On 9/3/2013 2:10 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
On 9/3/2013 1:41 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
In article ,
"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" writes:
rickman wrote:
Yes, I am in the US. The radio will be used to support marine
communications which is legal by my understanding.

Not unless you have a license. Otherwise you risk a $10,000 fine.

http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/ind...ship_stations#

Using Hand-Held Marine VHF Radios on Land


Am I the only one who doesn't think a kayak on the Chesapeake would
be considered "a ship" and that none of this is relevant to what
he wants to do? Seems like a task for GMRS to me.

bill


Bill,

I'm not sure about that - it would depend on the FCC's definition of
"ship". Nothing I've seen indicates it has to be a big boat on a
navigable waterway; for instance a 20' fishing boat on a large inland
lake might be considered a "ship".

I agree GMRS is one way to go - but the limited range of such equipment
is what he's trying to solve.

A friend who is a serious kayaker has been on the bay a number of times
when he communicates with the large cargo ships (like when he is doing a
crossing for example). They always address him as "Captain" Dubside.
He finds that amusing.

There are a number of reasons why VHF is used, the main one is for the
ability to send out a distress call that is likely to be received.
Where I have a house at Lake Anna, VA, the same is not true, I want to
be the first shore station which monitors channel 16.

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Rick