At 01:18 PM 12/10/2009, you wrote: >Hey All, Its to bad that our ships no longer carry "real" radio! I also worry >for the safty of the pass. and crew if something happends that the sat. radio >can`t deal with. I wonder what the training of the radio officer is now?(just >a button pusher or someone that could really communicate in an emergancy?) Too >bad that we are letting tech. take the place of common sense in this >case.(remeber the ship with the call of msg in 1912?) Good dx to all, Robbie >in Wyoming > Well, I can answer that for Holland America's Amsterdam....the "radio officer" is actually the IT guy. Didn't know anything about radio! .....Walt
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