27MHz is actually in the HF band (3-30MHz) and not the UHF band (300MHz-3GHz). I think any mention of UHF in conjunction with marine radio purposes here is just confusing for people.Wolly Bugger wrote:The UHF for marine use is the 27 meg, however the use of the VHF radio is perhaps better with a greater range.skronkman wrote:I dont think there is a UHF marine radio? I could be wrong but I thought all the UHF Radios in the shops were terrestrial, like for 4x4 etc...... Are you referring to 27MHz?
27MHz is similar to terrestrial based 40 channel CB radios we had in the 80's but the actual marine channels are different different and a 27MHz marine radio cannot communicate with a "CB" radio.