HF Radio
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HF RADIO
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Description
Marine radio or 'maritime mobile' is the most effective means of communication at sea - HAM HF (amateur radio) and SSB marine frequencies is used for long range, and VHF for contact up to about 20 miles. Marine radio nets are set up by controllers all over the world (Indian Ocean, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Pacific, etc.) to handle and co-ordinate this traffic from vessels sailing the oceans. It is important for cruising yachts to know these radio net frequencies and times so as to pass message traffic, log positions, receive weather information, etc
Procedures
Ettiquette, etc., for cruisers.
References
Publications, etc.
Forum Discussions
Links to discussions on the Cruiser Log forum
External links
- HF Radio at sea by Richard Mogford - A first class article on setting up HF on a cruising yacht.
- Cruiser's Nets - A list of times and frequencies of Nets around the world.
Cruiser's Maritime Mobile Radio Nets
Amateur radio unless otherwise noted. Please listen first to note the procedures of each net.
- Greenwich = Zulu = UTC
| Net Name | HQ | Covers | Frequencies | Times (Zulu) |
| Mediteranian Maritime Mobile Net | ? | Med | 7.085Mhz | 0700hrs |
| U.K. M/M Net | U.K. | UK waters, Med & Atlantic | 14.303 +/-QRMhz | 0800hrs & 1800hrs |
| TransAtlantic Maritime Mobile Net | ? | Med, N & S Atlantic and Caribbean | 21.400Mhz | 1300hrs |
| German Maritime Mobile Net | ? | Atlantic, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Med, (worldwide) | 14.313kMhz | 1630hrs |
| Mississauga Maritime Net (VE stations with relays) | ? | Europe, Med, Atlantic, Caribbean and Central America | 14.122.5 Mhz | 1245hrs |
| Mobile Maritime Net - South East Asian Waters | Thailand | Japan to Seychelles - Hong Kong to Northern & Western Australia. (Specifically: Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Northern Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, The Andamans & Nicobars, Chagos | 14.323Mhz | 0025hrs & Wx @ 0055hrs |
| South Africa Maritime Mobile Net | S Africa | Indian Ocean & S Atlantic | 14.316Mhz & moves to 7.045Mhz @ 0630hrs | 1130hrs (both freqs) |
| Radio Peri-Peri | East Africa | Indian Ocean & S Atlantic | 8.101Mhz @ 0500hrs (Wx) & then 12.353hz after Wx | 1500hrs (both freqs) |
| Italian M/M Net. (Italian & English) | ? | Wx for E & N Atlantic and S Atlantic between Africa and Brazil | 14.297Mhz | 2000hrs |
| 'Le Reseau Du Capitaine' Net | Montreal, Bi-Lingual | Atlantic, Caribbean & Pacific | 14.118Mhz | 0700 local & 1830loc. for Wx |
| Caribbean M/M Net | St Croix | Caribbean | 7.241Mhz | 1100hrs |
| Maritime Mobile Service Net | ? | Atlantic, E Pacific & Gulf of Mexico | 14.300Mhz | 1700hrs till 0200hrs |
| Northwest Caribbean Cruiser's Net | ? | Mexico to San Andres Island, Colombia | 8.188Mhz | 1400hrs |
| Cruiseheimer's Net | ? | US East coast & E Caribbean | 8.152Mhz | 0830 EST |
| Herb Hilgenberg's Southboundll Net | ? | Wx for Atlantic & Caribbean - into Pacific later | 12.359Mhz (SSB) | 2000hrs check-in 1930 |
| Panama Canal Connection Net | ? | Pacific - Mexico to Galapagos, Atlantic from Belize - Colombia | ? | ? |
| Manana M/M Net | ? | US West coast to Hawaii | 14.340Mhz | 1200 PDT |
| PST Baja California M/M Net | ? | Coastal Baja & California | 7.238Mhz | 0800 PDT |
| MARITIME EMERGENCY NET | Various | Universal | 14.340Mhz | 0400hrs and 1800hrs |
| Chubasco Net | ? | Mexico West coast | 7.294Mhz | 1530hrs ST & 1430hrs DST |
| Waterway Radio & Cruising Club | ? | ? | 7.268Mhz | 0745 EST |
| Pacific Inter-Island Net | ? | Micronesia & up to Hawaii - daily roll-call | 14.315Mhz | 0800hrs |
| Pacific Seafarers Net | ? | Pacific - roll-call | 14.313Mhz | 0200hrs to 0325hrs |
| Pacific Maritime Mobile Service Net | ? | Pacific & worldwide | 21.412Mhz | 2200hrs |
| Roy's Net | Perth, Oz | Wx warnings & then covers boats in N & W Indian Ocean | 14.320Mhz | 1115hr |
| Robby's Net | Oz | ? | 14.315Mhz | 1000hrs and 2300hrs |
| Comedy Net | ? | Oz - Southwest Pacific. Position reports, Wx, local inter-yacht traffic | 7.087Mhz | 2040hrs |
| Tony's Net | N Z | Positions from S Pacific & Oz region, Wx | 14.315Mhz | 2100hrs |
| Russell Radio (SSB) | N Z | Bora Bora to Australia | 12.359Mhz | 0830hrs & 1630hrs |
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Additional information on the above Nets
Post more info below ....
Additions & edits for the Net's table above
Please add edits and/or additions to the Cruiser's Nets table (above) HERE. A "sysop" will edit them into the table.
