Marine Two Way Radio Products

Marine VHF radio is a worldwide system of two way radio transceivers on ships and watercraft.

Marine VHF radios are used for a variety of purposes including; contacting harbours, marinas, locks, summoning the rescue services and ship-to-shore or ship-to-ship communication. To prevent maritime transmissions creating interference with other radio users, a section of the radio spectrum has been allocated specifically for marine communications.

To make operation within the spectrum as simple as possible, radio frequencies have been organised into numbered channels .The VHF marine radio band remains consistent around the world, ensuring that vessels travelling on international voyages can always communicate.

There are 55 international marine channels, a similar number of private channels (allocated on a local basis to commercial organisations), and some unique national channels. Channel 16 (156.800MHz) is the international calling and distress channel.

Sets can be a fixed or portable type. A fixed set generally has the advantages of a more reliable power source, higher transmit power, a larger and more effective antenna and a bigger display and buttons. A portable set can be carried, has its own power source, is waterproof and may be better suited in an emergency situation.