Is it possible to communicate with maritime vhf radios?
1631692
Yes it can communicate in the same frequency band (156-157MHZ). HOWEVER, be advised it contains no circuitry to provide of automatic switching to emergency channels and is NOT water proof, (non-submersible) nor even weather resistant. Also it does not have any type of geolocate ID/ALI sending feature. In a pinch when a vessel is in distress I certainly wouldn't want a splash of water taking out my only means of survival safety.
1631693
The unit is physically able to transmit on those frequencies, although it could take some time to figure out how. It is not type accepted for that use. The unit is designed to be used by licensed radio amateurs and other use would technically be illegal. My suggestion would be to buy a radio designed for the use it will be put to. There are a lot of reasonably priced marine vhf radios available on sites like like EBay.
1631694
Technically yes....but these radios are not FCC certified for use on the Maritime service. The only legal way to use them is to have a Ham radio license and to use them on Ham frequencies.
1955947
It depends on what you like. I was very captivated by the idea of ham radio as a child in the 1950's and when I was most active in the hobby it was because I liked working ships at sea, people on other continents, the Amazon, Antarctica etc. Cellular phones and the internet have taken away a lot of the thrill for me for that sort of thing now. For you, it may depend on what you like to do i.e. do you like to chat with people in public conversations that anyone can listen in on. Unfortunately for me personally, it's not my thing. I bought the Baofeng Radio mainly for emergency use and, sadly perhaps, have talked on it very little. You might want to seek out a local ham radio club and see if they are the kind of folks that you would enjoy chatting with. If so you might enjoy the VHF/UHF thing like the Baofeng. If you are interested in DX (HF) that's another story. I hope this is helpful to you. I would be happy to try to answer any other questions you may have.
2199090
The short answer is "no". The aviation band is for AM and this radio is FM. Even if you could trick the radio into using those frequencies, you could not communicate with other pilots and ground stations. A more complete answer is that this is a "software defined radio" and if Baofeng really wanted to add that to the software, they probably could.
456164
Don' know about Fm. Shure does on UHF and VHF. You could buy it see if it does. If not,send it back. Great otherwise. I'm impressed with it. Dave D.
530375
It is not a matter of can you "adapt it" to a CB radio. The antenna is designed for VHF marine band frequencies, not CB
1470790
Technically, you need to get permission from a vessels captain to use any radio equipment at sea. Practically, I don't think you will have any problems using this while in or near a port and that is the only time you will be able to reach a shore based repeater. You are an FCC licensed amateur radio operator aren't you? If not, than this is not the right radio for you. Look for a FRS or MURS radio instead.
44606
Yes you can, but "also" means no. The connections are different, and the marine radio also transmits power, but the vhf frequencies of FM and Marine are close, so it will work for one or the other. If you have a power boat you might be like many power boat owners and put a bunch of antennas everywhere. I have 20 ft. of wire connected to my AMFM radio that is strung inside a laserette above the water level. The hull is fiberglass, and reception is fine.
2157447
yes, you can communicate with dispatch only if you preq range is VHF 136mhz-174mhz/UHF 400mhz-480mhz ,once you have put the repeater offset and Lp tones in,, if you are a firefighter, u can transmit on the freq. without the reapeater tones and offset , the pagers will hear you within some many feet/yards but dispatch will not!!
2263928
I purchased a pair of these walks for crusing. They worked well on Royal Caribbean ships. Biggest thing is to make sure all walks are tuned together and no one else is using the same channel and code. Once set do not play with channel or code setting. Just turn radio on or off and adjust for volumn. Moving channel or code setting different from original matched setting will cause loss of communications. On ships you could have a problem. Always try to stay in communication as you move about the ship. Just suggestions.
917227
Yes you can have multiple radios on the same chanel and talk to each other. Range depends on conditions open water could be around 20 miles or more, on land with houses and trees, around 2 to 5 miles with the radio on high power.
1349257
No. this is for marine use only. You can be fined actually for non-marine use. Plus, the range on this is only a few miles. there are "cell phones" that can work in remote areas. I cannot remember the technical parameters; I do remember that they are expensive. As I remember they are run on a proprietary system for a yearly subscription service.
1655925
One way I think that you can use FM transmiier. Connect it to your GPS and listen direction/Mp3 on FM!!
1394518
You will need the correct frequencies which can be found on the net at http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Marine or several other sites
1092392
Radio will be compatible with an Icom with regards to transmitting/receiving VHF frequencies-144.00-148.000. You also have 70 CM frequencies on UHF.
755747
All standard pre-programmed vhf channels are available. Should be a list on google. A lot hah!
44605
The connection to the vhf radio is different from a stereo. As far as I know you can't use it with a stereo.
1993512
If you are referring to the NOAA stations that most emergency radios can receive, the answer is no. These stations transmit in the VHF (162.4 to 162.6 Mhz) frequency range which this radio is not capable of receiving.