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Dear All
Does anyone have any experience/comments on the suitability of the Icom IC-751 for use on board both for ham and marine SSB work - I believe they can easily be opened to transmit outside the ham bands. Is there any way to use for email by SSB? Thanks |
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If you have a General or above ham license, you can use winlink 2000
stations and airmail client for email. If you are not a ham there is sailmail available for a $250 annual fee. You need a SSB tranceiver and a Pactor TNC. Kelton W4IND wrote: Dear All Does anyone have any experience/comments on the suitability of the Icom IC-751 for use on board both for ham and marine SSB work - I believe they can easily be opened to transmit outside the ham bands. Is there any way to use for email by SSB? Thanks |
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I believe that most newer ham rigs are now type accepted for
Marine SSB use. I know that the SGC SG-2000 was the only one for a long time but I'm pretty sure there are others. Not sure about the IC-751 specifically. Easy enough to find out though. Doug, k3qt "Me" wrote in message ... In article .com, wrote: Dear All Does anyone have any experience/comments on the suitability of the Icom IC-751 for use on board both for ham and marine SSB work - I believe they can easily be opened to transmit outside the ham bands. Is there any way to use for email by SSB? Thanks Ok, are you ready for the inevitable FLAME, for suggesting that it is OK to use a NON-TYPE ACCEPTED Radio on Frequencies that Require TYPE ACCEPTED Radio Equipment? Better get you Asbestos Suit ON, as they are sure to be coming your way. Me who knows better than to ask "THAT" Stupid question around here..... |
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Thanks for these. I am in the process of obtaining a 'full' ham
licence. I am aware that the set is not type-approved for marine SSB. Its principle function will be for ham use - but it would seem foolish not to have the option to access both sets of frequencies should the need arise. I was really hoping for information along the lines of, 'its fandoogle is very sensitive to damp and it will immediately loose its transmodulatory capability in a marine environment'. (I am aware of its potential for brain death due to its volatile ROM) |
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I'm not familiar with the "full" ham class
![]() wrote in message oups.com... Thanks for these. I am in the process of obtaining a 'full' ham licence. I am aware that the set is not type-approved for marine SSB. Its principle function will be for ham use - but it would seem foolish not to have the option to access both sets of frequencies should the need arise. I was really hoping for information along the lines of, 'its fandoogle is very sensitive to damp and it will immediately loose its transmodulatory capability in a marine environment'. (I am aware of its potential for brain death due to its volatile ROM) |
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"Doug Dotson" dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote in
: 'm not familiar with the "full" ham class ![]() That's one that operates on more frequencies than from 26.9 to 28.9 Mhz....(c; It usually also means the station is less than 1.5KW, too! The head ARRL tester, who also gives GROL tests, here, used to be a 10KW CB operator....They're not all bad, after being "turned"....(c; |
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I suspect that is because your world view is too America-centric
![]() 'Full' is the normal casual designation for the licence level that allows maritime mobile operation issued by the licencing authority in my part of the world. And it is a nice general word which, to me, conveys the meaning. |
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In article ,
"Doug Dotson" dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote: I believe that most newer ham rigs are now type accepted for Marine SSB use. I know that the SGC SG-2000 was the only one for a long time but I'm pretty sure there are others. Not sure about the IC-751 specifically. Easy enough to find out though. Doug, k3qt Actually, that is not the case. The SG-2000 was a commercial MF/HF Radio that some hams actually got conned into buying. "Peeair" still can't design HIS way out of a wet paper bag. I can't think of ONE radio sold into the Ham market, that is TYPE ACCEPTED for commercial use. The design criteria is different for commercial radios, and to be TYPE ACCEPTED they can't have a Continious Tuning VFO type operational system. Me |