chino
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Marine Radio?
looking for some info on VHF marine radio channels, local area weather, channels to monitor, channels a guy can use and not interfere with local
commerce. interested from Gro Neg south, any help??
Thank you
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Jack Swords
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Are your referring to using the marine radio for marine purposes?
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willsfam
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Skip Hiller is talking about a base unit for the RV and a hand held. I lave the one hand held also. I think he said you had 2? should have good como
Jack i think he was wanting to know if they had a noaa type weather channel that runs all the time. and what channels or freq. are used for S.O.S. and
what channels are used boat to boat or boat to base. i will be catching up with him this week if you have info please passit on and ill do the same
Thanks Willsfam
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Jack Swords
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Marine radio
Copied this from an earlier thread...
No Wx is transmitted by NOAA down here on VHF, but many local nets do give Wx each morning. If you really want Wx you need to use a HF SSB radio,
then Wx is available on the Ham nets and marine SSB nets.
"Usage of the VHF FM channels is very common in Baja, but please be aware that these channels are used by the Navy, immigration, Pemex, and Port
Captains, and, importantly, for distress calls by boats. In La Paz and many areas, channel 22 is the hailing channel. Everybody monitors this channel.
When you make contact with someone on Ch 22, then switch to another unused channel so others can use the hailing channel and not have to listen to
your conversation. Channels 24 thru 28 are duplex only and require a special radio, so don't move to these channels, it won't work. Ch 14 is reserved
for Port Captains, Ch 9 is Pemex, Ch 10 and 11 are Navy, Ch 74 is Ferry business, Ch 83 is immigration, and Ch 88 is Aduana. Obviously you wouldn't
want to block communications with Aduana or the others. Channel 16 is an international calling frequency for ships, monitored by the Navy and Port
Captains and commercial shipping. This leaves many channels to switch to to enjoy your radio contact without interference to others. There is also a
marked difference in signal strength between the lower channels (like 5) and the higher ones (like 68). If you lose contact try going up or down in
frequency. These are not private conversations and everybody will know your business. Kinda like a party line." Jack Swords, s/v La Paloma, N1IY
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Diver
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http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=12183#pid9852...
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Marine Channels
I use two of my handhelds up here in the U.S. as well as my others in Baja. In the U.S., we even use them in Walmart, Target, etc to keep in touch
with each other. On the handhelds we use channel 72 (ship to ship comm). Being 75 miles from the nearest body of water, it's not a channel in
"Legal" use. In any case, I have a name written on each of my radios which we use for communications, just in case.
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If looking for a 'base station' type radio for your RV, look at some of the manufacturers that now have an optional wireless remote to their radios. I
got one for a West Marine/Uniden radio that lets me be about 100 feet away from the rig and still listen and transmit at a full 25 watts. It can
change channels, go in and out of scan, etc. The one drawback is that this Uniden type one I have will not let me set the squelch level remotely; I
have to set that in the RV before I exit it. I just set it at the lowest threshold.
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chino
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Thanks guys for the info on the marine radio, if you got 'em ya' might as well have some info on 'em. I sure know better than counting on calling in
help in a tight spot on the big blue. I sailed a trailer-sailor across the SOC from kino bay to San Fran. and all islands in between and back and we
never saw or heard anyone who would be able to help out, just prepare the best you know how and say your prayers,
Jim I'm at Escondido and will cross on the 18th see ya on the road
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