William L. Bowen4393 Burnham Woods Dr.Franklin, OH 45005Voice & Fax: 513-425-9388Email: SVToybox@aol.comNT32--287 (2007) Moot Point  In a message dated 1/31/2023 12:46:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, sentoa-request@lists.sentoa.org writes:  Do any NT owners here have a HF/SSB rig on their boat? If so...   - Did you add it or was it there when you bought the boat?     We added the SSB when we bought our boat approximately 12 years ago       - What role does it serve on your boat... Fun (e.g. amateur use)?      Operational? In case of emergency? Or never use it (i.e. came with the      boat)?     We use it less now than 12 years ago when we first installed it because cell phone service has greatly expanded since then, however, cell phone service is still grossly inadequate for any type of communication or emergency beyond 10 or 15 miles from a populated land mass.  SSB is still very useful for sending free email if you have an attached Pactor modem as well as receiving GIBB weather maps, emergency communication, joining localized Ham nets and pleasure DX contacts.      We use our NT for cruising everything from inland lakes and rivers, Gulf of Mexico, Chesapeake Bay and the Bahamas and if you like to stay in contact with family members sending and receiving daily emails in areas such as the Dry Tortugas this can only be accomplished with an SSB or if you can afford the monthly rates of satellite internet connections via Starlink or SAT phone. Once the SS is set up its use is absolutely free if you have a HAM license and use Winlink.        - If operational or emergency, how does it serve you beyond what your      VHF or cell do?     See above.     The question you didn't ask, Would we install an SSB again if we were starting over?     Yes, if for no other reason than, to fix the cost of communications in a very volatile, escalating market.