PetiteFleur
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Just got a new hh vhf - it's got dsc but not added my MMSI yet - I will use this vhf often on other boats - what happens? Can I get a number which is not tied to a particular boat?
New HH VHF and MMSI ?
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awol
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Ofcom say
RichardS
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You will need to give the HH it's own MMSI. It can be useful for testing the VHF and DSC functionality between the fixed and the hand-held and saves bothering the Coastguard.
Richard
Richard
Bilgediver
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I would speak to Ofcom. A friend who is involved in rowing expeditions spoke to Ofcom about this and I expected her to be given a portable handheld number as these are UK specific items. Recently I was demoing features of the radio and noticed it had an MMSI Uk number entered and questioned this. She confirmed that that was the number she was given for this particular radio..
jac
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Awols ADvice is good. Did this a few years ago when i got a DSC HH - very easy online application.
st599
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Do states that use ATIS accept Handheld DSC yet? Or is it still a UK bodge which makes the radio illegal to use abroad?
RichardS
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I don't actually think that authorities outside the UK are the slightest bit interested.
Richard
st599
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Not true on the inland waterways of Europe. ATIS and RAINWAT | European Inland Waterways | Boating Abroad | Knowledge & Advice | RYA - Royal Yachting Association
KompetentKrew
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You get a separate MMSI for the handheld, different from the boat's one.
I found the process a little confusing, so posted screenshots in a previous thread, in the hope that others will find them helpful:
I obtained an MMSI for my handheld the other day - I found doing so only a little confusing.
The option for a ship portable radio license is now obvious, but not before I had tried amending my ship's license to no effect. It can't be possible that the option for a portable doesn't appear until you have a ship's license, because I read on their forums of kayakers applying for them,
Including screenshots in case they make this easier for someone else to navigate:
Make sure the issued MMSI number begins with 2359 - that's how you know it's a portable one (until they change the rules!).
I would happily use mine overseas, and can't see this being officiously policed. At least Ofcom are ensuring unique numbers are used - I bet there are parts of the world where people just make up a number to use as their handheld MMSI.
