I just bought a Uniden marine vhf radio with gps and dsc. I made a 3ele yagi to listen to Cape Canaveral FL, at abt 40 miles East of my qth. I tuned it to ch16. Haven't test it yet. Thanks Lewis!
(U.S.) I was visiting my parents in a remote, rural inland community in U.S. I was in my vehicle in a market parking lot listening to my amateur radio. A man came up to me, looked at the amateur radio equipment, and asked if I could install a marine band transceiver in his truck. Since there was no maritime traffic for hundreds of miles, I asked him "why?" He did not reply and wandered off. Later I learned that drug dealers inland like to use maritime VHF radio for their own nefarious purposes, because it is "wide open" to them.
IC-M92 Icom radios, were based on these too, made for Icom, by recent who manufacture these, but using a different rear moulding, so Icom slot in batteries fit. The software and firmware are the same, bar the Icom splash screen - and the Recent software programes the Icom.
I Have a Uniden and Whistler scanner , unfortunately there’s only ferries here now in Holyhead. Anyone remember the ship to shore stations scattered throughout the country, my nearest was Anglesey Radio near Amlwch. Spent hours as a teenager listening to other people’s phone calls! There is a short video here on You Tube about Portpatrick radio in W.Scotland.
I’m in the valley in Los Angeles and back when I used to keep Marine channels running, I often used to hear approaching ships well off the coast setting up their entrance the next morning with the Pilots on VHF. Pretty sure they were using some higher than standard watts. Lol Also used to hear the Long Beach Pilots base full quite, but not the L. A. pilot base at all. Once again, probably the amount of power LB is using.
I live on the coast of Anglesey, 15 miles from Holyhead and about 5 miles from the Liverpool pilot station off the coast at point lynas. AN interesting frequency to listen to is 156.000 Mhz, known as Channel Zero. Standard marine vhf radios DO NOT have channel zero as it is used solely for emergence operations by the coastguard and emergency services including police, RNLI, and RAF SAR. You will hear some harrowing transmissions on this frequency regarding deceased body recoveries etc. Cheap baofeng radios are fully functional as marine ht radios but I wouldn't advise transmitting on either the dsc frequency or channel zero.
Inland using a handheld, external antenna where possible or a long length of wire as high as possible often improves reception. Don't transmit on an unturned antenna as you may blow your transmitter. Enjoy...
Smart Video , I Used To Call Out On A Handheld To Falmouth Coast Guard When We Went Out From St Ives Harbour Going Fishing From Our Little Boat Called The Natural Mystic . Sadly She Got Smashed In A Storm While Moored Up In The Harbour . We Are Gonna Build A New Boat Soon With Bamboo And Stainless Steel ! Bless Up Lewis 😊
I'm about 2.7km away from the sea behind hills and lots of buildings and can listen to ships with rubber duck Baofeng antenna hearing lots of them 5-9.
I have the channels programmed to my DMR radio. I travel once a month by ferry to work and listen to the port operations at hull and Rotterdam. I live next to a canal system in holland and the lock operations can be received from the lock keeper and passing boats. I do not transmit on these frequencies !
Also interesting radio calls on American rivers, like the Potomac and James rivers. In the United States most VHF Marine have a designated purpose. Using the channels for any other purpose is illegal. Yes, we have DSC. Infact, commercial vessels require a radio operator's licence as well as a station licence. Radio requirements are based on size and p
£170 is a good price for a DSC handheld and probably well built if other Retevis radios are anything to go by. Up until mow I have avoided a DSC handheld due to the higher battery drain and price. I would be interested to know how it compares with a standard horizon or icom standard handheld for battery use. But the price is getting towards being a game changer. Thanks for introducing this radio.
Commercial traffic at least in the US is on channel 13 which all ships or licensed vessels need to monitor. Channel 16 is the emergency and hailing channel.
Hi Lewis. Great video and footage. I have a marine zone on my DMR with numbered channels ie 1 - B - PO-SM-PC is this the type of thing you mean I've never used as I don't know what they are. They go up to 88 then change to UK MAYC, AIS 1 and 0-HMCG then back round to 1. Motters M7TRS 73
If they use radios at all, canal boats tend to go for UHF handies, usually for boat to crew on locks etc to talk back to the helm so they dont need the VHF range and the longer antennas which would get knocked off on low bridges. I think you need them by law/for insurance on some of the river crossings though.
It depends entirely which part of the network you are on. There's no point having VHF if you never venture on to canals or rivers that are not VHF controlled. On the larger canals and rivers VHF is useful for talking to Lock keepers and Port Controllers.
Comrade Wingray, Can you do a video on "Can you listen to the Airband when out at sea?" And do a video called "Why don't the emergency services use Bluetooth hand helds?" Thanks our kid.
Good afternoon Lewis love the videos as always just a question do you have to program a mmsi number in these just to receive maritime stations? or just to use the dcs functions which I wouldn't anyway cheers Martin
Lewis, I think all your reviews are 100% and love the products Retevis seem to offer, unfortunately e when coming to try to buy them it’s a total Fail. Followed your link (probably no fault of yours) and it ends in a wormhole! As we live on a boat I am actively looking to buy a marine radio. I believe Retevis need to get more non asian personnel involved in their marketing (but hope it doesn’t increase prices) Or should I just bite the bullet and but the mainstream expensive alternatives?
A lot of cheap marine band radios sold in the UK do not include specific UK channels (eg 37A). Beware of radio manufacturers and UK suppliers who say their radios cover "International" channels.
@@greenpedal370 37A is not strictly speaking an International channel - it's UK only. (And Greece, I think, use it) Another is M2 - marina channels. As they're not marine band, OFCOM allow boating folk who have not passed the test or have a licence to use them - so the folk who pull boats out of the water, who have no interest in boating can use them legally. Most of the imported radios can have these channels added - but in my area, that's the racers in the sailing boats on the broads - rather than the other marine users.
Yours truly on the Arklow Cadet.
Awesome Ed! You need to get me on for a ride!
I can pick up Aberdeen coastguard’s 3 hour weather reports from Edinburgh and it’s a really strong signal
I just bought a Uniden marine vhf radio with gps and dsc. I made a 3ele yagi to listen to Cape Canaveral FL, at abt 40 miles East of my qth. I tuned it to ch16. Haven't test it yet. Thanks Lewis!
Cheers mate!
Looks a fantastic location, and the drone footage is fantastic.
Loving the beautiful aerial footage. Well done!
Marine Channels, another great use for the Baofeng UV-5R
(U.S.) I was visiting my parents in a remote, rural inland community in U.S. I was in my vehicle in a market parking lot listening to my amateur radio. A man came up to me, looked at the amateur radio equipment, and asked if I could install a marine band transceiver in his truck. Since there was no maritime traffic for hundreds of miles, I asked him "why?" He did not reply and wandered off. Later I learned that drug dealers inland like to use maritime VHF radio for their own nefarious purposes, because it is "wide open" to them.
Gaming the system. Nothing is sacred to these people.
I am a member of the USCG-AUX. You can hear lots of cool stuff on the air.
IC-M92 Icom radios, were based on these too, made for Icom, by recent who manufacture these, but using a different rear moulding, so Icom slot in batteries fit. The software and firmware are the same, bar the Icom splash screen - and the Recent software programes the Icom.
Nice shot of the station on Berry Head, it's beautiful up there.
I Have a Uniden and Whistler scanner , unfortunately there’s only ferries here now in Holyhead.
Anyone remember the ship to shore stations scattered throughout the country, my nearest was Anglesey Radio near Amlwch.
Spent hours as a teenager listening to other people’s phone calls!
There is a short video here on You Tube about Portpatrick radio in W.Scotland.
I’m in the valley in Los Angeles and back when I used to keep Marine channels running, I often used to hear approaching ships well off the coast setting up their entrance the next morning with the Pilots on VHF. Pretty sure they were using some higher than standard watts. Lol Also used to hear the Long Beach Pilots base full quite, but not the L. A. pilot base at all. Once again, probably the amount of power LB is using.
I live on the coast of Anglesey, 15 miles from Holyhead and about 5 miles from the Liverpool pilot station off the coast at point lynas.
AN interesting frequency to listen to is 156.000 Mhz, known as Channel Zero. Standard marine vhf radios DO NOT have channel zero as it is used solely for emergence operations by the coastguard and emergency services including police, RNLI, and RAF SAR. You will hear some harrowing transmissions on this frequency regarding deceased body recoveries etc.
Cheap baofeng radios are fully functional as marine ht radios but I wouldn't advise transmitting on either the dsc frequency or channel zero.
It's a duplex with a 4.600 offset.
Inland using a handheld, external antenna where possible or a long length of wire as high as possible often improves reception. Don't transmit on an unturned antenna as you may blow your transmitter. Enjoy...
Lewis, your video production skills are excellent :)
Thanks so much that means a lot
Smart Video , I Used To Call Out On A Handheld To Falmouth Coast Guard When We Went Out From St Ives Harbour Going Fishing From Our Little Boat Called The Natural Mystic . Sadly She Got Smashed In A Storm While Moored Up In The Harbour . We Are Gonna Build A New Boat Soon With Bamboo And Stainless Steel !
Bless Up Lewis 😊
Thanks mate as always
I could get Liverpool coastguard quite well on a Discone about 13miles east of Manchester
Ought to be similar signal propagation to 2 meters. US/Intl/Can VHF Marine chls are basically all 153-163mhz, Line of Sight.
From 156 mhz to 162 mhz in Europe
I'm about 2.7km away from the sea behind hills and lots of buildings and can listen to ships with rubber duck Baofeng antenna hearing lots of them 5-9.
Arklow Venture looks to be a very clean ship!
I have the channels programmed to my DMR radio. I travel once a month by ferry to work and listen to the port operations at hull and Rotterdam. I live next to a canal system in holland and the lock operations can be received from the lock keeper and passing boats. I do not transmit on these frequencies !
Also interesting radio calls on American rivers, like the Potomac and James rivers. In the United States most VHF Marine have a designated purpose. Using the channels for any other purpose is illegal. Yes, we have DSC. Infact, commercial vessels require a radio operator's licence as well as a station licence. Radio requirements are based on size and p
purpose of the boat and by the Coast Guard and FCC.
I love listening to the same broadcasts next to a canal system in Holland!
Inland sailing clubs use marine band too.
£170 is a good price for a DSC handheld and probably well built if other Retevis radios are anything to go by. Up until mow I have avoided a DSC handheld due to the higher battery drain and price. I would be interested to know how it compares with a standard horizon or icom standard handheld for battery use. But the price is getting towards being a game changer. Thanks for introducing this radio.
Commercial traffic at least in the US is on channel 13 which all ships or licensed vessels need to monitor. Channel 16 is the emergency and hailing channel.
About 10 km to my Nearest port here in Christchurch New Zealand
I can pick up London gateway in Basildon area
Lewis, you can make explaining how a diode works interesting. Good content. 73. WA3WAT.
I live just 3 miles inland from Los Angeles' Marina del Rey... I'll have to give this a try. 73, KE6WNH
Hi Lewis. Great video and footage. I have a marine zone on my DMR with numbered channels ie 1 - B - PO-SM-PC is this the type of thing you mean I've never used as I don't know what they are. They go up to 88 then change to UK MAYC, AIS 1 and 0-HMCG then back round to 1.
Motters
M7TRS 73
Thanks mate great to from you as always
Even though Canal Boats don't seem to consider radios sporting, any river or lake with marinas will have radio activity.
If they use radios at all, canal boats tend to go for UHF handies, usually for boat to crew on locks etc to talk back to the helm so they dont need the VHF range and the longer antennas which would get knocked off on low bridges. I think you need them by law/for insurance on some of the river crossings though.
It depends entirely which part of the network you are on. There's no point having VHF if you never venture on to canals or rivers that are not VHF controlled. On the larger canals and rivers VHF is useful for talking to Lock keepers and Port Controllers.
Great video as always.. I would love you to do a video on Granville Woods the inventor of the walkie-talkie?😎73
Thanks Lewis
Shame you didn't mention the frequencies used.
Just Google it, info is readily available.
Channel 7 to 11
@@sandywilson7068 What's a google and how do i do that?
Comrade Wingray,
Can you do a video on "Can you listen to the Airband when out at sea?"
And do a video called "Why don't the emergency services use Bluetooth hand helds?"
Thanks our kid.
@@netautorisationnetautorisa545 You are very clever!
Thank you for doing this vid
So you can't listen in on a standard VHF/UHF rigs?
Nice video, i'm thinking of getting this radio as a backup on my boat. One question, does it have the m1 and m2 channels programmed in?
Interesting as always. 👍
That purchase link dont work
Soon to be programmed into my Baofeng and Quansheng 😁👍🏻
Good afternoon Lewis love the videos as always just a question do you have to program a mmsi number in these just to receive maritime stations? or just to use the dcs functions which I wouldn't anyway cheers Martin
Hey Martin no you don't need to put an MMSI number in mate.
@@RingwayManchester cheers Lewis keep up the great videos m8
Great video and Information is it possible to change the way you switch between shots
Thanks, but do you realise that’s not a normal comment to make on someone’s work? 😂
@@RingwayManchester Why ? Its only a suggestion no offence intended
@@RingwayManchesterhe wants to see more of you 😳
Have you got a link I to frequency for marine channels
Try coastalradio.org.uk UK VHF list on there and worldwide MF list
Can I listen to any marine channels on a any scanner please?
If it covers the frequencies yes
Lewis, I think all your reviews are 100% and love the products Retevis seem to offer, unfortunately e when coming to try to buy them it’s a total Fail. Followed your link (probably no fault of yours) and it ends in a wormhole! As we live on a boat I am actively looking to buy a marine radio. I believe Retevis need to get more non asian personnel involved in their marketing (but hope it doesn’t increase prices) Or should I just bite the bullet and but the mainstream expensive alternatives?
Hi Lewis, informative and well produced video as ever! What frequency are you finding Eastham on just out of interest? 😁
Channel 18
Cheers gents 👍🏻
That’s the one!
So it's not compatible with the UK specific frequencies.
Yes it is
UK specific frequencies are legal in the UK
A lot of cheap marine band radios sold in the UK do not include specific UK channels (eg 37A). Beware of radio manufacturers and UK suppliers who say their radios cover "International" channels.
@@greenpedal370 37A is not strictly speaking an International channel - it's UK only. (And Greece, I think, use it) Another is M2 - marina channels. As they're not marine band, OFCOM allow boating folk who have not passed the test or have a licence to use them - so the folk who pull boats out of the water, who have no interest in boating can use them legally. Most of the imported radios can have these channels added - but in my area, that's the racers in the sailing boats on the broads - rather than the other marine users.
@@pauljohnson4590 Yes Thats what I said.
What aerial do I need to listen to arc
What is arc mate
@@RingwayManchester atc I meant what antena do I need
Please advise your followers that it is illegal to use a marine radio without a licence, and not at all if you are on land!
I did!! Pay attention!!
Pan pan pan pan.....