I. INSTALLATION

A. Legal requirement for VHF
B. Coax cable to antenna tuner

1. on sailboats
2. on powerboats
3. ground connection/plane

C. Noise elimination filters

II. SIGNAL PROPAGATION

A. Skywaves
B. The Ionosphere
C. Channel usage

1. time of day
2. pre-programmed channels
3. skywave ranges (night & day)

D. Standard Channels
E. Dialing in frequencies
F. Receiving News and Weatherfax (w/optional TNC - terminal node controller)

III. USING THE EQUIPMENT

A. Volume control
B. Squelch level
C. Clarifier adjustment
D. Interference (noise) blanker
E. Mode switch

1. A3J (SSB)
2. A3A (AM)
3. A3H (Upper Sideband)

F. Dialing in ITU numbers
G. 2182 (the SSB emergency channel)

IV. GOING ON THE AIR

A. License form requirement

1. filling out the form
2. procedures

B. Listening for traffic
C. Broadcast procedures

1. ship to ship
2. A T & T high seas radio
3. in an emergency, "anything goes"

D. HAM (amateur radio) broadcasts on SSB
E. GMT (time ticks) and alerts
F. Short wave reception (BBC, VOA, etc.)
G. Receiving news broadcasts & print-outs (radio teletype)
H. Reading international Morse code (w/laptop)
I. SITOR (Simplex Telex Over Radio)
J. Weather reports and satellite charts