license. Can we
legally use a handheld VHF aboard our inflatible dinghy, to talk back
and forth to our boat or others? If so, what should we use for a
callsign or boat name for the dinghy? The dinghy has a state
registration but no official "name".

Yes, you may use a handheld Vhf Radio from your dingy, or punt, as long
as you stay within US Waters, and do not use it from shore to ship or
shore to shore. This usage is still covered by the Blanket License
granted by te FCC for non-commercial operations. You dingy or punt,
is just like any other non-commercial vessel, in this reguard.
The old addage "Size doesn't matter" comes into play here.
Callsign would be "Mothervessel Dingy" or if the dingy, or punt, has
it's own name use that.

Bruce in alaska an ex Regulator from a while back......
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