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MMSI Registrant Changes

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MMSI--Maritime Mobile Service Identity--New Information Source

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Reset of MMSI for DSC Radio by End User

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Handheld DSC Radio in USA: Allowed Use; MMSI Assignment

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FCC Modifies Regulations to Permit Handheld Radios to be Used On Shore

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ICOM IC-M506 Radio

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Recent Approvals for AIS Transponders

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DSC Distress Alert Call Confusion

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Furuno FM-4800 VHF Marine Band DSC Radio

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VHF Marine Band Hand Held Radios with DSC

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USCG and Compliance with AIS Mandates

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Uniden MHS335 Handheld Radio with TEXT MESSAGING

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DSC and ATIS

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West Marine, Uniden VHF Marine Band Radios

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Standardization of VHF Marine Band Radio Size

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COMROD 8-foot VHF Marine Band Antenna

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DSC Test Calls to USCG MMSI 003669999

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Antenna Placement on a 1989 Montauk

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AIS Target Position Latency

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Is DSC worthwhile for handheld VHF given limitations

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Class-D DSC Radio Testing

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ICOM M-506 v. Standard-Horizon GX6000

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Antenna Aperture

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Communication Range of Handheld Radio

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Advantages of Built-in GNSS and AIS Receivers in VHF Marine Band Radios

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RESCUE 21 Business Case Summary

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Si-Tex VHF Marine Band DSC Radio with AIS Receiver

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DSC Distress Alert Message Test: Receiving Capabilities

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GARMIN New VHF Marine Band Radios

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Display of AIS Targets: Vessels

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ICOM IC-M402: Rehabilitating an older VHF Marine Band Radio

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ICOM IC-M605 VHF DSC Radio

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Measuring Radio Antenna VSWR

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Standard-Horizon GX2200

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MMSI Number Scheme

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Measuring Radio Power Output

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Comparing VHF Communication Receiver Sensitivity

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Long Range AIS Channels

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FCC Grants ICOM a Wavier to Permit Sale of M802

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Major Rules Changes for Part 95 Personal Radio Services

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VHF Digital Short Message Service or VDSMS

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Lowrance LINK-6, Simrad RS-20 New VHF Marine Band DSC Radios

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It Is Now Legal to Use Handheld VHF Radios While Ashore

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ICOM Comments to FCC Re DSC Class-D Radios

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