Yes, cruise lines and their captains are all over the map on ham radio. FWIW, I sailed from FO to VP6 in June/July this year with a letter of authorization to operate in FO. On the M.S. Paul Gaugin, I requested and received permission to operate on board. I first asked our cabin steward who sent a junior officer from Engineering to talk to me. I explained that I wanted to string an antenna across the pool deck, out of reach of people and only while in use. He understood, took the request to a higher authority, and relayed verbal permission back through the cabin steward. No idea how high up the chain it went. I only operated on board for about an hour while anchored off Pitcairn. It was fun but I was very weak. Did better on land from FO.
Ponant Cruise Line recently bought the Gaugin. Dunno what that will do. I've sailed with Ponant but never took radio gear. /Rick N6XI On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 7:49 AM Joseph Shuman via Elecraft < [email protected]> wrote: > 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] -- -- Rick Tavan Truckee and Saratoga, CA ______________________________________________________________ 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]
