[BARC-List] Re: commercial radio

[Ethan Maass]

Thanks Dan, I forgot to mention that. We use Marine VHF heavily in our=20=

work including having a shore station license (WHW969), however we also=20=

need comms off the Marine channels. Ideally it would be secure (we use=20=

the Nextels to pass credit card information) but I know that secure=20
comms are much different than those in the clear and may be=20
prohibitively expensive.

      .ethan

On Wednesday, October 30, 2002, at 06:38 PM, Dan Malloy wrote:

> Ethan,
> =A0=A0=A0=A0 I don't know about commercial/GMRS, but you may also want =
to look=20
> into Marine VHF if all of your work is done on the water.=A0 Getting a=20=

> ship license is very easy, just some paperwork with the vessel's name,=20=

> owner, homeport, etc.=A0 If your business is directly involved with a=20=

> marine interest, you may be able to get a shore license.=A0 Consider =
how=20
> close your office is to Boston Harbor first.
> =A0
> fcc.gov
> can tell you far more than I ever could.
> =A0
> Dan, KA1RDZ