Lt. Peter Vermeer, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa, contacts his boarding team via VHF-FM radio while they prepare to conduct a maritime law enforcement boarding in the Icy ...

A VHF serves as an essential safety item, and can also help anglers privately share fishing information. Jim Hendricks If you haven't purchased a marine VHF radio lately, you might not know that today ...

Today a fair number of marine electronics still use the old National Marine Electronics Association 0183 networking protocol, which includes some AIS and autopilots. But the most notable are ...

If you own a VHF radio manufactured in the past 15 years, it has built-in digital selective calling capabilities. The applications of DSC are plentiful, but most of us don’t take full advantage of ...

Satellite and radio communications specialist, Thrane & Thrane, has unveiled a new Sailor VHF series. The new Sailor 6210 VHF, Sailor 6215 VHF DSC Class D and FCC approved Sailor 6216 VHF DSC Class D ...

Perth, Western Australia: Mobilarm's VHF DSC locator beacon technology has been chosen by Apache Energy to provide man overboard alerting and location for workers carrying out scheduled maintenance ...

The 2014 Miami International Boat Show drew several innovations and good news from the navigation electronics industry. New charting capabilities will make charts more accurate, more fishable and ...

When temps start to rise, and everyone wants to have fun in the sun, owning a boat can be a great way to cool off and enjoy an adventure with family and friends. You can get a great deal, especially ...