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If you sail on European inland waterways, you need ATIS number. If you are sailing to Europe it may be appropriate to consider purchasing a VHF marine radio, as all European countries will recognize this. ATIS stands for automatic transmitter identification system, not to be confused with AIS. ATIS system is used on inland waterways in Europe. Every transmission of VHF radio sends out a unique FFSK data signal  ...

Retevis Marine is committed to providing good marine radio to customers, so often communicate with them. During the communication, we found that many customers still don’t know how to send DSC calling or when they can send DSC calling. Today, we will make a brief introduction about DSC calling.In a relay situation, there is no longer a requirement to send a DSC ‘Urgency Announcement’. The ‘Mayday Relay’ voice call remains unchanged and should still be transmitted as normal.  ...

You should tell your friends or family before fishing or paddleboarding. During the epidemic, more and more people feel that staying at home is boring, but they want to maintain social distance. Gradually like fishing or paddleboarding at sea. This is the experience shared by our customer.  ...

Very High Frequency (VHF) Marine Radio allows instant communication between your boat and other boats, marinas, bridges, and the United States Coast Guard (USCG). It is the primary means of communication on coastal waters and has many characteristics which make it preferable to a cell phone, CB Radio, or other means of communication. Most VHF Marine Radios also have instant access to NOAA weather forecasts, 24 hours a day.  ...

Nowadays, people pay more and more attention to communication efficiency. We can see two way radios in many industries, such as hotels, shopping malls, restaurants, etc. of course, we also use two way radio on board. This also shows the importance of two way radios in these occasions. Today, let's talk about the importance of marine VHF radio.  ...

Make sure your radio is on. On the radio, press the 16/9-Tri button to switch to Channel 16 (156.8 MHz). (If the corner of the display does not show 16, press the 16/9-Tri button again until it does.) Press the push to talk button and say: “MAYDAY -- MAYDAY -- MAYDAY.”  ...

Why should a kayaker purchase a VHF marine radio? As a kayaker, safety should be the paramount consideration for us., so that is why we always carry marine radios. Kayakers or other sailors use VHF mariner radios for a number of reasons. They use them to let everyone know where them are, what they are doing, at what time they are going to be on the water and what time they are going to be back. They use radio in case of brrakdowns or to call for assistance when they see a stranded vessel.  ...

This is a story shared by a friend. If you have encountered something similar, you can share it.  ...

What do you do when you are trapped fishing on the island? What happens when your ship suddenly runs out of oil? At this time, if you don't bring any communication equipment, you can only listen to fate. If you bring it, Congratulations, you can get help. Of course, if you use a mobile phone at this time, pray that it has a signal, otherwise it can only be a toy. If you have a marine VHF radio in your hand, you can be happy.  ...

There will be different degrees of loss during the use of marine VHF radio. Some small problems will not cause the use of marine VHF radio, but some large losses will damage the use of VHF radio. Let's learn some aspects that are easy to cause damage to marine VHF radio.  ...