Tag Archives :VHF

Marine radios In an emergency, communication is vital and a marine radio is essential. Mobile telephones, although useful as a backup communications system, cannot replace a marine radio.  ...

In the United States, the National Telecommunications Administration (NTIA) provides MMSIs to federal users, and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) provides MMSIs to everyone else.  NTIA is as Executive Branch agency under the Department of Commerce, and the FCC is an independent agency.  ...

The distress call Mayday may be used only if the boat is threatened by grave and imminent danger – for example, sinking or on fire – and immediate assistance is required. This distress call has absolute priority over all other transmissions and may be transmitted only on the authority of the skipper or the person responsible for the safety of your vessel.  ...

There are a number of different products that can be used to call for help. With all activities we strongly encourage you to take a means of calling for help that is most suitable to your activity. We advise that you know how to use it, and keep it within reach at all times.  ...

AIS is a tool to reduce the hazard of collision with another vessel, and from a small-boat standpoint, this basically means not placing your vessel in the path of another. Both the International Regulations for Avoiding Collision at Sea (commonly called COLREGS) and the U.S. Inland Navigation Rules spell out the maneuvers required of all vessels when avoiding collision. Correctly interpreting AIS information to accomplish this requires a working knowledge of AIS characteristics.  ...

Its been several years since the Automatic Identification System (AIS) became a mandated way of life for the commercial side of the marine industry. it has become one of the more valuable electronics  ...

Retevis Marine is committed to providing good marine radio to customers, so often communicate with them. During the communication, we found that many customers still don’t know how to send DSC calling or when they can send DSC calling. Today, we will make a brief introduction about DSC calling.In a relay situation, there is no longer a requirement to send a DSC ‘Urgency Announcement’. The ‘Mayday Relay’ voice call remains unchanged and should still be transmitted as normal.  ...

You should tell your friends or family before fishing or paddleboarding. During the epidemic, more and more people feel that staying at home is boring, but they want to maintain social distance. Gradually like fishing or paddleboarding at sea. This is the experience shared by our customer.  ...

This is a story shared by a friend. If you have encountered something similar, you can share it.  ...

Retevis RM40 marine radio has been in hand for some time. Compared with the previous RT55 and RA26, the first is that the appearance has changed, the panel is richer, and many functions are triggered directly by buttons. There is no need to search the menu, which looks more professional. The battery adopts polymer lithium battery, and the battery capacity also reaches 1500mAh.  ...