Communications

General

LSAC
On s/v Sloepmouche in the South Pacific
VHF Channel 16
LSAC Noonsite Page, www.LSAC.bravehost.com, lucseawalker@gmail.com

MailASail
Tel:+44 20 70432832
MailASail Noonsite Page, www.mailasail.com, info@mailasail.com
MailASail provides a wide range of services for the international sailing community: free weather service, email compression software, GPS tracking and blogging tool, satellite phone airtime, professional advice on the purchase and installation of communications equipment.

Yachtplot.com
Tell us where you are, and we'll tell those that care for you!
Yachtplot.com Noonsite Page, www.yachtplot.com , info@yachtplot.com
Yachtplot is a low cost, managed position reporting system designed for cruising sailors to use the power of the internet to update family and friends back home. For £1 per week, submit your position in writing and we will use Google Maps on your own password protected mini web site to keep in touch!

SCS - Special Communications Systems GmbH
Roentgenstasse 36, 63454 Hanau, Germany, EU
Fax:+49 6181 990238
www.SCS-PTC.COM, www.PACTOR.INFO, www.PACTOR.US, info@scs-ptc.com
Emails & wx bulletins from any anchorage or during passages and much more is what our modems will give you access to! SCS is the sole manufacturer of Pactor 2 modems and recently introduced the even faster & more robust Pactor 3. Our PTC-IIpro or PTC-IIe modems are installed between your SSB (most ham or marine rigs) & your onboard computer. Low cost alternative to satellite commercial systems. You too, access WINLINK, SAILMAIL and other providers. Check our web sites for our dealers worldwide and for technical info.

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Cruising Radio Nets

Atlantic Radio Nets
http://www.noonsite.com/Members/sue/R2008-08-05-3
See web link for list and further information.

Bahamas Cruiser Net
VHF Channel 68
08:15 local time for Marsh Harbour Abaco, Bahamas.

Brunei Bay Radio
http://bruneibay.net/bbradio/
HF/SSB voice and e-mail services from Brunei on the NW coast of Borneo. Service area covers the NW Pacific, SE Asia, and eastern Indian Oceans (plus N and W coasts of Australia). SailMail host for this region, and also BBRemail service for cruisers.

Caribbean Maritime Mobile Net
Run by Lou, call sign KV4JC, on 7241 kHz at 1100 UTC. At 1115 UTC weather forecast from St. John (USVI). Following this report on 7086 kHz FAX, Slow Scan TV and other weather info etc.

Caribbean SSB Weather Net
Controller Dave. 8104 kHz at 1230-1300 UTC and 12362 kHz at 1300-1330 UTC. Comprehensive Weather for Caribbean region.

Caribbean SW Net
8107 kHZ at 1330 UTC. Weather and information Caribbean coast of Panama and Colombia.

Maritime Mobile Service Network
http://www.mmsn.org/
The Maritime Mobile Service Net is operational every day from 12:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and from 12:00 p.m. until 10:00 Eastern Time during Daylight Savings, on a frequency of 14.300 MHz., in the 20-meter amateur band. The network also operates on the alternate frequency of 14.313 MHz. The Maritime Mobile Service Network immediately follows The Intercontinental Traffic Net. Coverage extends via relay stations to most of the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Mediterranean Cruisers Net (MedNet)
http://www.noonsite.com/Members/sue/R2008-07-22-1
Covers entire Med, however majority of traffic is from E. Med. The Net meets each morning at 0530 UTC on SSB frequency 8122 kHz and, if that frequency is unavailable, 8131 kHz is the backup at the discretion of the Net Controller. For more information see web link.

Mediterranean Radio Nets
http://www.noonsite.com/Members/sue/R2008-08-05-4
See web link for list and further information.

Mobile Maritime Net SE Asia
Net Controller: Richard Donaldson-Alves
rhda@loxinfo.co.th
Primarily for yachts cruising the waters of SE Asia (Japan to Diego Garcia - Hong Kong to Australia) and maintains contacts between yachts and provides information on weather and security/piracy/emergency situations. See updates on right hand side of page.

Pacific Radio Nets
http://www.noonsite.com/Members/doina/R2004-03-30-3
See web link for list and further information.

USA Dockside Radio
http://www.docksideradio.com/Cruising%20Nets.htm
Radio Nets on the East and West Coasts.

Reports

Pacific - List of Radio Nets

The AIS System Explained

Mediterranean - List of Radio Nets

Atlantic - List of Radio Nets

Mediterranean Cruisers Net (MedNet)

Is your SSB ready for the Atlantic?

Question About International SIM-card

WiFi for Beginners

Yachtplot : Voyage tracking for anyone, anywhere

FCC drops Morse Code Requirement for US Hams

Imported mobile (cell) phones now blocked in Turkey

Important survey for HF users in Australia

SailMail network expands in response to increasing requests from cruising yachts

Brunei Bay Radio News

Offshore Communications 2004: Latest Information

Wireless internet in SE Asia Marinas

Links

Endangered Islands Expedition
www.eiexpedition.com

Google Earth
http://earth.google.com/
Satellite imagery and maps of the world.

PCA.CC
Sydney, Australia
www.pca.cc, marc@pca.cc
Marc Robinson is the regional disctibutor for Pactor modems and has a lifetime's wealth of information about HF/SSB radios, radio email and troubleshooting on-board radio and radio-email systems. He has helped thousands of cruisers over the years.

SailTrac
http://www.sailtrac.com/
Sailors can create custom web pages and add maps, positions and other data to keep family and friends informed.

SkyMate
www.skymate.com

UUPlus Satellite Email Service
www.uuplus.com
Satellite Email Service.

Visa ATMs
http://visaatm.infonow.net/bin/findNow?CLIENT_ID=VISA
Website showing location of Visa ATMs around the world.

Wiki Information
http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_on_a_Boat
Wi-Fi on a Boat.

iDirect
http://www.idirect.net/
mobile internet access

www.aussiewinlink.org
www.aussiewinlink.org