Radio ideas, need imput from members

[Windyeyes]

I think that is a pretty good idea. I live about 2 1/2 hours away from erie, and rely on this website and past expericence and fishing reports pretty heavily, to get the most out of every trip I can make over there. To be able to recieve or help someone else out with real time info would be great.

[just is]

Sounds good

[Island Runner]

I like this idea as well. I to live 2.5 hrs away and rely mainly on this board for info and advice. I'm up and at it almost every weekend. I would have no problem letting others in on the action if I could ever really find it. Anyone have any channel suggestions?

[RUSS]

Sounds good to me.....all we have to do is pick channel...post it on here a few times...and if u r a reg user of this site...every time u post some thing....put the channel num..and say this is the websites channel the we use alot

[CAPTBRIAN]

Sounds good to me just dony pick a channel that is already loaded with chatter. I am not out eveyday but out 3 - 4 days per week

[Island Runner]

How about channel 24? Just trying to get some channel ideas thrown out there. Several of us seem to think its a good idea, but no channel suggestion have been made. Guess I'll start with suggesting Ch 24.

[Windyeyes]

Channel 24 sounds fine to me.

[Gettin Jiggy]

I agree any channel that is not full of chatter. I run 79 and 80 alot it would be nice to find one close to that. There are alot of charters and locals on thoes two. what about 81? That would be easy to nav from because they are close.

[TIN CAN]

If things are like I think they are, the channels you are talking about 24 and 84 are marine operator channels that were designated by the FCC for use in public sea to shore telephone communication. They are encripted meaning you can only hear one side of the conversation. They are also ( or at least used to be) used by Telephone companies only. A lot has changed in the last few years but be aware there may be problems with these selections. That's the very reason the Non-Com channlels are all cluttered. The rest are all off limits for reports and day to day hailing and chatter.

[TIN CAN]

When I say that the channels are encrypted and you can only hear one side of the converstion the reason is you are transmitting on one frequency but your radio automaticaly receives on another because the on shore operations from the telephone company tranmits on a different channel. I am very sure you can not transmit boat to boat on any of the ship to shore dual frequency channels. Your radio does not have the same frequency in transmit and receive as it does in single frequency channles such as 68 or 69. Again the reason for the clutter on the single freq. channels. The channels you have available for ship to ship communications of other than safety related (ch06) are very limited, all other channels are fairly strictly regulated and may involve problems for the user for other purposes.