The
following outlines the various services offered by ShipCom. These
services may be billed to Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American
Express. For
more information call ShipCom at (251) 666-5110 or the Shipcom Marine
Operator at (800) 654-5497 or from your vessel on any of ShipCom's
channels.
Voice
ShipCom is the United States only 24 hour provider of HF SSB radiotelephone
and VHF radiotelephone Ship to Shore voice service. ShipCom stations
WLO WCL KLB and KNN are all remotely controlled from Mobile, Alabama
where operators are on duty 24 hours per day 7 days per week for
radiotelephone Ship to Shore and Shore to Ship calls.
The ShipCom operators can provide vessels with weather information
and are always available should an emergency ever arise while you
are at sea. Using ShipCom is simple. Simply tune your radio to the
appropriate channel as listed on our frequencies page. Call one
of the ShipCom stations by depressing your microphone and saying
WLO WLO WLO this is the M/V MyShip calling on channel 824. The operator
will ask you for your position and will optimize the radio circuit
before placing your call. For Shore to Ship calls, the calling party
should give the operator the name of the vessel and radio callsign.
ShipCom will broadcast a list of vessels that we are holding calls
for at the top of each hour following the weather broadcast.
Email
ShipCom provides radio email service via HF SSB radio. The ShipCom
system supports SITOR, AMTOR, PACTOR and PACTOR II. No special software
is needed to access the ShipCom email system. Vessels equipped with
GMDSS HF SITOR may send email via the ShipCom system using the SITOR
TELEX terminal. Special software now enables crew members on any
vessel to setup an account with ShipCom which will allow them to
access Internet email via the ship's SITOR TELEX system without
any charges being incurred by the vessel. Vessels equipped with
Pactor and Pactor II modes of transmission enjoy faster throughput
and the full ascii character set. The ShipCom email system also
offers weather, news and sports information.
ShipCom does an hourly FEC broadcast on each of the simplex channels
listed under frequencies. This broadcast may be used for tuning
purposes and to determine which ShipCom frequency provides the best
signal. To access the ShipCom email system, simply tune your radio
to the appropriate frequency as found under frequencies on this
web site. For SITOR/AMTOR modes place an ARQ call to 1090 (XVSV).
For Pactor modes, Pactor call WLO-1. Vessels must be registered
with ShipCom in order to send and receive email and weather information.
Operators are available 24 hours daily for assistance if required.
Type OPR to access the ShipCom operator.
Fax
Vessels using ShipCom's SITOR or Pactor systems may send text messages
to any fax machine world wide. Messages are composed on the ship's
SITOR terminal and are sent to any fax machine using the send fax
command. While it is possible to send a fax message from Shore to
Ship on suitably equipped vessels, ShipCom does not recommend this
practice as delivery is usually difficult and the sender is charged
for failed delivery attempts.
Satellite
ShipCom can send messages to any satellite terminal in the world.
Messages may be billed to Visa, Master Card, Discover, American
Express or to your home or business telephone. Messages to satellite
terminals should be addressed to wloradio@wloradio.com
and must include the Vessel name, radio callsign, MMSI and the satellite
number if known.
Telegrams
ShipCom can send radio - telegrams to most any ship in the world.
Telegrams may be billed to Visa, Master Card, Discover, American
Express or to your home or business telephone. The charge for sending
a radio-telegram to a ship is $25.00 for the first 50 words.
VHF
ShipCom provides VHF radiotelephone service to a typical distance
of 50 miles off shore from the above locations. To access the ShipCom
operator select the appropriate channel and hold your transmit key
for 5 seconds. The charge for VHF radiotelephone service is .99/minute
with a 3 minute minimum. Calls may be placed collect to anywhere
in the United States.
Telex
Vessels equipped with SITOR can send directly connected Telex messages
to any telex terminal in the world. Vessels can also send store
and forward Telex messages. Store and forward Telex messages are
less expensive and usually arrive within minutes of transmission.
Telex messages may be sent from shore to ship by sending the telex
to 6827072 or 505444. The message should include the Ship Name and
Radio Callsign and MMSI number. Telex messages may also be sent
by emailing to wloradio@wloradio.com.
The email containing the Telex message should also contain the Ship
Name, Radio Callsign and MMSI number. ShipCom will deliver Telex
messages via radio or satellite to the vessel. Parties sending Telex
messages sent with PC (paid confirmation) will receive notification
of successful delivery of the message to the Ship.
Weather
ShipCom transmits hourly weather and traffic list on selected ITU
HF SSB voice channels. For a schedule of the weather products and
broadcast times see the frequencies page. Virtually any weather
product is available via ShipCom's HF SITOR / Pactor system on demand.
All ShipCom weather products are automatically updated from the
National Weather Service. Vessels sending AMVER and OBS messages
are entitled to receive free weather products via SITOR or Pactor.
For more information on the AMVER/OBS programs ask your ShipCom
operator
ShipCom transmits hourly weather and traffic list on selected ITU
HF SSB voice channels. For a schedule of the weather products and
broadcast times see the frequencies page. Virtually any weather
product is available via ShipCom's HF SITOR / Pactor system on demand.
All ShipCom weather products are automatically updated from the
National Weather Service. Vessels sending AMVER and OBS messages
are entitled to receive free weather products via SITOR or Pactor.
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ShipCom
LLC
7700
Rinla Avenue
Mobile, AL 36619
Telephone: (251) 666-5110
Toll Free: (800) 633-1312
Fax: (251) 666-8339
Email: info@shipcom.com
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Telegrams
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