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Reading Barometers & A Storm Cheat Sheet

May 13, 2020 Leave a Comment

A quick reminder of some concepts around hurricanes plus a great handout on reading Barometers and Barometer Trends.

Filed Under: Nav/Comm Tagged With: barometer, hurricane

How to Get Weather Faxes, GRIBS and Email Offshore Using Your Radio

February 17, 2020 1 Comment

Getting Weather Faxes, weather GRIB files and sending and receiving email offshore is easy with an HF Radio, a Pactor Modem and Airmail Software. All the steps are shown with screenshots to make it easy for you.

Filed Under: Nav/Comm Tagged With: email, hf radio, pactor, weather GRIBS, weatherfax

Transferring Your MMSI from the Previous Owner

January 22, 2020 1 Comment

This article is an addendum to the earlier article on Registering Your Radios with the FCC. You may want to visit that article to fully understand what is being explained in this addendum. Many thanks to Susan Ruse for digging out this information about how the new owner can re-use the MMSI number that the […]

Filed Under: Nav/Comm Tagged With: fcc, mmsi

Registering your Radios with the FCC

May 7, 2018 2 Comments

The FCC registration site is quite confusing and there doesn’t seem to be an overview of what is required, so I will attempt to clarify what is required for the most common cruiser scenarios. You may not need everything here, or you may need more, but I will cover what is required for the normal […]

Filed Under: Nav/Comm Tagged With: fcc, radio-license, ship-station-license

Connect a Laptop to HF Radio

May 28, 2015 Leave a Comment

Once offshore the internet is inaccessible by a laptop without assistance. To connect a laptop to HF Radio you will need a packet-data modem such as the Pactor to connect to your radio, then some additional hardware to connect your Pactor to the laptop. With this system you can connect to the internet for basic things like sending and receiving email and receiving […]

Filed Under: Nav/Comm Tagged With: hf radio, packet-data, Pactor modem, Serial, usb

How to Put Together an Effective Log Book

April 10, 2015 9 Comments

You are required to keep a Ship’s Log at sea, but there are lots of ideas about what exactly is required or useful in a log book. Finding a flexible, affordable, weather resistant solution is also not easy. We’ve found some solutions that you might find helpful. The first boat we bought had a huge leather-bound […]

Filed Under: Nav/Comm Tagged With: logs, notebooks

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  • Registering your Radios with the FCC
  • AIS Receiver: a Must Have for Peace of Mind
  • Transferring Your MMSI from the Previous Owner
  • Reading Barometers & A Storm Cheat Sheet
  • Getting Weather Reports Offshore; GRIB files and faxes
  • How to Get Weather Faxes, GRIBS and Email Offshore Using Your Radio
  • How to Put Together an Effective Log Book
  • GPS for your Laptop
  • No Internet? Use a Radio! Email Access via HF Radio
  • Coastal Explorer: Navigation Software for PC
  • Connect a Laptop to HF Radio

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