Re: [Elecraft] KX1 strikes again - Cruise Ship Bootleg Operations (OT)

2011-04-22 Thread Fred Jensen
On 4/21/2011 3:33 PM, Mike Morrow wrote: > Chip wrote: > >> While a ship's master may choose to prohibit your use of a QRP rig >> on board, > > He *definitely* has that authority. In fact, what is very questionable > is his authority to *allow* ham operation. It doesn't matter that QRP > is to be

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 strikes again - Cruise Ship Bootleg Operations (OT) [Thread closed]

2011-04-22 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks, this thread was closed yesterday at 1604 PDT. 73, Eric WA6HHQ List Moderator === On 4/22/2011 12:55 AM, James Maynard wrote: > U.S. hams on their own US-flagged boats are governed by FCC rule 97.11, > which effectively forbids using the boat's marine HF radio also as the > boat's only ama

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 strikes again - Cruise Ship Bootleg Operations (OT)

2011-04-22 Thread James Maynard
On 2011-04-21 01:53 PM, Chip Stratton wrote: > Actual use of marine SSB frequencies by large commercial vessels seems to be > exceedingly rare in this day of global satellite phone coverage, though > there is still a requirement to carry MF/HF equipment depending on the > operational distance from

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 strikes again - Cruise Ship Bootleg Operations (OT)

2011-04-22 Thread James Maynard
U.S. hams on their own US-flagged boats are governed by FCC rule 97.11, which effectively forbids using the boat's marine HF radio also as the boat's only amateur radio. If the vessel is "voluntarily equipped" with a marine radio (as private yachts of any reasonable size would be), you are per

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 strikes again - Cruise Ship Bootleg Operations (OT)

2011-04-21 Thread Phil Hystad
y, but this is worked for me. If > it was legal or not is anyone's guess, all I know is that on > board any of the ships my company owns or charters, the > Ships' Master word is God. > > -lu-W4LT (9V1/W4LT last year)- > > === > > Messa

[Elecraft] KX1 strikes again - Cruise Ship Bootleg Operations (OT)

2011-04-21 Thread Lu Romero
this is worked for me. If it was legal or not is anyone's guess, all I know is that on board any of the ships my company owns or charters, the Ships' Master word is God. -lu-W4LT (9V1/W4LT last year)- === Message: 36 Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:33:31 -0400 (E

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 strikes again - Cruise Ship Bootleg Operations (OT)

2011-04-21 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks - This is drifting pretty far OT. Let's move it off list for now. 73, Eric List Moderator. On 4/21/2011 3:33 PM, Mike Morrow wrote: > Chip wrote: > >> While a ship's master may choose to prohibit your use of a QRP rig >> on board, > He *definitely* has that authority. In fact, what is

[Elecraft] KX1 strikes again - Cruise Ship Bootleg Operations (OT)

2011-04-21 Thread Mike Morrow
Chip wrote: > While a ship's master may choose to prohibit your use of a QRP rig > on board, He *definitely* has that authority. In fact, what is very questionable is his authority to *allow* ham operation. It doesn't matter that QRP is to be used. > the likelihood of it actually interfering w

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 strikes again - Cruise Ship Bootleg Operations (OT)

2011-04-21 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
he FCC recognizes what it is. 73, Ron AC7AC -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Fred Townsend Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 1:51 PM To: 'Mike Morrow'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecra

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 strikes again - Cruise Ship Bootleg Operations (OT)

2011-04-21 Thread Chip Stratton
Actual use of marine SSB frequencies by large commercial vessels seems to be exceedingly rare in this day of global satellite phone coverage, though there is still a requirement to carry MF/HF equipment depending on the operational distance from shore. While a ship's master may choose to prohibit y

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 strikes again - Cruise Ship Bootleg Operations (OT)

2011-04-21 Thread Fred Townsend
Please see comments below: -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Morrow Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 1:22 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX1 strikes again - Cruise Ship Bootleg

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 strikes again - Cruise Ship Bootleg Operations (OT)

2011-04-21 Thread Mike Morrow
Ron wrote: > ...ships use SSB on the HF bands for long distance communications > - both voice and data - on frequencies right in between the bands > were us Hams "play" on HF. > The Safety of Life at Sea protocols never depend solely on satellite > communications. Many hams, even the the days

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 strikes again

2011-04-21 Thread K8QI
Ron, Very interesting info.Thanks for sharing... 73 Barry K8QI -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX1-strikes-again-tp6292569p6294988.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 strikes again

2011-04-21 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
th.net] On Behalf Of Fred Townsend Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 10:22 PM To: 'KW4H'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX1 strikes again I had heard that it was possible to get access to the radio room on certain cruise lines. I asked one (unnamed) line what the procedur

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 strikes again

2011-04-20 Thread Fred Townsend
craft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX1 strikes again That's great, Monty! My wife and I are Holland America fans, we just took a cruise this spring on the Nieuw Amsterdam and loved it. What did you do to get permission to operate onboard? I may have to try that sometime. 73, Steve, KW

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 strikes again

2011-04-20 Thread KW4H
That's great, Monty! My wife and I are Holland America fans, we just took a cruise this spring on the Nieuw Amsterdam and loved it. What did you do to get permission to operate onboard? I may have to try that sometime. 73, Steve, KW4H On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 6:52 PM, Monty Shultes wrote: > A

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 strikes again

2011-04-20 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
The MS Veendam is big iron box, Hi! What did you use for an antenna Monty? Ron AC7AC -Original Message- Another year, another cruise, aboard the MS Veendam, to celebrate my wife Paula's and my 50th wedding anniversary. I used my KX1 to contact EU3AR in Belarus, while off the coast of Br

[Elecraft] KX1 strikes again

2011-04-20 Thread Monty Shultes
Another year, another cruise, aboard the MS Veendam, to celebrate my wife Paula's and my 50th wedding anniversary. I used my KX1 to contact EU3AR in Belarus, while off the coast of Brazil, and AA3B in Pennsylvania while off the coast of Venezuela. Rainy days shortened my operating on the many s