MMSIs for VHF Handhelds
In your Oct. 21, 2014 blog on calling mayday on an SSB, I wish you would have included what should be done to configure...
Conjuring Up Some SSB Magic
GAM Split-Lead SSB AntennaAlthough the manufacturers description of the GAM split-lead antenna notes a number of benefits, the biggest draw for most sailors is...
Installing the Icom M802
When it comes to installing an Icom M802 SSB system, there are a few rules of thumb that should be followed. Heres a look...
Making a Mayday Call on Marine SSB Radio
For more than a decade, the Digital Selective Calling (DSC) distress call has been the digital-age equivalent of the familiar Mayday call and the...
PS Tests Farallons Pactor-4 Modem, SailMail
As email access is a big draw for many potential (and current owners) of single-sideband systems, we decided this was a good opportunity to...
Professional Versus DIY SSB System Installs
Terry Sparks, author of the book A New Ham I Am, Made Simple For Cruisers, has seen plenty of HF radio installations-both SSB and...
Ships Log Goes Digital
Almost every sailor keeps some sort of logbook-from totally minimalist to absolutely exhaustive-and now, they have the option of keeping a digital logbook. We...
Digging into the SSB Radio Kerfuffle
Bear with us here. Before you get too far into this months report on single-sideband radios beginning, youll find it is incomplete. There are...
A Second Look at Marine SSB
To many sailors, single-sideband radio falls into the black arts category, those mysterious nautical skills (like anchoring or bleeding air from your diesel engine)...
Deciding Between Marine SSB or Ham, or Both
Both the marine radio and ham radio services use the same type of modulation, called single sideband. So when a fellow sailor says they...
The AMAZING 50 Footer You’ve Never Heard Of – Pegasus 50...
A 50 footer packed with innovation for shorthanded cruising, the Pegasus 50 has features like carbon fiber rig, bulkheads, and bimini. When compared to...
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Pacific Seacraft 34 and 37
Pacific Seacraft was founded in 1976 by Henry Morschladt and Mike Howarth, who first produced 25-foot daysailers. Like many boatbuilders, the company suffered during...