Marine SSB Radio For "Idi-Yachts"
Contents
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The Purpose of this Guide |
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CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION |
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CHAPTER 2 - HAILING & WORKING FREQUENCIES |
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CHAPTER 3 - USING SSB FOR EMERGENCIES |
| Voice Emergency Calls--New Simplex Frequencies With USCG Watch Schedules |
| GMDSS System |
| Digital Selective Calling (DSC) |
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CHAPTER 4 - MARINE SSB & HAM NETS |
| What is a Net? |
| Types of SSB & HAM Radio Nets |
| Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association--SSB. |
| Cruiseheimers' Net--SSB |
| Waterway Radio & Cruising Club (WRCC) - HAM |
| Southbound II Weather Net--SSB |
| Maritime Mobile Service Net (MMSN) - HAM |
| Intercontinental Amateur Traffic Net (IATN) - HAM |
| NorthWest Caribbean Net |
| The Caribbean Safety & Security Net |
| The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) - HAM |
| Chubasco Net |
| Amigo Net |
| Sonrisa Net |
| Pacific Maritime Mobile Net |
| Panama Pacific Net |
| Pacific SeaFarers Net |
| Manana Net |
| Cruisers' Nets--VHF |
| CHAPTER 5 - WEATHER FORECASTS & ROUTING |
| East & West Coasts and Caribbean Weather Center |
| CHAPTER 6 - WEATHER FAX & NAVTEX |
| Equipment Options |
| East & West Coast USCG Wx Fax Broadcast Schedules |
| East & West Coast USCG NAVTEX Broadcast Schedules |
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CHAPTER 7 - WIRELESS RADIO E-MAIL |
| Wireless Radio E-Mail Basics |
| Wireless Radio E-Mail Providers |
| Radio E-Mail Weather Downloads |
| GRIB Weather Forecasts |
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CHAPTER 8 - MARINE SSB PHONE CALLS |
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Frequencies for station WLO - Mobile, Alabama - Atlantic Basin |
| Frequencies for station KLB - Seattle Washington - Pacific Basin |
| CHAPTER 9 - LICENSING |
| Ship Station License |
| Restricted Radio Operator Permit |
| How To Apply For Your Licenses |
| Maritime Mobile Service Identity Number--How To Obtain |
| CHAPTER 10 - INSTALLATION & TROUBLESHOOTING |
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APPENDIX A The Phonetic Alphabet |
| APPENDIX B Resources |
| APPENDIX C References |
| APPENDIX D Propagation Tables |
| APPENDIX E Glossary |
| REMOVABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE |
| INDEX |
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