Comments on: Do I need an FCC ship station license for a Marine radio? http://www.walkietalkietwowayradios.com/marine-radio/do-i-need-an-fcc-ship-station-license-for-a-marine-radio/ Learn all about 2-way radios for work and play Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:13:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Admin http://www.walkietalkietwowayradios.com/marine-radio/do-i-need-an-fcc-ship-station-license-for-a-marine-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Admin Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:50:59 +0000 http://www.walkietalkietwowayradios.com/?p=382#comment-97 Marine-band radios come in two main flavors. There are VHF Marine radios that transmit and receive in the 156-164 MHz band... they work pretty much line-of-sight. But there are also MF and HF Marine Band radios (much more expensive, with bigger antennas and antenna tuning units as well) that cover many shortwave bands and cover hundreds of miles or even more. I am pretty sure you need a license and some training to work the MF/HF Marine radios. So do check on the FCC website what the current regulations are. Marine-band radios come in two main flavors. There are VHF Marine radios that transmit and receive in the 156-164 MHz band… they work pretty much line-of-sight.

But there are also MF and HF Marine Band radios (much more expensive, with bigger antennas and antenna tuning units as well) that cover many shortwave bands and cover hundreds of miles or even more.

I am pretty sure you need a license and some training to work the MF/HF Marine radios. So do check on the FCC website what the current regulations are.

]]> By: Clamdigger http://www.walkietalkietwowayradios.com/marine-radio/do-i-need-an-fcc-ship-station-license-for-a-marine-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Clamdigger Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:00:05 +0000 http://www.walkietalkietwowayradios.com/?p=382#comment-96 + you should get an application for the license with the purchase of a new radio. You can also get the application on-line. It would be best to get one and I think they are free and for life (at least they used to be and I still use mine from 1968). If you ever got into trouble and wanted to call the CG you might be glad you have it. (the Coast guard watch that answers calls is not always at sea, sometimes you get their comms stations ashore) Good luck KJR6465 + you should get an application for the license with the purchase of a new radio. You can also get the application on-line. It would be best to get one and I think they are free and for life (at least they used to be and I still use mine from 1968). If you ever got into trouble and wanted to call the CG you might be glad you have it. (the Coast guard watch that answers calls is not always at sea, sometimes you get their comms stations ashore)
Good luck
KJR6465

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