Marine Amateur Radio: Selection, Installation, Licensing, and Use

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Developed by the United States Power Squadrons, the world's largest private, nonprofit boating organization, Marine Amateur Radio is a complete guide to the use of ham radio for two-way and network communications among boats and between boats and shore stations.

Briefly, succinctly, and clearly, this sturdy handbook lays out the advantages of ham radio for boaters. It explains how to get an operator's license, how to select and install a receiver and antenna, and how to use the radio for voice and Morse code communications with other boats and to shore--including inexpensive telephone patches to home. It also shows readers how to link up with marine voice nets for weather and safety communication.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Amateur Radio and Recreational Boats

• Advantages of Amateur Radio
• 2. The Amateur Radio Service
• The History of Amateur Radio
• The Amateur Radio License
• Objectives of Amateur Radio
• Ham's Varied Interest

3. How to Get an Amateur Radio License

• The Volunteer Examiner Coordinator Program
• The Exams
• Vanity Call Signs
• Licenses for Recreational Boaters

4. Amateur Radio Activities

• Awards
• Contests
• Nets
• Emergency Communications
• Military Affiliate Radio Service
• Satellite Operations
• Digital Communications
• Other Activities

5. The Amateur Radio Station

• Selecting Equipment
• The Mobile and Portable Amateur Stations

6. Making Contact

• Operating a Ham Radio
• Operating Procedures

7. The Electromagnetic Frequency Spectrum and Propagation Conditions

• Radio Frequency Management
• Amateur Radio Frequencies
• Ham Band Propagation Conditions

8. Amateur Radio and the Cruising Yachtsman

• Coastal Cruising
• Using Ham Nets While Cruising
• Accessing E-Mail Using Ham Radio
• Weather Information, Amateur Radio, and the Cruising Yachtsman

Appendixes

• A. Publications on Amateur Radio
• B. International Morse Code
• C. Phonetic Alphabet
• D. R-S-T Reporting System
• E. Q Signals
• F. Operating in Other Countries
• G. International Third-Party Traffic
• H. Volunteer Examiner Coordinators
• I. Maritime Mobile Nets
• J. Partial List of Coastal 2-Meter Repeaters
• K. Partial List of Participating Mail Box Offices (PMBOs)
• L. Authorized SCS PACTOR Modem Dealers
• M. Partial List of Equipment and Parts Suppliers

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Marine Amateur Radio: Selection, Installation, Licensing, and Use