VHF Radios Advice.

PaddlingSully · Subject: VHF Course Fri Oct 23 2009, 08:47

Eddie English in Sailcork runs VHF courses Noel. Pretty good I hear.

http://www.sailcork.com/index.php/vhf-radio/vhf-radio

If you have a group of 6 or more they will run a special course for you.

Kevin Leyne · Subject: Re: VHF Radios Advice. Fri Oct 23 2009, 09:35

I'd be intereested in doing a VHF radio course. If we could get another 5 interested in the club we could organise a course to suit with Eddie English.

I think it's a one day thing...???

nollaig · Subject: Radio Course Fri Oct 23 2009, 16:16

Great Idea ,Kevin,

I'll ask around interested parties.The most serious ,point of NOT having VHF licence.As I see it .
1 .With no Verifable call sign,it leads to delays and misunderstanding.
Thats enough time to drown.

After speaking to our, Naval signals expert.Who does not overstate the case. .

I thinks it's best just Do VHF course and be legit.

Again thanks to all for input.

Paul Heffernan · Subject: Re: VHF Radios Advice. Fri Oct 23 2009, 19:21

I'd be interested in doing a course.

Paul Heff

droh · Subject: Re: VHF Radios Advice. Fri Oct 23 2009, 22:50

I'd be interested in doing a VHF course too.
Only thing is it looks like it could cost €250 to do though Shocked

nollaig · Subject: VHF Radios . Fri Oct 23 2009, 23:18

We abuse our position .
Advise him were a ,Senior members,of large Kayak club.
We push for cheapest price .And do our best to get as many interested.
And Sqeeze hard . .

Heff's the Man for Sqeezing .Bit of Mengle about him.

evan roberts · Subject: Re: VHF Radios Advice. Sat Oct 24 2009, 09:24

A few of us did the course in CIT it took 2 nights incl assesment. and was cheap. might be worth contacting the marine college in ringaskiddy.

micheal mc sweeney · Subject: Re: VHF Radios Advice. Sat Oct 24 2009, 09:30

http://www.kinsaleoutdoors.com/seamanship.htm

http://www.cit.ie/courses/courselisting/gmdssshortrangecertificatesrc/

PaddlingSully · Subject: Re: VHF Radios Advice. Sat Oct 24 2009, 10:02

If we have enough heads and can get a course run at a reasonable price per head I'd be interested.

Paul Heffernan · Subject: Re: VHF Radios Advice. Sat Oct 24 2009, 20:30

PaddlingSully wrote:

............. a reasonable price per head....

360 euro to talk on a radio? plus 44 for an exam? That's taking the proverbial.....

This is a list of course providers, if it's 25% of this, I might be interested.

http://www.safetyonthewater.ie/upload/general/10843-0.pdf

Paul Heff

Admin · Admin Number of posts: 444 Registration date: 2006-10-31

while the price sounds expensive, it is worth doing. I to often come across marine vhf radios being mis-used. This can be just the incorrect channels being used to people blocking the distress frequency due to lack of knowledge. I've completed the gmdss long range course which is a two week course but the outcome is the same. They both produce a competent operator who is them in the position to apply for their call sign.↲I would still carry a radio whether i had a license or not. However i would go to the trouble of making myself aware of the do's and don't involved with marine vhf. I am up the walls at work lately but if a few of ye are interested in am informal chat about it, we can arrange to meet up some night

Paul Heffernan · Subject: Re: VHF Radios Advice. Sun Oct 25 2009, 19:56

Cheers Dave, I'd defo be on for that at some stage. I appreciate the need to know how to use it properly, after all we don't think twice about the need for a driving licence. I think the price is prohibitive enough though, to put off the hobbyist (e.g. us occasional sea kayakers) from getting trained up. I don't believe that is good practice. Thanks for the offer.

Paul Heff

nollaig · Subject: VHF Radios . Mon Oct 26 2009, 08:39

Great Idea Dave, .

Always available for any form of training.Know your busy .Well done for trying.

Kevin Leyne · Subject: Re: VHF Radios Advice. Tue Oct 27 2009, 10:34

I'd be interested in the informal tuition on the VHF radios Dave.

You can let us know when things settle down at work and get a group together.

droh · Subject: Re: VHF Radios Advice. Tue Oct 27 2009, 19:18

Cheers for the offer dave, I'd be interested too!