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- 1. Cruise Communications Essentials Marius Coomans
- 2. The Basics • Routine Radio Communications • Managing MR - VMR • Emergency Communications
- 3. The Fundamentals • Antennas and Propagation • The Mobile Phone Network • The Role of Satellites
- 4. The Necessities • AIS • Onboard Phone and Internet • Social Networking – Skipr.net
- 5. The Basics
- 6. VHF v HF
- 8. (Volunteer) Marine Rescue NSW Qld
- 9. Repeaters (ch 21-22 , 80-82)
- 10. Use the phone
- 11. Mayday Call Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, this is Boatname, Boatname, Boatname. [break] Mayday, this is Boatname, we are taking on water and are about to abandon ship. Our position is: 31 degrees, 23 decimal 45 minutes South, 152 degrees, 15decimal 67 minutes East. We have two people on board.
- 12. The Fundamentals
- 13. Antennas • The antenna stands between you and the rest of the world. • It has to deliver when you need it most. • Radio – Telephone - Internet
- 16. Typical whip antenna radiation pattern The higher the gain, the narrower the beam
- 17. The effect of heel on transmission
- 18. Distance to Horizon Yacht A (10 m) - 11.3km (6 NM) Yacht B (20m) - 16 km (8.6 NM) Tower (100m) - 35.7 km (19.3 NM)
- 19. Antennas • Antennas are matched to a band (Frequency range) • VHF and higher bands operate on the basis of "line of sight" • Gain, radiation pattern and position of an antenna are important.
- 20. Mobile Phones are Radios too…
- 23. 850 MHz v 2100 MHz Number of Phone Towers
- 28. Satellites System Purpose Inmarsat General Purpose – Geostationary Iridium General Purpose – Low Orbit Constellation Globalstar General Purpose – Low Orbit GPS Positioning Cospas-Sarsat Rescue -EPIRB
- 30. The Necessities
- 31. Automatic Identification Systems (AIS)
- 33. Great variety of AIS instruments
- 39. Internet Access • the Easy option • the Efficient option • the Luxury option • the Other option
- 40. Internet Access • the Easy option • the Efficient option • the Luxury option • the Other options
- 41. How?... • the Easy option • the Efficient option • the Luxury option • the Other options
- 43. How?... • the Easy option • the Efficient option • the Luxury option • the Other options
- 44. Internet Access • the Easy option • the Efficient option • the Luxury option • the Other options
- 45. How?... • the Easy option • the Efficient option • the Luxury option • the Other options
- 46. How?... • the Easy option • the Efficient option • the Luxury option • the Other options
- 49. Internet Access • the Easy option • the Efficient option • the Luxury option • the Other options
- 50. How?... • the Easy option • the Efficient option • the Luxury option • the Other options
- 56. Internet Access • the Easy option • the Efficient option • the Luxury option • the Other options
- 57. Satellite Marina Internet WiFi Sat Phone Sailmail
- 67. Cruise Communication Essentials Further reading on Skipr.net: http://bit.ly/SkiprEss