 Amateur
Radio
Having an amateur radio licence allows you to operate two-way radio
from your home, car or yacht. You can communicate by voice or computers (email)
with other amateur radio stations all over the world. You can send emails via
HF and VHF amateur radio, through the global amateur radio network, visit
www.winlink.org for details. You can also
send your position and have it displayed on the Internet so that anyone with
access to the Internet can see where you are.
Using amateur radio you
are not permitted to transmit any business type information. In the UK amateurs
are allowed to transmit third party greeting messages.
It as never been
easier to obtain an amateur radio licence, here in the U.K. there are 3 class
of license, fundamental license, Intermediate license and full license.
A Fundamental license is the allows you to operate on most amateurs
frequencies, but with restrictions. Unfortunately with a fundamental license
you are not permitted to operate from a vessel at sea. To obtain and
fundamental license you need to pass a short fundamental license paper. Many
amateur radio clubs run foundation licence courses and exams over a weekend.
Intermediate license allows you to operate of all amateur bands. You
need to have passed the City and Guilds Intermediate Amateur Exam which is held
4 time.
The full license offer all privileges, you can operate on all
ham bands, even from your yacht. To obtain a full license you need to pass the
City and Guilds Amateur Exam which is held twice a year .
Since 26 July
2003 radio amateurs in the UK no longer have to do a morse test.
For
more information on amateur radio visit the Radio Society of Great Britain web
site at httm://www.rsgb.org or the American
Radio Realy L at http://www.arrl.org
UK maritime mobile net
There are many amateur radio nets on
the HF amateur bands. Here in the UK we have the UK maritime mobile net on
14303 kHz at 0800 and 1800 GMT. On this net you can receive weather
information, exchange messages and give you passage plan details to someone
ashore. It is a very good service and operates throughout the summer months.
European maritime mobile net
The European maritime mobile
net on 14297.5 kHz at 1900 GMT most days. Many radio amateur yachtsmen in the
Mediterranean are on this frequency passing weather information, passage report
and general information. Language is Italian and English.
Pacific
Seafarer's net
A daily net for sailors in the Pacific on 14313 kHz at
0325 UTC
Anateur Radio Bands and frequencies
| Band |
Morse |
Data |
Phone |
SSTV |
| 160 |
1810 - 1838 |
1838 - 1842 kHz |
1842 -2000 LSB |
|
| 80 |
3500 - 3580 |
3580 - 3600 kHz |
3620 - 3800 LSB |
3730 - 3740 |
| 40 |
7000 - 7035 |
7035 - 7045 kHz |
7045 - 7200 LSB |
|
| 30 |
10100 - 10140 |
10140 - 10150 |
|
|
| 20 |
14000 - 14070 |
14070 - 14112 |
14112 - 14350 USB |
14225 - 14235 |
| 17 |
18068 - 18100 |
18100 - 18109 |
18111 - 18168 USB |
|
| 15 |
21000 - 21080 |
21080 - 21120 |
21151 - 21450 USB |
21335 - 21345 |
| 12 |
24890 - 24920 |
24920 - 24929 |
24931 - 24990 USB |
|
| 10 |
28000 - 28199 |
28050 - 28150 |
28200 - 29200 USB |
28675 - 28685 |
Morse = Morse Code
Data = emial and other data
modes
Phone = SSB radio telephone
SSTV = Slow Scan Television Pictures
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