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The ITU radio regulations list the following for DSC 156.525 MHz, 2187.5 kHz, 4207.5 kHz, 6312 kHz, 8414.5 kHz, 12577 kHz, 16804.5...

It does only require alarms within the range at which you may be of help, but that range is 500NM in the spec.

The DSC Spec doesn't allow a user to alter the alarms. A Distress must play a two-tone alarm increasing in volume until manually...

The OP says that he's in West London/Gosport, so no use as Starlink has sold out in London and the South East. Also depends on where he...

Anything by Tecsun. Reception performance is heead and shoulders above what radios by Sony, Philips or similar were doing in their...

I have thanks, Flying Fish crew pay Flying Fish £6k for a place on the boat. Sydney Hobart Race

The Canaries are part of the EU and EU Customs area, but outside of the EU VAT area and EU Excise area. Probably needs more...

The RYA website seems to say that you can return it for your personal use, does that include to sell it? And that VAT is due on any...

I think it's the other way round, you're not paying the crew member to race for you, they're paying you to be on the boat. Flying Fish...

Would a helmet really protect against a gybing boom in 40 knot winds?

2 deaths in two separate incidents, both "boom interactions", both off the coast of NSW.

Nope, the anchors disturb the sea bed and the last government decided that rather than do something hard like cut car journeys, they'd...

Open CPN has a huge array of modules which allow you to do things like Radar overlay, weather overlay, vessel data recording etc. Also...

It's 230v -6%/+10% - UK was 240v, Rest of Europe was 220v, so the EU range was set to cover both - neither actually changed anything,

I'd have a look at Earl's Court on Google Streetview if I were you.