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The slow as molasses progress in coms

Discussion in 'General Yachting Discussion' started by Pascal, Apr 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM.

  1. Pascal, Apr 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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    It really amazes me how marine communications are still somehow stuck in the 20th century.

    with the level of technology and the ever decreasing costs, you d think that some features would have made it into our helms.

    For instance, pretty much every TV now has the ability to rewind live or streaming programs. Why can’t we have a rewind button on VHFs to replay the last minute of received communications. Instead we need to keep a pad and pen nearby to try to jot down coordinates from USCG broadcasts…

    speaking of which, in addition to VHF sécurité/pan/maydays broadcasts when will the USCG (and guess other countries) finally step into the second quarter of the 21st century and offer an app that would display current messages and LNTM in an easy to filter format?

    I don’t know about other countries but our USCG needs to keep up with tech.
  2. Lunderic, Apr 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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    I agree for the most part although my VHF does have replay whereby you can listen to previous transmissions.
  3. Pascal, Apr 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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    Which model? Newish icom 510 doesn’t
  4. Lunderic, Apr 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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    icom 506
  5. Capt Ralph, Apr 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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    Last Call Voice Recording
    The last call voice recording function automatically saves the last two minutes of the last incoming call. You can replay the received call, and not miss any incoming call.
  6. incoming, Apr 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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    The latter is a huge problem. I’m in the space business and boats stop launches all the time wondering into exclusion zones because they didn’t catch the callout on he radio or weren’t quick enough to jot done all 4+ sets of coordinates, plot them, and figure out where they weren’t supposed to be. Each times this happens the cost is in he millions if the launch is actually scrubbed.
  7. Capt Ralph, Apr 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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    I and many get notices when the launch zones will be closed. This is not an issue.
    As that cruise ship a while back, You really have to be under the gene pool to stop a launch.
  8. Pascal, Apr 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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    Is that only for DSC calls or regular open transmissions.
  9. incoming, Apr 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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    It’s a much bigger problem than you think. Especially in S Texas where people are less aware vs at the cape. Less launches are stopped now because we have helicopters flying around calling people on the radio, people monitoring AIS and calling them, etc. All at a huge expense. Most of the time they are oblivious.
  10. Lunderic, Apr 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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    It works for regular open transmissions. I no longer have that boat and now have the m510 which doesn't have the feature. I thought it would be useful, but I rarely used the feature.