VHF radio
Boater's communication device
A VHF radio is a two-way radio operating on very high frequency bands, used for short-range communication where line of sight matters.
Marine VHF radios are standard on boats for distress calls and harbor communication.
Aviation uses VHF for pilot-controller exchanges.
The coast guard responded to our VHF radio call within minutes.
- walkie-talkiePortable handheld radio transceiver
- push to talkButton enabling voice transmission
- transceiverDual-function communication device
- squelchForcibly silence or suppress
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
oscillator · mayday · MHz · call · distress · emergency beacon · coast guard · propagation · line-of-sight · repeater · frequency · wavelength · marine navigation · air traffic control · UHF · emergency dispatch · crackle · two-way
- safety equipmentlife jacket, safety glasses, lifeboat, smoke alarms, smoke alarm
- Boating Gearanchor chain, bilge pump, boat hook, bow light, bow line
- boating safetylife jackets, life vests, PFDs, fire extinguisher, fire extinguishers
- nautical devicescompass, anchor, sextant, radar, sonar
- ship equipmentbilge pump, ballast, capstan, cargo crane, main engine
- aviation radiopan-pan, copy, over, out, negative
communication technology type
VHF radiosatellite communication
Transmission via orbiting relay
satellite radio · satellite phone · telegraph · cellular network · internet communication