VHF Radio
- Thread starter wearuk53
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gaelforce marine have a promotion on cobra handhelds at the minute - £45
Cobra MR-HH125 Handheld VHF Radio | Gael Force Marine Chandlery
you need 2 licences, one for the boat and one for the operator
boat licence is free from Amateur and Ships Online Licensing | Ofcom
you also should have an operators licence which means doing a course, worth doing, but better a radio and no licence when afloat than neither IMHO. RYA courses are around the £75 quid and upwards mark.
there's a free one you can do online at http://www.egmdss.com/en/index.htm
Cobra MR-HH125 Handheld VHF Radio | Gael Force Marine Chandlery
you need 2 licences, one for the boat and one for the operator
boat licence is free from Amateur and Ships Online Licensing | Ofcom
you also should have an operators licence which means doing a course, worth doing, but better a radio and no licence when afloat than neither IMHO. RYA courses are around the £75 quid and upwards mark.
there's a free one you can do online at http://www.egmdss.com/en/index.htm
Funkmeister_Smith
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I have the same Cobra radio & I can confirm it works fine. Only thing is, don't leave the batteries in when you're not using it. For some reason it totally drains the batteries, even when turned off. :s I found this out the other week when I charged it the day before and went to turn it on the next day (on the boat) and they were dead. 
Lucky I had some Duracell spares but I left them in too not thinking and sure enough they drained over the course of a day or so.
Anyways, just letting you know. Otherwise it seems like a canny little radio for the price!
Lucky I had some Duracell spares but I left them in too not thinking and sure enough they drained over the course of a day or so.Anyways, just letting you know. Otherwise it seems like a canny little radio for the price!
iv have
iv have
just done my dsc vhf radio course was quite good although it took all day
and cost 67 squid ...at my local boat yard .
now i know how to pan pan ... ha ha !
i was recommended icom range for the radios you might want to invest in a good radio you may need it in an emergency !
good luck
iv have
just done my dsc vhf radio course was quite good although it took all day
and cost 67 squid ...at my local boat yard .
now i know how to pan pan ... ha ha !
i was recommended icom range for the radios you might want to invest in a good radio you may need it in an emergency !
good luck
wearuk53
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VHF Radio
Cheers all I have ordered the Cobra VHF It will do for a starter one at least, checking the link out for the free course at GMDSS Courses - online SRC course with marine NAVTEX receiver and DSC VHF simulator quite a bit to take in but will give it a go!!
Steve
Cheers all I have ordered the Cobra VHF It will do for a starter one at least, checking the link out for the free course at GMDSS Courses - online SRC course with marine NAVTEX receiver and DSC VHF simulator quite a bit to take in but will give it a go!!
Steve
