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No MMSI, no DSC distress function. Very clearly stated in the manual for my radio. From USCG NAVCEN: The MMSI number is the most important step in making sure your radio and GPS will work with the Rescue 21 program. Please note that your DSC radio will not work correctly without an MMSI number.

When you get an MMSI number from the cognizant administration, the FCC in the US, it is registered in the ITU (International Telecommunications Union) database. Anyone can search the basic database that will give you the vessel name, callsign, country of registry, etc. I'm sure the restricted...

I believe most if not all DSC radios will require you to program the MMSI number before it will be able to transmit a DSC distress call. The GX2200 is certainly that way. The reason radios only allow the MMSI number to be programmed once (or twice on some early radios) is that the authorities...

I have the GX2200 and bought it because of the built in GPS and AIS receive functions. I have been happy with it so far, but really have not used all the functions much. The GPS Store has it for $314.95, with the $40 mail in rebate, and free shipping. Gerhard

Too cute! We have ospreys that nest on one of our pilings at our dock. We actually put the platform up there so they would stop trying to build a nest on our sailboat. It is frustrating at times because I try to limit my trips down to the dock when they have eggs or real young chicks. They...

I have a masters license and do use it. I did take a class to prepare for and take the exam. As noted, some classes are just teaching you to answer the questions and some try to really teach you the material. I think a lot will depend on the instructor. My instructor was a former captain for...

The first line of that article says "...green on the water is a grey area." It really is not, if you are on a federal waterway. I also operate an inspected passenger vessel and the Coast Guard's position has not changed. Everyone on the crew is randomly tested, and the drug test program seems...

Esmi2, with regard to your second point about letting the deals go by, I am an expert at that. When my wife and I bought our current sailboat, I let boat after boat go by. Finally when it was the right boat at the right price, after having done my research, I bought it. The broker teased me...

My wife and I are mostly sailors, but I picked up the C-Dory specifically to spend some time on the water in the winter. Now that the river has turned mostly back to liquid, I plan to go out for at least a bit this weekend! I just wasn't counting on this much ice this year.

Based on a picture I saw a while back, I think that might be the C-Dory that was used by the Baltimore Riverkeeper. I saw it in an article one time and the faded graphics seem to match.

I've done the exact same velcro thing on our sailboat and it works excellent. Gerhard