Hand held DSC radio licence

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My old hand held radio is well past it's best and it seems sensible to replace it with a DSC model.
I can add the new radio to my ships radio licence or independant portable licence.
I can see pros and cons for either and wonder what the forum thinks?
 
nimrod1230 said:
My old hand held radio is well past it's best and it seems sensible to replace it with a DSC model.
I can add the new radio to my ships radio licence or independant portable licence.
I can see pros and cons for either and wonder what the forum thinks?
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A DSC handheld cannot share a vessels MMSI number and must be registered independently with it's own MMSI number.

OFCOM faqs: http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radiocommunication-licences/ships-radio/faq/vhf-faq/
 
I don't have a DSC portable, but my ordinary handheld is on its own license. This means it's legal when I take it out on other boats, for example the succession of disintegrating old motorboats used by a mate. I have the T number marked on the back, though in practice I've just made up an appropriate "boat name" for these anonymous tubs. The only advantage of a shared license for a non-DSC portable is that it was cheaper in the days before station licenses became free.

Not sure about the pros and cons of a separate MMSI. I believe that you can link the two together, though, there's a spot in the main license for a "subsidiary" MMSI. Intended for ships' rescue boats and the like.

Pete
 
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