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A glimpse of the various functions to which cruisers put their SSB.
[SailNet, 15 February 1999]
How Ham radio networks, like Baja Net, the Maritime Mobile Service Network and others can improve your safety, your contact with friends and family, and your camaraderie with other cruisers. 3 pages with details of 21 networks and Ham license requirements
[Cruising World, June 2000]
Primer on HF propagation and interference from a vendor of SSB transceivers.
[Barrett Communications Pty Ltd, Bibra Lake, WA, Australia]
Short primer on then uses and features of SSB transceivers.
[BoatUS]
A gold mine of detailed information about all the things you can do with a single-sideband radio on the high seas to make your cruise easier and more safe.
[Cruising Club of America, Worcester, MA, USA]
Seventy-page guide to the science, technology, equipment, location, installation, licensing and procedures of SSB operation. Includes appendices on public correspondence stations, marine channels, and weather fax.
[Icom America Inc., Bellevue, WA, USA]
Ham and SSB are supposed to be separate means of communication, with separate licensing requirements. But since the equipment is virtually (sometimes secretly) the same, there are advantages to operating both.
[Ocean Voyager, January 1999]
The author argues that a small external ground plate or a good bronze through-hull offers better grounding for your SSB/Ham system than the popular internal copper ground strip. He gives details on how to increases signal and reduce noise. 2 pages
[Sail Magazine, October 2001]
Illustrated description of a cruising couple′s HF radio rig, with tips on installation. Covers transceiver, antenna tuner, antenna and ground,
[Illywhacker, USA]
A tuner allows a wide range of operating frequencies to be served by a fixed length antenna. Here′s a short primer, with arguments for having your tuner professionally installed.
[BoatUS]
The mysteries of SSB channelization get worse. Did you know that international distress frequency 2182 kHz may NOT be the best place to cry Mayday.
Gordon West
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