Communications Station Honolulu
Missions
Along with providing support to other Coast Guard units, the COMMSTA provides communication services to the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the public marine community.
The following is a list of GMDSS public broadcasts and respective links to outside resources:
GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress Safety System)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMDSS
MF NAVTEX (Medium Frequency Navigational Information Teleprinter Exchange)
http://www.weather.gov/om/marine/navtex.htm
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/MARCOMMS/GMDSS/navtex.htm
HF SITOR (High Frequency Simplex Teletype Over Radio)
http://www.weather.gov/om/marine/hfsitor.htm
http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mthfsitor.html
HF DSC (High Frequency Digital Selective Calling)
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/marcomms/gmdss/dsc.htm
HF SNBM (High Frequency Safety Broadcast Notice to Mariners)
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/home.htm
NOAA SARSAT (including 406 MHz EPIRB)
http://www.sarsat.noaa.gov