On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:25:03 -0700 (PDT), GeoffSchultz
wrote:

On Jul 26, 12:02*pm, Peter Bennett wrote:
On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:06:58 -0700 (PDT), GeoffSchultz

wrote:
I'm in Canada on the St. Lawrence and the Canadian CG broadcasts the
weather on VHF 22B and 83B. *What the hell is "B"? *I've changed my
VHF settings to International and Canadian and I don't hear anything.

-- Geoff

The "B" indicates that the CG uses the shore transmit frequency of a
duplex channel for broadcasts. *To receive these broadcasts, you
should set your radio to the International or Canadian mode, not US.

I think you want 21B, not 22B (at least, that's what they use here on
the Wet Coast).

The Coast Guard publication "Radio Aids to Marine Navigation" should
list the coast guard stations and indicate the locations and channels
of their transmitters.

I would expect 21B and 83B to be included among the weather channels
on any marine radio sold in Canada - at least, they have been on the
radios I've used. *When I want a weather forecast, I just scan through
all the weather channels til I find a usable signal.

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

It actually is 22B and 83B and as I stated, changing the settings on
either my Standard Horizon or Icom radios to International or Canada
doesn't allow me to hear the weather broadcasts. I have 22A and 83A
and find no mention of any 22B/83B. I suspect that they're talking
about 22/83, but that doesn't explain why I can't hear the broadcasts
when I typically have great reception/range.

-- Geoff

The latest edition of Industry Canada's applicable document shows that
21B is used for Continuous Marine Broadcasts in all areas of Canada,
and makes no mention of 22B. (However, I have noticed that we don't
always do what this document says...)

With a radio in "Canada" mode, 22 will actually be 22A, as it is used
by the Coast Guard to talk to the public - you would need to use the
International mode to hear "22B".

Note: on the West Coast, the Canadian Coast Guard uses 83A rather than
22A to talk to the public, to avoid potential interference with the
USCG's use of 22A. I don't know if the CCG in other areas has also
switched to 83A...


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