>>"The only HF carried on our airplanes was Automatic Direction Finding ...
HF is used for long over water flights when you are out of range of any VHF stations. >>"the Captain of an aircraft (or ship) could authorize use of other radio gear >>onboard for other purposes. Yes, but once again that is using the equipment as it was certified. Amateur equipment on amateur frequencies. It is probably time to let this topic die off. If we continue I expect we'll be hearing from Eric. :) Mark AD5SS On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 8:15 AM, Bob Baxter <[email protected]> wrote: > Boy, this is all news to me. As a career airline mechanic, since retired, > I'm unaware of any HF radio equipment on board that is capable of operating > on the ham bands. The only HF carried on our airplanes was Automatic > Direction Finding and that was receive only and emergency only. Some > Canadian airliners carried HF due to the distance between stations. But what > do I know, I've been retired 25 years. > > > Yes, the OFFICIAL use of radio equipment on board an aircraft for purposes of > operating that aircraft requires type acceptance, but last I looked, the > Captain of an aircraft (or ship) could authorize use of other radio gear > onboard for other purposes. It's a judgement call, and requires that the > captain be technically competent and able to assess that the passenger is > also. > ______________________________________________________________ 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
