----- Original Message -----
From: Wayne.B
Newsgroups: rec.boats
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 12:29 PM
Subject: Marine Radios


On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:56:49 GMT, "Eisboch"
wrote:

I assume it's basically a HAM radio rig.

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Not really although you could probably get it to work on ham
frequencies with a little fiddling. Marine SSBs are designed for
channelized operation on the approved ITU frequecies. It it turns out
to be an ICOM M-802, there is a way to change the mode settings and
make it behave very much like a ham rig with continuously variable
tuning.

Here's a web site with good info on getting licensed:

http://www.shakespeare-marine.com/ne...license-steps/


Thanks, both Wayne and Tom. I'll go do some reading.

Eisboch