Re: [Paddlewise] [buzz] VHF radio question

From: Rob Nevitt <blumarbl_at_pacbell.net>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 22:18:15 -0800
Not quite correct.  If your boat is not *required* to carry a VHF radio,
you don't need a station or operators license.  There are specific
channels designated for "recreational boat operations".  They are 68,
69, 71, 72, & 78.

Paul Hutchinson wrote:

> For marine use in general, a station license is required in the U.S.
> but an operators license is not.  I have heard that there are
> specific frequencies that can be used without the operators license
> and certain frequencies that require an operators license.
> Does anyone know what these frequencies are and/or if this is true?

-- 
Rob Nevitt
blumarbl_at_pacbell.net
122d42'27"W 38d26'58"N (Santa Rosa, CA)
ils.bytebeam.com
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