Try a different cruise line. Last year AMSAT had their annual meeting on a cruise ship. Radio operation was allowed on HF VHF and UHF without any issues from the ships officers.
73 Jeff kb2m -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joseph Shuman via Elecraft Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 10:48 AM To: Elecraft Mail Server Subject: [Elecraft] Cruise Lines Going on a cruise in a few months, so I emailed the cruise line about operating at sea with a KX2. Here is the reply: “Ham Radios, Shortwave Radios or Satellite Radios (portable or standalone) may not be brought on board as they pose a risk of interfering with onboard navigational equipment.” OK! The line has a right to say no. But... I have operated my KX2 QRP 40m portable with a GPS and Laptop in the transmission RF envelope with no interference problems. I know maritime uses mostly 156-162 MHz for ship to ship or ship to shore, some specific HF frequencies (outside of our bands) are allocated for emergency communications and satellite navigation is typically 1150-1610 MHz. Most ships now have WiFi and rely on phone apps for on-board communication, so there are a few thousand phones on board operating in the GHz range that are no problem. Also, as a USN Sub Service vet I learned a few things about at-sea comms 40-some years ago, and considering the improvements in our technology... Sorry if I seem to be ranting, but opportunities to operate at sea (for a OM in Ohio) are rare and this cruise line’s position seems to me to be the easy answer: ban all Hams outright. Keeping Watch- shu KE8KJZ Joe Shuman ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
