Marine Two Way Radio

I have a hand hand "Atlantis 2-Way VHF Marine two way radio Radio" Im wondering if i can still use this to contact other two way radios using the license free with short range in the UK?!

No Idea! though thankyou for providing your location......many don't....which can lead to incorrect answers!

2008-02-12 05:50:53 by Alex H

Uniden#39;s Atlantis 250 VHF includes weather alert, programmable scanning, dual-watch and tri-watch, and the option for replaceable or ...

Yes, he needed to get the weather report.

2008-01-15 08:20:10 by ♥ Sherry ♥

Price: $129.99 $74.72

A range of up to 23 miles under favorable conditions
22 channels, each with 121 privacy codes for 2,662 combinations
Dual power: 10 hrs. Alkaline (3AAA) or 8hrs. NiMH
iVOX hands-free communication without the need of an audio accessory
11 weather channels (7 NOAA) with alert and scan feature

as a two way radio to talk to friends kind of like walkie talkies even if you live nowhere near a body of water used by boats?
it appears that you are saying that it is illegal and that you can get caught but is it because of the output power, the channel frequency? or is it because they weren't intended for that kind of use

and believe me I am not made of money and wouldn't attempt to use them inland unless I absolutely knew that they weren't an issue

The one thing nobody here has addressed is that this may depend on location. In the U.S., radio use is regulated by the FCC. They have purposely designated some frequency as Citizen's Band i.e. CBs which have very little regulation.

VHFs however do not use citizen ban frequency and have many regulations. Among these are that they are supposed to be use on the water or shore to ship, and not used like CBs on land.

This is true regardless of the output power or channels used, however there are additional regulations about what channels are supposed to be used for certain purposes, as well as many other rules about hailing, call a mayday, pan-pan, etc.

For inland use, you can use your cell phone in most places or you can get affordable citizen band walkie talkies which perform in much the same way as VHF radios, but are meant to be used on land by the average citizen.

The U.S FCC has no jurisdiction in other countries, so different regulations may exist, though I know marine VHF protocals are similar though out the world.

2008-11-13 11:30:34 by sweetnjdude4u

Price: $69.99 $43.79

Dual power options--use four standard "AA" batteries or the included rechargeable batteries
Call features include roger beep, auto squelch, three separate call alerts, eVox hands-free communication
Tough, water-resistant body and included floating bag; three-year warranty
5-watt marine handheld VHF radio with 88 channels, including all U.S. and international marine channels
Keep up with changing weather developments with immediate NOAA weather / hazard notification

I have a base station I would like to use at my lake house, but I need to add a marine radio to my boat. I would like the two to communicate.

CB radios have the same channels, so if you want to talk with your base station put a CB radio in your boat. It does not have the same channels as a marine VHF radio, that you would use to contact the USCG, marine police and others that use the VHF. Yo may be able to get an electronics shop to put the right crystals in a marine VHF to allow you to contact the CB radio at home.

2007-05-29 12:03:45 by pktderk1

This setup is for a mobile radio with 4 6x9 and a Kenwood 35x4 Car CD player. It ran last year for about 20 hours with the 2 batteries and no amp. I just want to see if anyone can give me a guess as to how long it will last with the 500W amp.

I would guess 20 to 30 minutes, but it really depends on many factors like volume ect....

Maybe ask someone at Batteries Plus ( http://www.batteriesplus.com ), they might be able to come up with a better estimation.

2008-07-16 15:54:30 by Kickin Faces