I agree what N4HPG has written For emergency backup and or monitoring take a look at the Chinese HTs Wouxon Baofong . See if their frequency is wide enough. Transmitting on a non-approved radio will get one into deep and expensive trouble. Michael Monsour AC0TX
On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 9:14 AM, Bill Crowell via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Rob, > > I don’t think such an animal exists because of differing certifications. > > Ham Radio gear must be certified under part 97 of FCC rules. > Maritime is under part 80. > Also, maritime VHF is channelized whereas we use frequencies. For example, > every VHF marine radio must operate on channel 16 - bridge-to-bridge > simplex. > > Though it may be possible to use a ham rig to operate on the same > frequencies as marine, it may NOT be the only radio or the primary radio on > the vessel or harbor station for reasons of both type certification and > compliance with FCC rules and GMDSS regulations. When the Coast Guard pulls > you over and looks, they want to see a certified radio and it operating on > channel 16. <grin> > > 73. > > N4HPG > Amateur Extra > GROL > 2nd Class Telegraph > GMDSS operator/maintainer > > > On Jul 17, 2015, at 8:58 AM, McClure, Rob K via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello all, > > A coworker here at Cameron has expressed an interest in ham radio. I’m > going to help out as much as I can, and point him in what I think is the > right direction. > > He did have an interesting question. He assumed that my Yaesu FT-60 could > communicate on the maritime band. I told him know, but I thought he might > be able to monitor it them. I did a little checking and as I thought, the > Maritime VHF band is higher than the ham band, but it didn’t say if it was > AM, FM, SSB or digital. > > Which brings me to his question. He wanted to know if anyone makes a > 2m/Maritime HT or mobile rig. I thought this might be possible since Icom > used to make a 2m/Aviation HT for a while with an option I believe for a DF > using what I think are called VOR. > > So does anyone know if any one makes or have made (so I might find it at a > ham fest) a 2m/maritime HT or mobile size rig? > > 73 all, Rob, KC5RET > > Rob McClure > Cameron IT Staff > Server Operations > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and > may contain confidential and privileged information of Cameron and its > Operating Divisions. Any unauthorized use or disclosure is prohibited. If > you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply > email and delete and destroy all copies of the original message inclusive > of any attachments. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > > Bill Crowell > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > >
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