Thanks Walt. I *guess* that is okay. Gilligan, the Skipper and the Professor had a HF radio on the "Minnow" and look what that did for them!
73, Dave in Indy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:16:42 +0000 From: Walter Salmaniw <[email protected]> To: [email protected], Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <[email protected]> Subject: [IRCA] Radio aboard cruise ships Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Thought that I?d mention the radio situation on-board our ship, the Amsterdam. Last night, I noted the door to the radio room (with a ?restricted, no entry? sign on the door) slightly ajar, so I stuck my head in and said hello. The radio officer, is not really a radio officer at all, but an IT specialist. This explains his puzzled look when I asked whether or not they still had HF radio on board. The answer is NO! Not even as a back-up. Everything?s satellite (and he showed me the rack of satellite equipment). Otherwise, there?s VHF on the bridge, but nothing else?and this is on a vessel specifically designed and launched in 2000 for deep sea voyages (including around the world cruises). Sad, indeed! ??.Walt (one day out of Honolulu). ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected] End of IRCA Digest, Vol 67, Issue 121 ************************************* _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
