Anyone familiar with marine SSB in South America?

[AK4PX]

For example, what type of gear would be needed/used on a ~40ft sportfish convertible?

[K0RGR]

From the sound of some of our ham bands lately, just about any ham rig.

[N0WYO]

you're not intending to use this as your primary radio, are you?

[NI7I]

Depends on what you expect to use it for... A standard VHF commercial rig will work in SA just as it does in the US. Of course
it's opnly good for VHF distances. If your thinking of distress communications, you wsould need that rig plus a GMDSS mf/hf rig..[
These are a bit spendy and the coverage down there was spotty.. I would get one of those if I could.. I would also invest in
an Iridium phone.. Last I looked these were less than a grand plus a prepaid "card" to cover your calls. They work anywhere
in the world except antartica. Help would be just a phone call away.. You should do some research and get some phone numbersQ
for the RCC (rescue coordinating center) in the areas you plan on going.. GMDSS is great.. the phone however is better.U

Lee
NI7I
OTE=AK4PX;2542553]For example, what type of gear would be needed/used on a ~40ft sportfish convertible?[/QUOTE]

[N0WYO]

I would also invest in
an Iridium phone.. Last I looked these were less than a grand plus a prepaid "card" to cover your calls. They work anywhere
in the world except antartica. Help would be just a phone call away.. You should do some research and get some phone numbersQ
for the RCC (rescue coordinating center) in the areas you plan on going.. GMDSS is great.. the phone however is better.U

https://www.satellitephonestore.com/...minals/iridium

[AB8ZL]

Marine SSB is the same in South America as it is in North America. You use the same Marine band radios that you would use here.

http://www.naval.com/hf-freq.htm

[NI7I]

except you would be hard pressed to find any commercial SSB stations in either place today. The sat phone systems have simply
put most of them out of business. Aboutthe only SSB aboard shipps now is distress/emergency related. GMDSS.. Even then,
there are wide stretches of coast line that are uncovered. So, yes, the gear is there to buy.. but who would you talk to?

I would be all for getting a gmdss console on your boat. That and the rest of the suite of emergemcu equipment.. SART, EPIRB,[
various Sat systems.. All of that takes a lot of the chance out of emergencies at sea..

Lee
NI7I

QUOTE=AB8ZL;2543083]Marine SSB is the same in South America as it is in North America. You use the same Marine band radios that you would use here.

http://www.naval.com/hf-freq.htm[/QUOTE]

[KY5U]

Suggest you ensure the boat has a good radio ground plate on the hull. This would allow you to use 1/4 wave or 5/8 wave sloper antennas and/or marine verticals like the Shakespere 390. For best multi freq. operation, SGC tuners have been used in Marine applications for years.