Marine Amateur Radio: Selection, Installation, Licensing, and Use (Spiral)

Acknowledgments

1.Amateur Radio and Recreational Boats

Advantages of Amateur Radio

2.The Amateur Radio Service

The History of Amateur Radio

The Amateur Radio License

Objectives of Amateur Radio

Ham's Varied Interest

3.How to Get an Amateur Radio License

The Volunteer Examiner Coordinator Program

The Exams

Vanity Call Signs

Licenses for Recreational Boaters

4.Amateur Radio Activities

Awards

Contests

Nets

Emergency Communications

Military Affiliate Radio Service

Satellite Operations

Digital Communications

Other Activities

5.The Amateur Radio Station

Selecting Equipment

The Mobile and Portable Amateur Stations

6. Making Contact

Operating a Ham Radio

Operating Procedures

7.The Electromagnetic Frequency Spectrum and Propagation Conditions

Radio Frequency Management

Amateur Radio Frequencies

Ham Band Propagation Conditions

8.Amateur Radio and the Cruising Yachtsman

Coastal Cruising

Using Ham Nets While Cruising

Accessing E-Mail Using Ham Radio

Weather Information, Amateur Radio, and the Cruising Yachtsman

Appendixes

A.Publications on Amateur Radio

B.International Morse Code

C.Phonetic Alphabet

D.R-S-T Reporting System

E.Q Signals

F.Operating in Other Countries

G.International Third-Party Traffic

H.Volunteer Examiner Coordinators

I.Maritime Mobile Nets

J.Partial List of Coastal 2-Meter Repeaters

K.Partial List of Participating Mail Box Offices (PMBOs)

L.Authorized SCS PACTOR Modem Dealers

M.Partial List of Equipment and Parts Suppliers

Glossary

Index