"Bruce in Alaska" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Vito" wrote:

My first suggestion would
be a pair of VHF Marine radios, with a 5/8 wave antenna at the cabin as
high
as you can get it.

Bzzzzzt Wrong suggestion. Installing a Marine Radio on shore requires an
FCC Coast Station License, which are very hard to get,.....

Gee, I didn't know that. Every marina, gas station and boat house I've seen
has an antenna on it so I ASSumed it was as easy as putting a rig in your
boat. Silly me .... (c:

Actually, for those folks the license is pretty easy to get since they are a
bonifide marine business that is easy to prove. Beyond that it gets
pretty difficult.

Doug
s/v CAllista

"Vito" wrote in message
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"Bruce in Alaska" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Vito" wrote:

My first suggestion would
be a pair of VHF Marine radios, with a 5/8 wave antenna at the cabin
as
high
as you can get it.

Bzzzzzt Wrong suggestion. Installing a Marine Radio on shore requires
an
FCC Coast Station License, which are very hard to get,.....

Gee, I didn't know that. Every marina, gas station and boat house I've
seen
has an antenna on it so I ASSumed it was as easy as putting a rig in your
boat. Silly me .... (c:

What about 2-meter ham radio? I may be wrong but I believe the
license required to operate on 2-meters is the No-Code Technician,
which is very easy to pass. Seems that a small marine VHF sized base
station and maybe a handheld would be just the ticket. In fact, with
a little "skill", they could be used in an emergency on the marine VHF
freqs too. (No lectures please.)