Maritime Radio
Vodafone Cook Islands maintains a 24/7 Maritime Service for local fishing boats and trading ships on HF and VHF.
Suwarrow is yet to be integrated onto Telecoms Domestic Satellite Network. Vodafone Cook Islands currently maintains High-Frequency Simplex Radio communications to this island.
Vodafone Cook Islands is also a licensed issuer for Radio Certificates and VHF radio operator licenses.
The process to become a Cook Islands Radio operator requires that you obtain your Restricted Radio Transmission Operators Certificate (RRTOC). You can achieve this by passing the RRTOC exam with a 70% pass mark.
Cook Islands HF Radio Network
Details:
Vodafone Cook Islands maintains a 24/7 Maritime Service for local fishing boats and trading ships on HF and VHF. Suwarrow is yet to be integrated onto Telecoms Domestic Satellite Network. Vodafone Cook Islands currently maintains High-Frequency Simplex Radio communications to this island.
Target Market:
HF Radiotelephone who would like to call Suwarrow. Calls have to be booked by ringing 020, the operator will notify the caller when the call can be made. HF Radiotelephone is also used as a backup service during satellite network outages.
Cook Islands VHF Radio Network
Details:
A VHF repeater station is located on Tekou which is a mountain peak in Rarotonga. This station provides full-island coverage for the VHF land mobile service and the VHF Maritime Service.
Target Market:
This is suitable for any business that has a number of vehicles that must communicate with each other or with their base station continuously, eg. utility company's, taxis, bus operators, survey vehicles, electricians, plumbers, contractors and wholesalers.
