...which is why for races outside the Gate, SSS now requires 25 watts:
SSI's revised 2/28/09
...which is why for races outside the Gate, SSS now requires 25 watts:
SSI's revised 2/28/09
Yes, if you are not a licensed shore station.
http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/ind...Communications
Using Hand-Held Marine VHF Radios on Land
You must have a special license, called a marine utility station license, to operate a hand-held marine radio from land -- a ship station license IS NOT sufficient. You may apply for this license by filing FCC Forms 159 and 605 with the FCC. To be eligible for a marine utility station license, you must generally provide some sort of service to ships or have control over a bridge or waterway. Additionally, you must show a need to communicate using hand-held portable equipment from both a ship and from coast locations. Each unit must be capable of operation while being hand-carried by an individual. The station operates under the rules applicable to ship stations when the unit is aboard a ship, and under the rules applicable to private coast stations when the unit is on land.
YOU MUST NOT TRANSMIT --
* False distress or emergency messages.
* Messages containing obscene, indecent, or profane words or meaning.
* General calls, signals, or messages on channel 16, except in an emergency or if you are testing your radio (these are messages not addressed to a particular station), or
* When your ship is on land (for example, while the ship is on a trailer).
- rob/beetle
Last edited by tiger beetle; 04-10-2009 at 03:57 PM.