Here is a reality--not a criticism, but it does happen. Say you have a true emergency and you "press the button" which, in theory, sends your coordinates to the Coast Guard piggy backed to the cry for help. Great, right? Well, not so fast, you think that is all you have to do, and if you are literally sinking, it saves precious SECONDS, not minutes, seconds. WRONG, the first thing the Coast Guard does is CALL you, to be sure it is real. I don't blame them, don't get me wrong, but they call you because a child or misbehaving adult may have pushed the button in error. So no, they don't "send the helicopter" only on the basis of the emergency transmit. So, let's say you have an old system, like I have. My chartplotter with the press on one button (MARK), instantly gives my location in Lat/Long, then on channel 16 of my radio, I send the mayday and in seconds, they come on and I give them my condition, no of people aboard, lat/long. Do you REALLY save much--if any time by having a radio with the GPS built in? I do welcome comments, including if I have the details of the Coast Guard wrong. My reasoning is that, if they must call me and confirm the details, is not the same thing to hit "MARK", call THEM and give them the info they need to confirm anyway?
I tend to agree. In most salt water inland & coast-line maritime cases, a voice mayday on emergency vhf marine channel 16 or a local VTS channel is going to convey a lot more information in a short period of time as compared to a DSC distress signal.
I guess that if someone, not the captain, is the one calling for help, and they are not familiar with how it works, would be able to push that button. Then when the Coast Guard responds, all they have to do is key the radio and respond.
Help!...radio frequency going on in my home ..decreases in the day increases ......2years no electrician or Oncor can troubleshoot the noise. Causing hearing problems!..Sounds like it is coming through the walls!..senior citizen! Need help finding the solution!...trains on track and bypass at all times .live close to train tracks!...Drones overhead..in the neighborhood...can they be causing the noise!..or is it being controlled!
Great video thank you.
Very informative. Thanks....
Thanks, very informative
Wow that's great!
What model is your radio?
Icom M93D
What is the range of this radio?
The USCG has Marine Channel 16 (emergency channel) coverage maps online.
Do u need a license to use vhf marine radio in the USA?
@sailors bay no you don’t
@@futurepilot4u91 Legally, yes you do, also in Canada. It's a ROC-M certificate, good for life.
Ive read that in emergencies you dont need a license
@@AvidFire Obviously not !!
@@grahamjordan8278 yes in Canada you need a Marine Radio operator certification to us a VHF radio
I didn’t get past 1:45 this is the radio for me.
Here is a reality--not a criticism, but it does happen. Say you have a true emergency and you "press the button" which, in theory, sends your coordinates to the Coast Guard piggy backed to the cry for help. Great, right? Well, not so fast, you think that is all you have to do, and if you are literally sinking, it saves precious SECONDS, not minutes, seconds. WRONG, the first thing the Coast Guard does is CALL you, to be sure it is real. I don't blame them, don't get me wrong, but they call you because a child or misbehaving adult may have pushed the button in error. So no, they don't "send the helicopter" only on the basis of the emergency transmit. So, let's say you have an old system, like I have. My chartplotter with the press on one button (MARK), instantly gives my location in Lat/Long, then on channel 16 of my radio, I send the mayday and in seconds, they come on and I give them my condition, no of people aboard, lat/long. Do you REALLY save much--if any time by having a radio with the GPS built in? I do welcome comments, including if I have the details of the Coast Guard wrong. My reasoning is that, if they must call me and confirm the details, is not the same thing to hit "MARK", call THEM and give them the info they need to confirm anyway?
I tend to agree. In most salt water inland & coast-line maritime cases, a voice mayday on emergency vhf marine channel 16 or a local VTS channel is going to convey a lot more information in a short period of time as compared to a DSC distress signal.
I guess that if someone, not the captain, is the one calling for help, and they are not familiar with how it works, would be able to push that button. Then when the Coast Guard responds, all they have to do is key the radio and respond.
Help!...radio frequency going on in my home ..decreases in the day increases ......2years no electrician or Oncor can troubleshoot the noise. Causing hearing problems!..Sounds like it is coming through the walls!..senior citizen! Need help finding the solution!...trains on track and bypass at all times
.live close to train tracks!...Drones overhead..in the neighborhood...can they be causing the noise!..or is it being controlled!
Also noise increases at night!
see a psychiatrist
Stop, get some help.