VHF on non tidal Thames

[gordontytler]

It's a long thread so I appologise if I am repeating or missed something. I did jthe excellant course at Bisham Abbey recently. I never turn my radio on the non-tidal Thames but would if passing boats were transmitting or receiveing. They might warn me of swimmers round the next bend.

 

[Golden Time]

I never turn my radio on the non-tidal Thames but would if passing boats were transmitting or receiveing. They might warn me of swimmers round the next bend.

How would you know they were transmitting if your radio isn't on?

 

[gordontytler]

How would you know they were transmitting if your radio isn't on?

Good point. I don't know. I never turned it on because I assumed nobody else uses the radio. I will listen on channel 16 and find out.

 

[Mirror Painter]

Today I attended the 'RYA Marine VHF Radio Short Range Certificate' course run by Cricklade Sea School in Wiltshire.

http://crickladeseaschool.co.uk/rya_marine_radio_src_course.html

It was fun and informative and I can fully recommended it.

Thanks again ThamesBoater for the tip.

 

[Ramage]

Glad you enjoyed it, and good to see people doing the course to use the Marine VHF legally.

 

[Mirror Painter]

Glad you enjoyed it, and good to see people doing the course to use the Marine VHF legally.

Having listened to swearing fishermen in the past I can only assume they did a different course

 

[Ramage]

...if they bothered at all...

 

[ThamesBoater]

Today I attended the 'RYA Marine VHF Radio Short Range Certificate' course run by Cricklade Sea School in Wiltshire.

http://crickladeseaschool.co.uk/rya_marine_radio_src_course.html

It was fun and informative and I can fully recommended it.

Thanks again ThamesBoater for the tip.

That's good to hear. Still not been able to find one easy for me to get to. We are thinking of moving the boat to the south coast sometime next year so am defiantly going to need a radio licence.