[ICOM] ICOM marine/ham radios

[Gary Fiber]

Last I knew Doug you are correct. A pleasure vessel can do most anything 
with the marine ssb, operate amateur or marine. A vessel for hire is where 
you need two stations to operate on the Marine SSB and Amateur radio bands 
due to SOLAS.  For those who don't know SOLAS is Safety Of Life At Sea. Of 
course Great Lakes and inland waterway rules are different.

Gary K8IZ

>I could be wrong but, I believe this is true only if the marine HF is
>REQUIRED for SOLAS.  If the marine HF is not required, as is the case
>for most yachts, then a shared radio is acceptable, I've been told.
>Take a look at http://hfradio.com. and get in touch with Don, who
>sells radios set up for just this.  He's also a very active amateur.
>I'm not on the inside of this, but have looked at it a bit.
>73, doug

Gary Fiber K8IZ
GROL PG-19-6691
Washington State Resident