VHF / boat register.

[Jenko]

I've just completed a vhf/dsc course, and am still confused about 1 thing. Do I need to register my boat to get a call sign?. Is this necessary as my boat is only 20ft long, where do I register..........

Thanks in advance for your help.

Paul (Southampton).


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[Geoffs]

You need a license for the radio in the boat, if it is a fixed one, or for a portable if handheld.

Get it from Ofcom (used to be Radiocommunications agency), details on <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.Ofcom.org.uk>http://www.Ofcom.org.uk</A>

<hr width=100% size=1>Old Chinese proverb 'Man who sail boat into rice field, soon get into paddy'

 

[Talbot]

Still RCA until the end of this year!

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[Talbot]

"Get it from Ofcom (used to be Radiocommunications agency), "

- Still RCA until the end of this year!

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[omega2]

Some kind of course if the instructor ommitted to mention that you need a licence.

<hr width=100% size=1>J HAMER

 

[whisper]

So the full answer to your question is No. You don't need to register your boat but you do need to apply for a licence for whatever radio you have got. When you are sent this you will also be given your callsign.

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