On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 23:43:53 -0400, "Dman"
wrote:

Can someone please help me, I have a 22 foot boat and I bought a Cobra CB
Radio for it, but it only has 2 weather channels and then channels up to 40,
but my local marina is on channel 68, so does this mean my radio is no good
for a boat? sorry this could be a totally dumb question, but to me I believe
I need to reinvest in another radio that has more channels obviously, and
opions on what to buy for a nice new radio if that is the case?

Thanks very much in advance for your time!
Derek


To talk to the marina, and to the Coast Guard and most other boaters,
you need a marine VHF radio - a completely different animal than a CB
radio.

I suggest you go to your favourite marine supply store and see what
radios they sell - or ask them to recommend a marine electronic dealer
that handles VHF radios.

My preferred make is Icom, but Standard and Uniden are other
well-known makes.


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If you're in Australia mate, disregard the experts & just get a cheap CB
radio like you have. Only difference is that the one you bought is used on
land & mostly by truckies etc. You need the marine band version of the 27
meg radio to talk to that channel 68. It is possible to get the crystals put
in (changed) to be able to use the one you have but for about $40 you get a
newbie!!
CB stands for "Citizens Band"............. now choose "marine" or otherwise.
BruceM


"Peter Bennett" wrote in message
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On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 23:43:53 -0400, "Dman"
wrote:

Can someone please help me, I have a 22 foot boat and I bought a Cobra CB
Radio for it, but it only has 2 weather channels and then channels up to
40,
but my local marina is on channel 68, so does this mean my radio is no
good
for a boat? sorry this could be a totally dumb question, but to me I
believe
I need to reinvest in another radio that has more channels obviously, and
opions on what to buy for a nice new radio if that is the case?

Thanks very much in advance for your time!
Derek


To talk to the marina, and to the Coast Guard and most other boaters,
you need a marine VHF radio - a completely different animal than a CB
radio.

I suggest you go to your favourite marine supply store and see what
radios they sell - or ask them to recommend a marine electronic dealer
that handles VHF radios.

My preferred make is Icom, but Standard and Uniden are other
well-known makes.


--
Peter Bennett, VE7CEI
peterbb4 (at) interchange.ubc.ca
new newsgroup users info : http://vancouver-webpages.com/nnq
GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter
Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver.powersquadron.ca

You can't make a CB work on the marine bands by changing
xtals.

Doug, k3qt
s/v Callista

"BruceM" wrote in message
...
If you're in Australia mate, disregard the experts & just get a cheap CB
radio like you have. Only difference is that the one you bought is used on
land & mostly by truckies etc. You need the marine band version of the 27
meg radio to talk to that channel 68. It is possible to get the crystals
put
in (changed) to be able to use the one you have but for about $40 you get
a
newbie!!
CB stands for "Citizens Band"............. now choose "marine" or
otherwise.
BruceM


"Peter Bennett" wrote in message
news.com...
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 23:43:53 -0400, "Dman"
wrote:

Can someone please help me, I have a 22 foot boat and I bought a Cobra
CB
Radio for it, but it only has 2 weather channels and then channels up
to
40,
but my local marina is on channel 68, so does this mean my radio is no
good
for a boat? sorry this could be a totally dumb question, but to me I
believe
I need to reinvest in another radio that has more channels obviously,
and
opions on what to buy for a nice new radio if that is the case?

Thanks very much in advance for your time!
Derek


To talk to the marina, and to the Coast Guard and most other boaters,
you need a marine VHF radio - a completely different animal than a CB
radio.

I suggest you go to your favourite marine supply store and see what
radios they sell - or ask them to recommend a marine electronic dealer
that handles VHF radios.

My preferred make is Icom, but Standard and Uniden are other
well-known makes.


--
Peter Bennett, VE7CEI
peterbb4 (at) interchange.ubc.ca
new newsgroup users info : http://vancouver-webpages.com/nnq
GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter
Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver.powersquadron.ca

You can in Australia. They use the band we use for CB (with some
additional channels) for marine use.

--
Chuck Tribolet

http://www.almaden.ibm.com/cs/people/triblet

Silicon Valley: STILL the best day job in the world.


"Doug Dotson" wrote in message ...
You can't make a CB work on the marine bands by changing
xtals.

Doug, k3qt
s/v Callista

"BruceM" wrote in message
...
If you're in Australia mate, disregard the experts & just get a cheap CB
radio like you have. Only difference is that the one you bought is used on
land & mostly by truckies etc. You need the marine band version of the 27
meg radio to talk to that channel 68. It is possible to get the crystals
put
in (changed) to be able to use the one you have but for about $40 you get
a
newbie!!
CB stands for "Citizens Band"............. now choose "marine" or
otherwise.
BruceM


"Peter Bennett" wrote in message
news.com...
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 23:43:53 -0400, "Dman"
wrote:

Can someone please help me, I have a 22 foot boat and I bought a Cobra
CB
Radio for it, but it only has 2 weather channels and then channels up
to
40,
but my local marina is on channel 68, so does this mean my radio is no
good
for a boat? sorry this could be a totally dumb question, but to me I
believe
I need to reinvest in another radio that has more channels obviously,
and
opions on what to buy for a nice new radio if that is the case?

Thanks very much in advance for your time!
Derek


To talk to the marina, and to the Coast Guard and most other boaters,
you need a marine VHF radio - a completely different animal than a CB
radio.

I suggest you go to your favourite marine supply store and see what
radios they sell - or ask them to recommend a marine electronic dealer
that handles VHF radios.

My preferred make is Icom, but Standard and Uniden are other
well-known makes.


--
Peter Bennett, VE7CEI
peterbb4 (at) interchange.ubc.ca
new newsgroup users info : http://vancouver-webpages.com/nnq
GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter
Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver.powersquadron.ca

In article ,
"BruceM" wrote:

If you're in Australia mate, disregard the experts & just get a cheap CB
radio like you have. Only difference is that the one you bought is used on
land & mostly by truckies etc. You need the marine band version of the 27
meg radio to talk to that channel 68. It is possible to get the crystals put
in (changed) to be able to use the one you have but for about $40 you get a
newbie!!
CB stands for "Citizens Band"............. now choose "marine" or otherwise.
BruceM

The above "Dufus" should learn a bit more about the subject before he
proves his lack of knowledge. CB radio's are different animals than
Marine Radios, and the two are "Mutially Exclusive". Some CB Radios
do have weather receivers in them, but they can NOT transmit on any
Marine channel no matter who puts the crystals in them.

me

Keep your opinions to yourself MR Flamer...........
The topic of this thread specifically said "Cobra CB Radio"......... !!!
Please don't come down to Australia & go out in a boat until you learn OUR
radio setup.
There are other places in the world besides USA !!
The poster didn't say where he came from.........
BruceM

"Me" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"BruceM" wrote:

If you're in Australia mate, disregard the experts & just get a cheap CB
radio like you have. Only difference is that the one you bought is used
on
land & mostly by truckies etc. You need the marine band version of the
27
meg radio to talk to that channel 68. It is possible to get the crystals
put
in (changed) to be able to use the one you have but for about $40 you
get a
newbie!!
CB stands for "Citizens Band"............. now choose "marine" or
otherwise.
BruceM

The above "Dufus" should learn a bit more about the subject before he
proves his lack of knowledge. CB radio's are different animals than
Marine Radios, and the two are "Mutially Exclusive". Some CB Radios
do have weather receivers in them, but they can NOT transmit on any
Marine channel no matter who puts the crystals in them.

me

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On 2004-06-30 said:
Keep your opinions to yourself MR Flamer...........
The topic of this thread specifically said "Cobra CB Radio".........
!!! Please don't come down to Australia & go out in a boat until
you learn OUR radio setup.
There are other places in the world besides USA !!
The poster didn't say where he came from.........

NO he didn't, but the header sure told me he was posting from Canada.
NOte the sympatico.ca in his address, not hotmail or yahoo. tHis
would lead most to the conclusion that he wasn't anywhere near
Australia.
wOrd to the wise, when discussing such things it's a good idea to tell
us where you are folks. RAdio rules and system may differ depending
on the part of the planet you call home.




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On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 20:16:29 +0930, "BruceM"
wrote:

If you're in Australia mate, disregard the experts & just get a cheap CB
radio like you have. Only difference is that the one you bought is used on
land & mostly by truckies etc. You need the marine band version of the 27
meg radio to talk to that channel 68. It is possible to get the crystals put
in (changed) to be able to use the one you have but for about $40 you get a
newbie!!
CB stands for "Citizens Band"............. now choose "marine" or otherwise.
BruceM


After a little research, I find that Australia does have a 27 MHz
marine radio service - however, I expect that service is unique to
Australia - it certainly doesn't exist in North America.

Judging from his address, the original poster is in Canada, so will
need a radio capable of operating on the international marine VHF
band. In Canada, VHF channel 68 is an intership/ship-shore channel
that may be used (in some areas) by marinas. (This is _definitely_ not
the same as the Australian 27 MHz channel 68!)


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Thanks for that Peter......... I'm just wondering if the original poster
bought the radio from Australia on Ebay or something then, because he did
say it was a Cobra CB radio & they were a very popular CB radio sold by the
thousands in Australia several years ago.
BruceM


"Peter Bennett" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 20:16:29 +0930, "BruceM"
wrote:

If you're in Australia mate, disregard the experts & just get a cheap CB
radio like you have. Only difference is that the one you bought is used
on
land & mostly by truckies etc. You need the marine band version of the 27
meg radio to talk to that channel 68. It is possible to get the crystals
put
in (changed) to be able to use the one you have but for about $40 you get
a
newbie!!
CB stands for "Citizens Band"............. now choose "marine" or
otherwise.
BruceM


After a little research, I find that Australia does have a 27 MHz
marine radio service - however, I expect that service is unique to
Australia - it certainly doesn't exist in North America.

Judging from his address, the original poster is in Canada, so will
need a radio capable of operating on the international marine VHF
band. In Canada, VHF channel 68 is an intership/ship-shore channel
that may be used (in some areas) by marinas. (This is _definitely_ not
the same as the Australian 27 MHz channel 68!)


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email: peterbb4 (at) interchange.ubc.ca
GPS and NMEA info and programs:
http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter/index.html
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On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 09:24:04 +0930, "BruceM"
wrote:

Thanks for that Peter......... I'm just wondering if the original poster
bought the radio from Australia on Ebay or something then, because he did
say it was a Cobra CB radio & they were a very popular CB radio sold by the
thousands in Australia several years ago.
BruceM

[please post _below_ the post you are quoting - it makes it easier to
follow the conversation]

Cobra is, I believe, a very common name in CB radios in the US and
Canada. (I don't do CB, but I've heard the name...)


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