I am radio savvy and I must admit that you really know your marine radios, their function as well as legal issues !!!! Great informative video Chuck !!!
I must admit some folks will roll their eyes when you recommend a mobile phone to them when they have a VHF radio question, as everyone already knows about cellphones and someone inquiring is likely looking for an alternative for coverage or outage prep reasons... but definitely yes, you wouldn't want to buy a marine radio for use on land because, as Chuck mentioned wisely, there are a very few channels for all the boaters to be fair, and legally they are some of the most monitored and policed public-esque frequencies there are. For land look into GRS/GMRS (and radios that say FRS) as these are more the land equivalent. A Technician's Ham radio license is so easy to get now, as well, and gets you VHF and UHF uber-priviledges; people say things like. "My dog could get one now that they Nerfed the exam, and he's dead". This gives you the ability to operate something like a Baofeng uv-82 which has the same power as a marine Uniden Atlantis 250 but WAY more frequencies to play with (not recommended for salty marine use though) and perfectly legal to ragchew for hours without anyone caring on oodles of frequencies. That radio also is capable of the marine (would rather rely on Chuck's Uniden at sea) and GRS/GMRS/FRS frequencies (one of those, I forget which, is for Canada and/or UHF technically). Main point, it's best to do the research for an evening, and then relax no one is trying to triangulate you for interfering, and you're helping the world run smoothly. Literally CB is also still pretty cool, but on sideband SSB away from the nimrods threatening to kill someone (or their mother) on the hour. The propagation/distance is great (and international skip is fun and open for the next couple years until the solar cycle ends) the only drawback being the little rubber antennas don't work as far, but large ones work much much farther.
I believe the FCC allows you to use just about any means of communication in an emergency, but the original question was about land use. You would never want to recommend marine VHF radios for land use. However, in an emergency, I would use whatever was at my disposal. There are much better devices to use on land if you are buying it for that purpose (mobile phone, SEND device, PLB).
Not legally. While boaters do call "ship to shore" with marine VHF radios, it's not legal. You have to have a short station permit to operate from shore.
I believe that the FCC has a rule which basically allows you to use radios incorrectly if it will save lives. Sort of like using a Ham radio without a license if you are in deep trouble. However, I would never knowingly buy a radio designed for one use, on the assumption I could use it in an emergency in a different use. What is your objective? I cel phone or a SPOT might be a better choice if you need land-based emergency communications. Or PLB or a DeLorme inReach.
@@WestMarineInc HAHAHAHA I was just making a joke that the speaker didn't have the units off of the security chains while recording. Thanks for the reply though!
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I am radio savvy and I must admit that you really know your marine radios, their function as well as legal issues !!!! Great informative video Chuck !!!
I must admit some folks will roll their eyes when you recommend a mobile phone to them when they have a VHF radio question, as everyone already knows about cellphones and someone inquiring is likely looking for an alternative for coverage or outage prep reasons... but definitely yes, you wouldn't want to buy a marine radio for use on land because, as Chuck mentioned wisely, there are a very few channels for all the boaters to be fair, and legally they are some of the most monitored and policed public-esque frequencies there are. For land look into GRS/GMRS (and radios that say FRS) as these are more the land equivalent. A Technician's Ham radio license is so easy to get now, as well, and gets you VHF and UHF uber-priviledges; people say things like. "My dog could get one now that they Nerfed the exam, and he's dead". This gives you the ability to operate something like a Baofeng uv-82 which has the same power as a marine Uniden Atlantis 250 but WAY more frequencies to play with (not recommended for salty marine use though) and perfectly legal to ragchew for hours without anyone caring on oodles of frequencies. That radio also is capable of the marine (would rather rely on Chuck's Uniden at sea) and GRS/GMRS/FRS frequencies (one of those, I forget which, is for Canada and/or UHF technically). Main point, it's best to do the research for an evening, and then relax no one is trying to triangulate you for interfering, and you're helping the world run smoothly. Literally CB is also still pretty cool, but on sideband SSB away from the nimrods threatening to kill someone (or their mother) on the hour. The propagation/distance is great (and international skip is fun and open for the next couple years until the solar cycle ends) the only drawback being the little rubber antennas don't work as far, but large ones work much much farther.
We have hand held and stationary VHF. Really smart to do so :)
I believe the FCC allows you to use just about any means of communication in an emergency, but the original question was about land use. You would never want to recommend marine VHF radios for land use. However, in an emergency, I would use whatever was at my disposal. There are much better devices to use on land if you are buying it for that purpose (mobile phone, SEND device, PLB).
wish your employees in Henderson NV would watch this!
great video, great info
Not legally. While boaters do call "ship to shore" with marine VHF radios, it's not legal. You have to have a short station permit to operate from shore.
so these types of radio can also be used on land right?
Do you need a ham radio license to work a vhf radio?
don't they put special considerations like in an emergency situation?
I believe that the FCC has a rule which basically allows you to use radios incorrectly if it will save lives. Sort of like using a Ham radio without a license if you are in deep trouble. However, I would never knowingly buy a radio designed for one use, on the assumption I could use it in an emergency in a different use. What is your objective? I cel phone or a SPOT might be a better choice if you need land-based emergency communications. Or PLB or a DeLorme inReach.
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Chuck what store are you in ?
thanks
my goal here was to figure out how to use this midland ntc marine radio i got at a garage sell with no instructions
Do you need to have a marine vhf license for recreational boating in USA? *****
no
@@GreaseDawg Legally, yes you do, also in Canada. It's a ROC-M certificate, and it's good for life.
Chrisco Wally Legally, yes you do, also in Canada. It's a ROC-M certificate, and it's good for life.
@@grahamjordan8278 6 years ago i did that post and i don't even remember it. but thanks good to know
Bro we need you to make a video about our radios but we don't want you to steal them.
We hope the video was helpful, but we can assure you we didn't steal anything to make it!
@@WestMarineInc HAHAHAHA I was just making a joke that the speaker didn't have the units off of the security chains while recording. Thanks for the reply though!
@@cstheday1 Ah, got it!
You sir looks like my father :))
Just get a ham radio