The types of emergencies that can occur aboard boats are as numerous as the types of boats and types of boaters. Naturally, our boats should be properly equipped with life jackets for everyone, ...

I think I might buy myself a holiday gift, a new VHF boat radio with DSC. VHF...DSC...GPS? The boating world is full of initials, but add them up and they spell ...

If you own a VHF radio manufactured in the past 15 years, it has built-in digital selective calling capabilities. The applications of DSC are plentiful, but most of us don’t take full advantage of ...

Alaska fishermen can send an SOS call directly to the Coast Guard these days, but many of them are not hooking up to the new lifeline. Digital Selective Calling (DSC) instantly signals a distress call ...