COMMUNICATIONS AT SEA By Mike Harris
A book designed to cut through
all the sales hype and help you decide what systems will really work for you,
the cruising sailor. When sailing away from shore, ocean cruising often a popular
dream, makes keeping in touch with family, friends, and business contacts ashore
very challenging.
No more! This books helps you to go beyond the fundamental
marine radio instruction, and examines the international marine use of weatherfax,
cell phone, CB, satellites, amateur radio, licensing, data transfer Globalstar,
Iridium and e-mail. The book will review a wide array of systems and services,
including basic installation details and pitfalls. It Includes GMDSS distress
and safety procedures and Inmarsat services. Comminications at Sea explains
techniques for sending pictures over HF radio and utilizes low bandwidth internet
connections for e-mail and file transfers. The book also explains YOTREPS: a
free internet position reporting and plotting scheme. It also provides remedies
for noisy computers and radio interference. SC, 2003, 170 pages (List price
$22.95). SW 1.0 lbs.
