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DSC is one of the best deals in town. Setting up your VHF radio with digital selective calling is simple, and it could save your life. If you've bought a VHF radio in the last few years, chances are it has a red distress button on the front. Lift the flap, press and hold the button for five seconds, and details of your vessel, your position, and the fact that you require urgent  ...

DSC means that Digital selecting calling is a stand for transmitting pre-defined digital messages via the MF, HF, or VHF maritime radio systems to replace a voice call in older procedures, which is a core part of the GMDSS. DSC signal is stable and has no squelch, so the communication distance is longer than the analog signal. And the transmit speed of the DSC signal is also significantly faster.  ...

Sea fishing/offshore fishing is an exciting sport and popular loved by people. If you wanna do this, as part of your planning, you not only need fishing rods, baits, and other devices but more importantly, a marine handheld radio is a necessary equipment for handling trouble offshore and even saving your life. Marine handheld radio allows you to communicate with others on the sea that is a very important thing. You can request assistance at CH-16 or talk to other fishermen by other channels.  ...

As a world-renowned supplier of walkie talkies, Retevis provides people with the latest technology and quality services. Its retevis marine, as a professional marine radio supply platform, is committed to providing the latest lifesaving technology to more people at sea at an affordable price. Today announced the availability of the new Retevis Marine Floating Handheld marine VHF radio. In an emergency, you can directly contact the coast guard or other vessels to report your exact location.  ...

As a professional owner of a maritime radio, sailor or captain, we need to understand the meaning of these acronyms so that we can better understand maritime radio and use it to bring more safety and entertainment to our maritime navigation. Here are some commonly used abbreviations to help understand marine radio-related content.  ...

MMSI is Maritime Mobile Service Identity and a unique 9 digit number that is entered into DSC-marine radio equipment. The MMSI number contain you or your vessel information. When using this equipment to send a distress alert or to indicate some other emergency, the number is transferred into the coast guard’s database to assists the emergency services center to identify you or your vessel and react quickly.  ...

For many sailors, cell phones have become their primary means of both ship-to-shore and ship-to-ship communication. Even the Coast Guard will often ask for a cell number after it receives a distress call. None of this, however, makes a VHF radio any less important. A handheld VHF marine radio is your lifeline at sea; be on the ship, watercraft or boat sailing, fishing, or just doing your job.  ...

Master the following tips, you and your children will be safe enough when going out to sea and enjoy the joy of going out to the fullest. Firstly, make sure your marine radio can be opened. Secondly, make a list of your boat’s identification code, frequented harbor channel so that you can get help quickly when you are in trouble.  ...

Marine radios are essential safety equipment and communicate with other boats or marine rescue groups as well as receive navigational warnings and weather updates. The two main frequencies used for marine radios are VHF and 27Mhz. Both have their own advantages over the other depending on where you’re located and the size of your vessel.   ...

Before you travel, please check whether your handheld marine radio is working properly and whether it can receive information Don’t forget that a marine VHF radio is not a private phone call and everyone in the range can hear you. Foul language will not only be offensive to other users but is also not allowed under the rules in your license.  ...