Bill...when I was a kid on the boat I now own, we had a VHF radio with a dial and pre-printed channels.....16, 9, 22, couple of telephone channels (26, 27 maybe??) 68, 70, & 83. It was blue & white if I recall. I also seem to recall my Dad saying, 'we need to buy some crystals if we wanted to chat on 72, or 69 like some of our friends.'
So, I am doing a search for 'vintage VHF radios' on google to find a picture of the radio we had...I am having no luck...however, the Icom M422, which I bought about 4 years ago, and currently own, is prominent in the search results.
I also remember we had to have a VHF operators license...WYQ-4569.
Neil, I remember your thread about that...cool stuff.
I have an AIS app from marinetraffic.com on my phone...so, I can transmit my location to that website if I choose..I usually don't, and I am pretty sure it doesn't go anywhere else..just that site. We did transmit however when we delivered Spencer's C-30 from Norfolk this spring so our wives could keep an eye on us for the 96-ish mile delivery.
So, I am doing a search for 'vintage VHF radios' on google to find a picture of the radio we had...I am having no luck...however, the Icom M422, which I bought about 4 years ago, and currently own, is prominent in the search results.
I also remember we had to have a VHF operators license...WYQ-4569.
Neil, I remember your thread about that...cool stuff.
I have an AIS app from marinetraffic.com on my phone...so, I can transmit my location to that website if I choose..I usually don't, and I am pretty sure it doesn't go anywhere else..just that site. We did transmit however when we delivered Spencer's C-30 from Norfolk this spring so our wives could keep an eye on us for the 96-ish mile delivery.
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