(published November 2016) Whereas long-term cruisers develop various communication strategies over time, offshore communication has always been a challenge for occasional passagemakers trying to balance cost […]
Offshore Communication Comes of Age for the Occasional Passagemaker
Long Range Communications
When you are off the grid long range communication gets more difficult. Sometimes the best solutions are different than you think they might be. Let’s go […]
5 Single Sideband Tips
Five ways to make the signal you transmit from your SSB clearer and more reliable (published February 2015) We were on a passage from the Canary […]
SSB Email and Weather Made Easy
An instant guide to receiving SSB email and weather at sea (published February 2014) SSB radios are one of the most useful tools for sending and […]
Essential Offshore Gear
The SSB radio, demystified (published April 2012) SSB radios are king when it comes to reliable, long-range communications. Above and beyond satellite phones, the SSB gives […]