On 4/21/2011 3:33 PM, Mike Morrow wrote: > Chip wrote: > >> While a ship's master may choose to prohibit your use of a QRP rig >> on board, > > He *definitely* has that authority. In fact, what is very questionable > is his authority to *allow* ham operation. It doesn't matter that QRP > is to be used.
I did this once on Princess Lines. My experience is logged at www.foothill.net/~andreaj/Ham.43.htm Mike is right on just about all counts. Since I "had the 'Master's Approval', with conditions," I signed K6DGW/MM. So far as I know, my KX1 did not interfere with the ship's navigation ... they found the mouth of the canal and all the ports ... there was no fire ... and I followed the rules I was given. Not sure now about what would have happened if something had gone wrong. Given my experience, which was great but maybe only a little fun in the ham sense, unless you can be sure of hanging a clear antenna with the boat on the side of the antenna you don't care about [despite all the wood moulding and decks, the boat is made of steel], I'd concentrate on enjoying the ports, ship, food, and whatever else you paid for. That I made any Q's at all is a testament to the KX1, rest assured it wasn't my skill or perseverance. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011 - www.cqp.org ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
