tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377250274517734866.post1472361549529269267..comments2023-12-30T01:25:41.427-04:00Comments on Things we did today...: A Helping Hand to Getting Your Ship's Licensing for SSBTammy Swarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06779759048984133676noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377250274517734866.post-39083572120858585002013-08-01T08:14:17.049-04:002013-08-01T08:14:17.049-04:00Excellent advice Carolyn! We have some friends he...Excellent advice Carolyn! We have some friends here to help us along but we were really hoping that once we join the Cruiser Crowd in Florida, we can find some helpful people who will get us going. At this point, it's all still a mystery. The class we are taking is making it start to make sense.Tammy Swarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06779759048984133676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377250274517734866.post-44989554155919151102013-08-01T07:57:38.621-04:002013-08-01T07:57:38.621-04:00Almost more important than getting the licenses is...Almost more important than getting the licenses is having some hands-on training in USING the radios . . . especially if you're going to use email over either SSB or Ham. An hour with the experienced guy on the boat next to ours did more than all the reading I'd done up to that point. And if the Ham test now is like it was when I took it, it has zero practical information in it -- but you have to learn it and get the license. There were a bunch of free online practice tests you can use, too. Can't remember the sites, unfortunately. Carolyn Shearlock - The Boat Galleyhttp://theboatgalley.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377250274517734866.post-38966795164856968412013-08-01T06:33:38.784-04:002013-08-01T06:33:38.784-04:00Good to know. We will check out the available fre...Good to know. We will check out the available frequencies on our SSB for sure. The boat was cruised extensively prior to our purchasing her but I don't know what the previous owner had for licensing. On the way home from Rhode Island, one of our BYC friends joined Bruce for the Gulf of Mexico leg. He was able to use the radio (he has his license) while they traveled with no problems noted. Maybe we'll be lucky and it's already been done.<br /><br />Yes it does cost now. It seems as if there were some changes in 2008. I guess that was one of them. :(<br /><br />Thanks for your comment!Tammy Swarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06779759048984133676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377250274517734866.post-71270810995688056172013-08-01T01:26:06.797-04:002013-08-01T01:26:06.797-04:00Once you get the HAM licenses, depending on the br...Once you get the HAM licenses, depending on the brand and model of your SSB, you might need to have the SSB unlocked to allow you to use the additional frequencies available to HAM license holders. Those are the frequencies that you will most often want to use anyway. FWIW, I am surprised to learn that you now must pay for the Ship's Radio License. It was free when we obtained ours in 2006.CW Bill Rousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13136157610605784706noreply@blogger.com