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  2. 2182 kHz - Wikipedia

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    2182 kHz is a radio frequency designed exclusively for distress calls and related calling operations [1] in the maritime service. [2] It is equivalent to a wavelength of 137.4 metres. Marine radio transceiver (1.6–26 MHz)

  3. Marine VHF radio - Wikipedia

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    A standard handheld marine VHF, mandatory on larger seagoing vessels under the GMDSS rules A VHF set and a VHF channel 70 DSC set, the DSC on top A vintage (76–89) marine VHF radiotelephone. Marine VHF radio is a worldwide system of two way radio transceivers on ships and watercraft used for bidirectional voice communication from ship-to-ship ...

  4. Distress signal - Wikipedia

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    Transmitting a spoken voice Mayday message by radio over very high frequency channel 16 (156.8 MHz) or medium frequency on 2182 kHz [2] Transmitting a digital distress signal by activating (or pressing) the distress button on a marine radio equipped with Digital Selective Calling (DSC) over VHF channel 70 or over another designated DSC ...

  5. Maritime Mobile Service Q Codes - Wikipedia

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    Can you communicate by radiotelephony (2182 kHz)? I can communicate by radiotelephony (2182 kHz). QOC : Can you communicate by radiotelephony (channel 16 - frequency 156.80 MHz)? I can communicate by radiotelephony (channel 16 - frequency 156.80 MHz). QOD : Can you communicate with me in ... 0. Dutch 5. Italian 1. English 6. Japanese 2. French ...

  6. Radio spectrum - Wikipedia

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    2182 kHz is a medium-wave frequency still used for marine emergency communication. Marine VHF radio is used in coastal waters and relatively short-range communication between vessels and to shore stations. Radios are channelized, with different channels used for different purposes; marine Channel 16 is used for calling and emergencies.

  7. Radio silence - Wikipedia

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    Up until the procedure was replaced by the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (August 1, 2013 in the U.S.), maritime radio stations were required to observe radio silence on 500 kHz (radiotelegraph) for the three minutes between 15 and 18 minutes past the top of each hour, and for the three minutes between 45 and 48 minutes past the top ...

  8. 'All good here': Last messages revealed from Titan ... - AOL

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    One of the last messages sent from the doomed Titan submersible during its June 2023 voyage to the Titanic wreckage was "all good here," according to a presentation from a U.S. Coast Guard hearing ...

  9. Sécurité - Wikipedia

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    Sécurité (/ s eɪ ˈ k jʊər ɪ t eɪ /; French: sécurité) (often repeated thrice, "Sécurité, sécurité, sécurité") is a procedure word used in the maritime radio service that warns the crew that the following message is important safety information. The most common use of this is by coast radio stations before the broadcast of ...