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Bob Austin

Thu, Apr 15, 2004 8:20 PM

That is the way the law reads--and that is what the FMS GMS radios are great
for.

Bob Austin

That is the way the law reads--and that is what the FMS GMS radios are great for. Bob Austin

NM

Nick Meloy

Thu, Apr 15, 2004 11:47 PM

I am confused. If VHF is limited by law to ship to ship communications,
then why is it used for communications with locks, bridges, VTS systems,
etc.?

Bob Austin wrote:

That is the way the law reads--and that is what the FMS GMS radios are great
for.

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Nick Meloy
44' Custom Trawler "Serendipity"
mulatfl@att.net 30 32.855 N 87 07.550 W
(850) 994-6165

I am confused. If VHF is limited by law to ship to ship communications, then why is it used for communications with locks, bridges, VTS systems, etc.? Bob Austin wrote: > That is the way the law reads--and that is what the FMS GMS radios are great > for. -- Nick Meloy 44' Custom Trawler "Serendipity" mulatfl@att.net 30 32.855 N 87 07.550 W (850) 994-6165

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Mike Maurice

Fri, Apr 16, 2004 12:16 AM

Nick Meloy mulatfl@att.net
At 06:47 PM 4/15/04 -0500, you wrote:

I am confused. If VHF is limited by law to ship to ship communications,
then why is it used for communications with locks, bridges, VTS systems, etc.?

Because the locks, bridges and shore stuff all have licenses. Which they
are supposed to use their call signs, not always done.

Mike

Capt. Mike Maurice
Wilsonville, Oregon (Portland).

Nick Meloy <mulatfl@att.net> At 06:47 PM 4/15/04 -0500, you wrote: >I am confused. If VHF is limited by law to ship to ship communications, >then why is it used for communications with locks, bridges, VTS systems, etc.? Because the locks, bridges and shore stuff all have licenses. Which they are supposed to use their call signs, not always done. Mike Capt. Mike Maurice Wilsonville, Oregon (Portland).

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James H. E. Maugham

Fri, Apr 16, 2004 1:09 AM

Nick Meloy wrote:

I am confused. If VHF is limited by law to ship to ship
communications, then why is it used for communications with locks,
bridges, VTS systems, etc.?

It's not limited to ship to ship communications. You can communicate with
any other licensed station including shore facilities such as Coast Guard
stations, marinas, marine operators, etc.

Back when we were all required to have station licenses, you could even
communicate with me when I was in my car, which had a licensed VHF shore
station in mobile service.

Regards,

James

Nick Meloy wrote: > I am confused. If VHF is limited by law to ship to ship > communications, then why is it used for communications with locks, > bridges, VTS systems, etc.? It's not limited to ship to ship communications. You can communicate with any other licensed station including shore facilities such as Coast Guard stations, marinas, marine operators, etc. Back when we were all required to have station licenses, you could even communicate with me when I was in my car, which had a licensed VHF shore station in mobile service. Regards, James

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