SSB

or short for single sideband radio. as opposed to the regular VHF radios the SSB is an HF radio and therefore we can communicate at greater distances and also have e-mail and weather on board. we got the radio as a gift several months ago... that was great but we were far from being set. turns out having the radio on board is not that easy. we had to purchase all the other components such as tuner and antenna among other stuff, plus we had to install it, get the licenses to be able to operate it and of course learn how to operate this sophisticated piece of equipment. as always esteban installed it with the help of dr. john and all the manuals and i got the licenses for which I had to take the ham test.... lets just say everything was an experience. it was learning a totally new language. but we have it! installed in a new beautiful shelve which is also home to our on board phone and several other gauges, and thanks to the licenses, cruise email and dr. john, jeff who should be now in bermuda; I think; sailing wild iris on his way to the azores, and quite a bit of reading, we already send e-mails from the boat and have the weather forecasts. so a happy ending to a project that we thought was never going to end.