Hi all,

I'm looking for advice on a SSB reciever. I will be making a passage
from Charleston SC to the BVI around Nov 1st. At this point it doesnt
make sense for me to get more than just a reciever for weather updates
(Herb).

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Thanks

GaryT

Gary T wrote:

Hi all,

I'm looking for advice on a SSB reciever. I will be making a passage
from Charleston SC to the BVI around Nov 1st. At this point it doesnt
make sense for me to get more than just a reciever for weather updates
(Herb).

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Herb doesn't do just broadcasting. He will want you to talk to him.
So a receiver wouldn't work for that.

Also in an emergency a receiver will do you no good.

I wouldn't save money that way.

grandma Rosalie

Rosalie B. wrote:

Gary T wrote:


Hi all,

I'm looking for advice on a SSB reciever. I will be making a passage

from Charleston SC to the BVI around Nov 1st. At this point it doesnt

make sense for me to get more than just a reciever for weather updates
(Herb).

Any suggestions will be appreciated.


Herb doesn't do just broadcasting. He will want you to talk to him.
So a receiver wouldn't work for that.

Also in an emergency a receiver will do you no good.

I wouldn't save money that way.

grandma Rosalie




(sigh)


Thanks for your advice Rosalie. My question wasn't "Should I get a SSB
receiver?" or "Will a receiver help me in an emergency?"

My question still stands for anyone that would be so kind to offer any
suggestions.

Thanks

GaryT

Gary T wrote:
Hi all,

I'm looking for advice on a SSB reciever. I will be making a passage
from Charleston SC to the BVI around Nov 1st. At this point it doesnt
make sense for me to get more than just a reciever for weather updates
(Herb).

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Thanks

GaryT

Passport to World Band Radio - from your local library if
it's of decent size, will do a good job of sorting out the
clutter of models available. I've got a Sony SW7600G that I
liked

http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1215

Evan Gatehouse

Thanks Evan,

Your response was very helpful.

GaryT

ICOM makes a very good one. Can;t remember the model number off the
top of my head. Just go look at their website or www.aesham.com

Doug

"Gary T" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I'm looking for advice on a SSB reciever. I will be making a passage from
Charleston SC to the BVI around Nov 1st. At this point it doesnt make
sense for me to get more than just a reciever for weather updates (Herb).

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Thanks

GaryT

Gary T wrote in
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it doesnt
make sense for me to get more than just a reciever for weather updates

It doesn't until you wake up 200 miles offshore, waist-deep in seawater you
can't find where it's coming in and know its sinking. THEN, the purpose of
the transmitter side of the SSB radio becomes self-evident, but alas, too
late. Just like the 406 Mhz, GPS-included, EPIRB transmitter in the ditch
bag you hope you'll never use, the SSB transceiver is another useful tool
you may never use. Buy the best 406 Mhz EPIRB with built-in GPS first, if
you don't have one. If you have one, get the transceiver. I recommend the
Icom M-802 at the moment with the AT-130 automatic antenna tuner to the
insulated backstay. Get the ship's radio license and MMSI to program into
it. Hook up your GPS data to its input, which automates the distress call
and tells authorities who you are, what you are, and where you are in
trouble. Its range, once you learn which bands are for use at which times
of day, is thousands of miles....not the 20 miles of your VHF.

Weather updates and WEFAX (which it also does if you carry a notebook
computer with a soundcard input) are nice to have, also.

Get a ham license and join the maritime mobile net on 14.300 Mhz, almost
24/7. When you're "out there" it's very reassuring to be able to talk to
the hams ashore, who will often be "first responders" if you have a
problem. These retired hams live to help out a yachtsman. Many can even
give you a phone patch to a telephone from halfway across the
Atlantic...for free!

--
Larry W4CSC
S/V "Lionheart"
Charleston

Gary T wrote in
:

Thanks for your advice Rosalie. My question wasn't "Should I get a SSB
receiver?" or "Will a receiver help me in an emergency?"

My question still stands for anyone that would be so kind to offer any
suggestions.


In that case, my suggestion is for you to stay ashore, at least until your
attitude is less conducive to self destruction....

Sorry, Rosie. He's not interested in safety.

--
Larry

Larry wrote:

Gary T wrote in
:


Thanks for your advice Rosalie. My question wasn't "Should I get a SSB
receiver?" or "Will a receiver help me in an emergency?"

My question still stands for anyone that would be so kind to offer any
suggestions.



In that case, my suggestion is for you to stay ashore, at least until your
attitude is less conducive to self destruction....

Sorry, Rosie. He's not interested in safety.




(sigh)

I love how people jump to conclusions. Never mind that we will have 2
satelite phones aboard. Also, I suppose that Commander's Weather being
hired as a router doenst matter either. And, who goes offshore without
an EPIRB nowadays? I asked a simple question and actually got a couple
helpful responses.

I should have known that some others would chirp in with the extra advice.

Thanks for your help anyway Larry

GaryT