Vhf radio communications gmrs ham radio communications eprib safety gear (Page 2): I like the look of this radio device have not seen one. I used my cabbellas points and ordered a...

Adrian

I like the look of this radio device have not seen one. I used my cabbellas points and ordered a solar gps satellite wrist watch. It has a distress signal that you can text on. I go out in Minnesota and south Dakota where there is no cell phone or cb radio service. They do charge a monthly fee for the satellite communications service and I think it is about $25.00 a month. My cousin pays $ for his epirb and can not text on it .🛶

Adrian

The coast guard on lake Michigan told me that marine vhf radio is only allowed boat to boat and that I could not use it on land in Wisconsin where I was camped in my rv. CB radio was fine but limited range. Out in northern lake Michigan. No cellphone service at all Verizon or t mobile.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Adrian wrote:

The coast guard on lake Michigan told me that marine vhf radio is only allowed boat to boat and that I could not use it on land in Wisconsin where I was camped in my rv. CB radio was fine but limited range. Out in northern lake Michigan. No cellphone service at all Verizon or t mobile.

Adrian, when I had my boat in the salt, all the Marinas on the shoreline monitored VHF. We regularly communicated with them from our boats. I'm not sure if they were required to have a special license or what, but we all talked to them. For that matter,Seatow, Towboat US, And the Coast Guard Stations were all operating from land. May be worth asking about.

Jwid Loc: Lake Killarney, Ironton, MO

Adrian wrote:

I was told by the coast guard in Wisconsin fishing... (show quote)

How far away is boat and RV? Give us specifics of the antennas on both. CB should work.

Able Man Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)

Adrian wrote:

The coast guard on lake Michigan told me that marine vhf radio is only allowed boat to boat and that I could not use it on land in Wisconsin where I was camped in my rv. CB radio was fine but limited range. Out in northern lake Michigan. No cellphone service at all Verizon or t mobile.

Adrian, it's possible that the particular "Coastie" who told you that, may well have been misinformed. If it were me; I'd settle the matter by getting in contact with the FCC.
I know that 2 of my Captains AND "the Fish-House" @ Ft. Pierce all had "Base-units", for communicating with us, while offshore. (VHF) {Just be sure to stay off Ch.16, unless you want to speak/ USCG.}

wd4ity Loc: Middle Georgia, Forsyth

If what you're talking about is the Galaxy 88 CB radio you need an antenna designed for the citizen band frequency range. If you plan on transmitting on regular AM mode the antenna needs to be a vertical antenna. If the radio has Single Sideband (SSB) capabilities you need a horizontal antenna for that. It should be mounted on a pole or tower with a rotor so it can be turned. Use a piece of RG8X coax to connect the radio to the antennas. Use a coaxial switch to change from one antenna to the other for the mode of operation you're using (AM or SSB).

Jwid Loc: Lake Killarney, Ironton, MO

Antenna needs to be outside of the RV.

wd4ity Loc: Middle Georgia, Forsyth

The Galaxy 88 is a Citizen's Band radio so the frequencies it operates on are HF frequencies rather than VHF. They operate in the 27 mHz range.

D Ryb Loc: sharon CT

Thanks little by little im learning

wd4ity Loc: Middle Georgia, Forsyth

I think if you're on the water Marine Band VHF is the way to go for emergency communications because the DNR and all the marinas monitor those frequencies. To stay in touch with your family one of the other services would probably work. Go to the FCC's website to check on licensing requirements

Or, you could get an Amateur (Ham) Radio license. They dropped the requirement to learn Morse Code years ago. That way you could use a walkie talkie to go through a repeater. The repeater is a machine that retransmits your signal at a higher power for more range.

Go to this site for information.

https://www.highlandwireless.com/frs-and-gmrs-radios/#:~:text=Like%20the%20FRS%2C%20GMRS%20uses,the%201-2%20mi

Able Man Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)

Thank you for that link, wd4ity!!!

wd4ity Loc: Middle Georgia, Forsyth

Make sure you use the complete address in the link as some of it didn't underline. If you want to communicate with your wife using ham radio both of you would have to be licensed. The license is free (for now at least).