The U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam crews successfully resolved the Rescue 21 issue restoring VHF-FM radio communications in the Mariana Islands, the evening of Jan. 16.

Marine VHF antennas have not changed much since VHF radios were adopted by recreational boaters in the 1960s. We have seen improved durability and materials, optimized transmission and reception range ...

Cobham Satcom released what it calls a significant software update for its flagship SAILOR 7222 VHF DSC Class A radio, an update that introduces new features to improve safety and simplify ...

Mounting an antenna on a hardtop increases a VHF radio’s transmission distance. Tim Barker The higher a marine VHF antenna is mounted, the greater the distance its VHF radio can transmit and receive.

The Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Analysis has released Marine Safety Alert 03-23 to remind marine radio users of the importance and value of properly configuring their Digital Selective ...

With VHF radio, receiving is relatively easy, meaning the antenna system can still be pretty bad and receive the usual weather stations. But if the weather stations that are usually crystal clear ...

Its innovative series of VHF/UHF exposed dipole arrays, omnidirectional collinear, and Yagi antennas cover frequencies of 135MHz to 512MHz and provide high-power handling of over 200W. The rugged ...