VHF chat

[Mike_Martin]

Channels 15 (156.750 MHz) and 17 (156.650 MHz) have always been and remain LOW power only, "on-board" comms channels as they form the "guard-band" for Channel 16 (156.800 MHz).

However, if you are a little way off-shore there is no particular reason that they couldn't be employed for inter-ship comms as long as you remember that they are 1 Watt ONLY by international law.

Mike

 

[Mike_Martin]

It is probably worth pointing out that most Administrations do not encourage the use of Marine radio for anything other than what it is designed for. This means for ship-ship and ship-shore comms regarding safety of navigation and life.

The UK does, however, encourage the use of other non-safety radio equipment for chit-chat such as CB radio, PMR 446 and mobile phones.

Mike

 

[tome]

Should Folly Launch be using ch 69 and warning intership off this channel when the 4 preferred are busy?

 

[ShipsWoofy]

Agreed, I was messing with the RNLI CD Rom that arrived with this months PBO.

It took me three goes to get the mayday call in the right order.

Not a massive problem if I get the order wrong but all the info across but prior to this I was quite confident I 'Knew how to put out a proper Mayday if I had too.

I do remember struggling a bit doing a relay after seeing flares off Ireland, I stammered as I was not sure what info was required of my own vessel, the CG walked me through it very patiently in the end. I did the course in 2002, not that long ago.