I mounted a second vhf at the helm. I bought a Standard Horizon that has a AIS that I linked to my navigation system. I use a common antenna for both radios. If you do so you will need a automatic switch to prevent you from blasting 25 watts into the other VHF. It’s very convenient to have a fully functioning VHF at the helm.
Fred Hazzard S/V Fury C&C44 Portland Or Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 28, 2021, at 6:25 AM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Okay, it's morning, and I've calmed down. So, either hook up your speakers, > get a new portable, or install a ram, whatever. It's all good. > But I still like the RAM🐏 > > Bill Coleman > >> On Sat, Mar 27, 2021, 8:33 PM Bill Coleman via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> To plagiarize the Vendee Globe entrant, Yes We CAM! >> JUST GET THE RAM! >> >> I am trying to filter myself, after having several IPA's, but may have a >> hard time. >> >> If you are counting on having a working portable next to you, when you need >> it most, it's not going to happen. The RAM is only a little over a hundred >> bucks, and if your current radio doesn't support that, then you need to >> upgrade. $250 will do it. In 2000, I went on a delivery with a dockmate to >> Florida from Lake Erie, and he was really good on the radio (he was also a >> pilot) and when he was trying to tell a little blowboater ahead of us on the >> Canal that he was going to be passing on his left, 'Those damn sailboats >> never respond to any VHS calls. I told him he probably didn't have anything >> in his cockpit. He looked a little incredulous, and I took note. Then a >> little later In Atlantic City, I was talking to a couple on a Swan I helped >> dock, and on my tour they showed me their new Standard Horizon RAM mic, and >> extolled all its virtues. I bought one within a month or returning home, and >> have gone through a few others since. One emergency will pay for it one >> hundredfold. >> >> The only thing you will regret is the hour or so trying to string the cable >> from the cockpit to the Nav Station, but after that you will be a happy >> camper. >> >> >> Bill Coleman >> Entrada, Erie, PA >> >> >> >> Hello All, >> >> Last season, my handheld VHF failed, and I find the nav station mounted >> radio is hard to hear from the helm unless it is very loud which doesn’t >> help kiddos napping on board. >> >> I have looked at upgrading the base station and adding a Ram mic, but that >> is a huge expense for something I don’t use all that much. A new handheld is >> also expensive and I find it a bit of a pain to always have to charge it. >> >> Seeing as we would like to add cockpit speakers to our stereo, I was >> thinking i could save a bunch of money and wire the speakers to both the VHF >> and the stereo and have a SPDT (on-off-on) switch on the circuit to choose >> between vhf to cockpit, stereo to cockpit, or cockpit speakers off. I have 0 >> experience wiring speakers, so I’m wondering if this is something that could >> work? >> >> Either way I want cockpit stereo speakers so I figure it’s worth a try to >> add the vhf since it won’t take much work or expense. The speakers do exceed >> the recommended minimum wattage and match the recommended impedance for an >> external speaker from the vhf manual. Any advice or ideas would be >> appreciated. >> >> Thanks, >> Cam >> C&C 38 mkII Checkmate >> >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with >> the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - >> Stu > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
