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KKL Radio Vashon, Washington 47-22-15N Listed in the Admiralty List of Radio Signals
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KKL Radio, located on the island of
Vashon in Washington State, is dedicated to providing
personalized HF radio service
worldwide. KKL is a public coast station serving the
communication needs of ships, companies and individuals worldwide.
KKL Radio provides
messaging, email, radio-telephone calls,
and weather reports. We are here to serve. Our rates
are competitive. The service is
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Further Information: National Weather Service Marine Product Dissemination Information Articles: Saving Money with HF Communications!By Walter E. Kaelin Introduction: All Ships larger than 100
BRT have to carry two kinds of communications systems by
international agreement. This is often accomplished with a
Satellite and High Frequency Radio system. Today, it is possible
to have a safe and reliable data communications system over the
existing HF radio on a worldwide basis using the Swisscom HF Maritime Radio Network.
2. What is required
shipboard? The ALE box includes a Linux
server with built in Pactor III Modem, Pentium 4, 600 MHz min.
and 512 M Byte RAM. 40 Gigabyte Hard drive, Ethernet port 10/100,
Serial Ports to access the frequency control of the HF
transceiver, an interface to Inmarsat Fleet satellite as well as
GSM, GPS and optionally Iridium. Also provided is a Web interface
for ship control and management, to access crew mail, Weather
data, ALE and receive the traffic list, SSAS capable. The power
supply is 24 V DC. 4. What is the cost of
the hardware and connectivity? 5. How many stations are
there worldwide? 6. Is there roaming
between the stations?
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