Welcome to H.F. Radio On Board's website! H.F.Radio On Board is your source for single sideband radios, vhf radios, radio email solutions, chartplotters, radars, AND more for talking, emailing, navigation and weather! As a Complete Cruising Solutions partner with Waypoint, H.F. Radio On Board can work closely with Waypoint to provide you with an integrated navigation, communication, and safety solution that perfectly suits your needs.                                                      Who We Are: Don Melcher - founder and owner, draws on a background of 45+ years involvement with ham radio and sailing. He holds a F.C.C. General Radiotelephone License, N.A.B.E.R. Technician Certificate and Extra Class Amateur Radio license. What We Sell:  At H.F. Radio On Board we are experts in most every aspect of the communication and navigation technologies you should employ on your boat.  Though our name may imply only selling High Frequency Radios...trust that we sell much more and provide our same level of expert service to all of our products.  We sell Marine SSB/HAM Radios & Marine VHF from Icom, Furuno and SEA...  The Marine VHF is the first radio on every boat.  It is designed for short range communications of 25 miles or so.  DSC is a great new safety feature of VHF's that you should learn about and have on board.  The Marine Single Sideband Radio, commonly referred to as the SSB is the VHF's big brother and has a range, depending up on frequency that extends to 3,000 miles and beyond.  Yes, 3,000 miles and BEYOND! Read more.       Email at sea, or in a distant harbor is a simply marvelous thing to have.  At H.F. Radio we specialize in email solutions.  Email at sea can be achieved through SSB radios .  Click to learn more about this fantastic footloose feature to have on board!         At H.F. we sell Furuno Marine Electronics including Radar and Chartplotters.  We specialize in NavNet by Furuno, the first marine instruments to support integration with standard Ethernet hardware and software.  You have great flexibility to build the bridge of your dreams while still supporting NMEA 0183.  Learn more here F.A.Q. (Frequently Asked Questions) Alaska, Hawaii, Canada or International Customers: Please click here for information on why email is the BEST way to communicate with HF Radio on Board, shipping charges on orders outside the continental U.S., Foreign Credit card payments, modifications to our system packages and other things you should know about doing business with HF Radio on Board. What We Do: H.F. Radio On Board specializes in communications for cruisers of sail and power yachts. We are dealers for the highest quality communications equipment. We stock all the necessary supplies for installation. We offer consulting services for your particular needs and installation. Where We Are: Lat. 37.46.61 N - Lon. 122.15.01 W 1813 Clement Ave., Building 24 Alameda Marina Alameda, CA 94501   Tel:  510-814-8888 Best time to call is between 11 AM & 4 PM Pacific Time Tuesdays, Thursday and Friday. Monday and Wednesday is the days we prepare radio systems, so we likely won't be able to answer the phone. If we don't answer, feel free to leave a voice mail and we will get back to you. But email really works best - here's why: click here   Store visits are by appointment only. If you stop in without an appointment, we may or may not be able to help you, so PLEASE call ahead.   Fax: 510-291-3167 Web: www.hfradio.com Email: info@hfradio.com   Here's What Our Customers Say:  Our business is built on satisfied customers referring their friends.  Hello Don We just purchased an Icom M802 package from you for a boat I am delivering to Tahiti. This is the third SSB that we have bought from you in the past 5 years. Everyone I have installed myself. Everyone has been so simple and trouble free thanks to your great prep. work. This latest one was also. Thanks for making it so easy for me. I installed this one in the B.V.I. as Hurricane Dean was beating us up and it worked flawlessly from the start. I am now waiting for my canal transit in Colon and then across the pacific. Thank you again for your fine work.   Capt. John P. S/V ---------   Click for more We welcome your comments and will add them to the site!  It is a pleasure to get these "postcards" from around the world. What else we do: Satellite and Radio Systems for Government,  Disaster & Relief Agencies Radio Repairs and Modifications FCC Licensing: Traveling to foreign waters? Installing a SSB Radio? Befuddled by the mystery and misery of the FCC website? Let ShipLicense.com - our FCC licensing division make it a painless process and gets you your call sign in as little as 2 - 3 business days! Click here for more information.   Who We Work With: H.F. Radio On Board recommends Waypoint as a source for computers, GPS receivers, marine software, nautical books and publications, charts and cruising guides and other marine items. Owner and founder Marilee Shaffer is an expert on the various navigation software packages. She is also a licensed amateur radio operator and is quite conversant in the subjects discussed on these pages. Together, as Complete Cruising Solutions, we offer integrated navigation, information and communications systems for onboard use. Their phone number is 800-584-4114 or visit them at www.waypoints.com We are proud to work with the following quality vendors:            Note: Special Pricing on the website is effective only on orders placed using our on-line store on this website ONLY! Prices may be higher on orders placed by other means including in our store or by telephone.  Click here to find out why?    ©, HF Radio On Board, 2005.  All rights reserved.  Reproduction or publication of information contained in this site is prohibited without permission.  Email info@hfradio.com for information.  Please read our Returns Policy. Call (510) 814-8888 - Fax (510) 291-3167