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New to SSB
Ok! Now I've got my great new SSB installed. How the heck do I use it? The
manual has all the technical stuff to operate it, but I'm looking for a book or site that is a primer for SSB operation. I mean really basic, like what frequency is the equivalent of 16 from VHF? TIA! -- Keith __ Grabel's Law: 2 is not equal to 3 -- not even for large values of 2. |
New to SSB
I just found you some more information on the current state of the
FCC's online system. Go read: http://www.w5yi.org/Sep%2015%202001.htm The FCC ULS/CORES/TIN/FRN system is a mess. FCC is helping IRS track down its tax cheats, non-filers, which is what the FRN is all about. Good luck. You're gonna need it! Larry W4CSC/MM2 (soon I hope!) |
New to SSB
Hehehe! Thanks for all the info. I've already been through that minefield,
have my CORES number, Ships station license and restricted radiotelephone operator's permit. All of these require only a fee and you have to prove your ability to navigate endless government bureaucracy. I think I sent the application for the RTOP in three times before they liked it. -- Keith __ Slogan of 105.9, the classic rock radio station in Chicago: "Of all the radio stations in Chicago...we're one of them." "Larry W4CSC" wrote in message ... I just found you some more information on the current state of the FCC's online system. Go read: http://www.w5yi.org/Sep%2015%202001.htm The FCC ULS/CORES/TIN/FRN system is a mess. FCC is helping IRS track down its tax cheats, non-filers, which is what the FRN is all about. Good luck. You're gonna need it! Larry W4CSC/MM2 (soon I hope!) |
ANOTHER great beginners SSB resource
Keith, check out the excellent and FREE BOOK by noted radio "instructor"
Gordon West, on Icom's website as a multiple chapter .pdf document. Is worth downloading, printing up and placing in your new Commo Binder aboard the boat (you HAVE a Commo Binder.....right???) It's where you put all of those nifty downloads from the USCG NAVCEN in too! Point your browser toward www.icomamerica.com go to downloads, agree to the copyright stuff, and click on misc. .pdf files and you will find "Marine HF-SSB Simplified." One of the best books for new maritime HF-SSB operators you will find anywhere. It WILL answer as many of the questions you have, and leave you with quite a few more....but the guys here on this group can help with those... Another ONLINE read that's worth a look (although it has a bit of advertisement mixed in) are the pages of www.hfradio.com This site good for the various commercial (you PAY for it) data / e-mail stuff that's out there. Larry may have mentioned this....but to get the MOST utility from a HF/SSB installation on a boat, and, if you intend to cruise offshore, I would STRONGLY recommend that you become a licensed amateur radio (ham) operator. It's not that difficult, you will learn some ESSENTIAL information about the technical side of radio communications, and you will meet MANY very nice people with the same interests as you......like......ME for example! E-mail service through Amateur radio stations worldwide do cost a few bux, but are WAY cheaper. You are about 100 times more likely to contact a HAM station in a true emergency offshore, than ANY commercial or Coast Guard HF station. While it is indeed legal to yell for help on the ham frequencies (if you are not a licensed ham,) it sure is helpful if you know where to look and whom you may find there! Enjoy your new HF station! Joe "Keith" wrote in message ... Hehehe! Thanks for all the info. I've already been through that minefield, have my CORES number, Ships station license and restricted radiotelephone operator's permit. All of these require only a fee and you have to prove your ability to navigate endless government bureaucracy. I think I sent the application for the RTOP in three times before they liked it. -- Keith __ Slogan of 105.9, the classic rock radio station in Chicago: "Of all the radio stations in Chicago...we're one of them." "Larry W4CSC" wrote in message ... I just found you some more information on the current state of the FCC's online system. Go read: http://www.w5yi.org/Sep%2015%202001.htm The FCC ULS/CORES/TIN/FRN system is a mess. FCC is helping IRS track down its tax cheats, non-filers, which is what the FRN is all about. Good luck. You're gonna need it! Larry W4CSC/MM2 (soon I hope!) |
New to SSB
Hey, I want that Iranian air force designator! Well, maybe not... ;)
-- Keith __ 'I hate quotations.' -- Ralph Waldo Emerson "Larry W4CSC" wrote in message ... On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 07:02:06 -0500, "Keith" wrote: Hehehe! Thanks for all the info. I've already been through that minefield, have my CORES number, Ships station license and restricted radiotelephone operator's permit. All of these require only a fee and you have to prove your ability to navigate endless government bureaucracy. I think I sent the application for the RTOP in three times before they liked it. After navigating all that, the trip to Tahiti should be childsplay!....(c; I see you've already adapted your life to an endless new series of Government Acronyms, already. You'll do just fine. I have my CORES, TIN, URL, SSN, MMSI, ARS, USN, Iranian Air Force and SCDC numbers. Obviously, I'm way ahead of you.... Larry W4CSC Maybe we could get the power grid fixed if every politician regulating the power companies wasn't on their payrolls. |
New to SSB
On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 12:30:45 -0500, "Keith"
wrote: Ok! Now I've got my great new SSB installed. How the heck do I use it? The manual has all the technical stuff to operate it, but I'm looking for a book or site that is a primer for SSB operation. I mean really basic, like what frequency is the equivalent of 16 from VHF? TIA! -- Keith __ Grabel's Law: 2 is not equal to 3 -- not even for large values of 2. the freq 2182 is the SSB equivalent of channel 16. --------------------------- to see who "wf3h" is, go to "qrz.com" and enter 'wf3h' in the field |
New to SSB
Although the name is goofy, Marine SSB Radio For "Idi-Yachts" is good.
It contains alot on operating procedures and also the multitude of frequecies and what they are used for. Well worth the $20. Doug s/v Callista "Keith" wrote in message ... Ok! Now I've got my great new SSB installed. How the heck do I use it? The manual has all the technical stuff to operate it, but I'm looking for a book or site that is a primer for SSB operation. I mean really basic, like what frequency is the equivalent of 16 from VHF? TIA! -- Keith __ Grabel's Law: 2 is not equal to 3 -- not even for large values of 2. |
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