[MRCA] SSB Radio at the Military Academies

[mstangelo at comcast.net]

Cruising members may find this of interest:

https://gcaptain.com/will-ssb-radio-return-to-the-us-naval-academy/?subscriber=true&goal=0_f50174ef03-e232d7b300-169907757&mc_cid=e232d7b300&mc_eid=4fccd101e8

Last year the coast guard stopped monitoring the Marine HF SSB frequencies. You have the use a Marine SSB transceiver with Digital Selective Calling (DSC) to send a distress message. The most popular set is and ICOM M803 which will put you back $2700.

Fortunately the Maritime Mobile Service Network is sill available at 14300.

Mike N2MS