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On Mar 28, 12:07 pm, "Joe" wrote:
On Mar 27, 7:10 pm, wrote: Anybody out there have a marine/ham radio? Any recommendations on equipment and installation? We are preparing to install one on the tugboat and have gotten a lot of conflicting advice. We want a radio that will allow us to communicate on both ham and marine SSB frequencies, receive weatherfax, email, etc etc. Option 1- install a ham tranceiver and modify it to broadcast on marine SSB channels. This has the benefit of being the cheapest option but the downside is that it's illegal. Also ham gear is often finicky. Option 2- marine SSB/ham tranceiver that will transmit on any allowable band, hopefully including 10 meters which ARES is re- equipping to utilize. The Icom 802 is one possible unit but does not cover 10 meters, another is the Furuno. The radios that cover 10 meters are SEA and SGC which are said to be great radios but difficult to find service. Option 3- give up and get two radios. Option 4- postpone making a decision since it really isn't critical. Fresh Breezes- Doug King Check this out Doughttp://www.landfallnavigation.com/-ecr200.html Joe- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Oh you want to talk too huh? Never mind |
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![]() "Joe" wrote in message oups.com... On Mar 28, 12:07 pm, "Joe" wrote: On Mar 27, 7:10 pm, wrote: Anybody out there have a marine/ham radio? Any recommendations on equipment and installation? We are preparing to install one on the tugboat and have gotten a lot of conflicting advice. We want a radio that will allow us to communicate on both ham and marine SSB frequencies, receive weatherfax, email, etc etc. Option 1- install a ham tranceiver and modify it to broadcast on marine SSB channels. This has the benefit of being the cheapest option but the downside is that it's illegal. Also ham gear is often finicky. Option 2- marine SSB/ham tranceiver that will transmit on any allowable band, hopefully including 10 meters which ARES is re- equipping to utilize. The Icom 802 is one possible unit but does not cover 10 meters, another is the Furuno. The radios that cover 10 meters are SEA and SGC which are said to be great radios but difficult to find service. Option 3- give up and get two radios. Option 4- postpone making a decision since it really isn't critical. Fresh Breezes- Doug King Check this out Doughttp://www.landfallnavigation.com/-ecr200.html Joe- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Oh you want to talk too huh? Never mind Doug would die faster if he stopped talking than if he stopped breathing. . . What a freaking wind bag that man is. Wilbur Hubbard |
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