Thread: Looking at getting a Uniden UH615 - any good?

Possibly not.
The Marine VHF network have dedicated channels for certain stuff: Ch 16 is always for official stuff; logging out and back into harbours, listening to the weather forecast, notifying all local boaties of potentially dangerous issues (submerged container, big log, run out of gas, boat on fire etc etc)

You go and use other set aside channels to yak with other boaties about fishing, where to meet up etc etc.

But being a muppet and using the official safety channels (i.e.16) for just yakking is a big no go. Its inconsiderate and potentially dangerous.