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A marine VHF radio is the best communication device to have on a boat. It is an important safety tool for mariners who set out on offshore or inland waters. The law requires boats that are over 62 feet to carry a VHF radio, but it is advisable to carry one regardless of the size of your boat. You’ll use it all the time to make contact with harbors or marinas, call rescue services if something goes wrong, and communicate with other boats or ships.  ...

When buying electronics for your boat, the first thing on your shopping list should be a VHF radio. VHF is an acronym for Very High Frequency. A marine VHF radio lets the user communicate with other boats, marinas, and bridge tenders, but its most useful function is to summon help in the event of an emergency.  ...

While out at sea, being able to communicate using marine antennas is of vital importance. Whether it’s for commercial fishing or for recreational use, a marine antenna is a vessel’s lifeline to the outside world. Your boat’s marine antenna is something that you don’t want to take for granted. While many people do their best to predict weather patterns and swear that their own experience has taught them enough to be safe at sea,  ...

With more and more leisure boats venturing further from their local shores, safety is paramount. Leisure boat users may be sailing in the same waters as large commercial vessels and will need to have their position and information noted to avoid any collision. This is what AIS (Automatic Identification System) does.  ...

Master the following tips, you and your children will be safe enough when going out to sea and enjoy the joy of going out to the fullest. Firstly, make sure your marine radio can be opened. Secondly, make a list of your boat’s identification code, frequented harbor channel so that you can get help quickly when you are in trouble.  ...

Significant improvements in a number of areas in recent years have seen handheld VHF marine radios move from being purely portable communications devices to something altogether more useful. As technology has shrunk, battery life improved and screens become clearer, handheld VHFs can now offer many of the safety features that used to be available only on fixed marine radios. As a sailor who often uses marine aircraft, you should know some of its technical terms.  ...

After you decide which VHF radio is best for you, your next step is to pick out an antenna. The VHF antenna is a very important part of your VHF Radio System. VHF antennae come in many lengths and types, so, before buying a VHF antenna contact an expert and determine which style best fits your needs. If you buy the wrong antenna you will not get the performance your VHF radio is capable of producing. VHF and DSC equipment are made up of three distinct parts - each part is equally important.  ...

It’s important that boaters use the correct channel when communicating on a VHF (very high frequency) marine band radio. Here are VHF-FM non-commercial channels recreational boaters may use in specific situations. Federal Communications Commission regulations require boaters having VHF radios to maintain a watch on either channel 9 or channel 16  ...