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Does anyone know of a basic satellite phone that can be bought, and used only when you need it, like a pre-paid cell phone or something?

I am confused about the VHF amp. Please elaborate if you can. I am assuming that the amps I am looking at would have a pre-amp that would be of some value. If I were to have a top quality 16 foot Digital antenna as mentioned above with a top quality cable, would the amplifier help add...

My radio is about as high as my belt, and the antenna mount is just over my hear at about 7 feet, so I don't think I understand the comment, please elaborate.

This antenna looks great. 16 feet tall. Would the 10db antenna be too directional on rolling seas?

Another thought, folks here have mentioned the higher quality cable like the LM240, but all these antennas have the cables already connected at the antenna end. Are there better antennas for boats that have just a female PL-259 connection on it instead? Otherwise how would you retrofit?

Thanks for the info, I am going to try to answer the questions that have been asked in the previous posts. I am sure I will forget a few, but lets see... This is a center console, fiberglass boat. It has an aluminum T-Top. The Antenna is a Shakespeare Galaxy 5225-XT. Here is a link...

The VHF radio has the negative battery lead connected to it for power, of course, and the antenna only has the coax cable connected to the VHF radio. That is the only "grounding" in the system.

Thanks for all the great replies! I agree wholeheartedly about the once in a lifetime event, however, that does not make you want to be less prepared after a bad event. If anything now, more prepared. There was a question about whether I can hear the shore stations, and yes, very often I can...

Hello, I have a problem that I knew the amateur radio community would probably be able to help with. I am a recreational fisherman, and recently I was involved in a situation where VHF marine radio communication was falling a little short in range, and and EPIRB had to be deployed. In...