[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I cannot talk from practical experience here... > > It bears pointing out that a HAM license is for the PERSON, and as Lee > says, a Marine Station or Ship's license is for the VESSEL. (There is > no such requirement for a land based station) I must admit I do not > concur with the "separate Operator's License" - I thought that's what > the HAM license is. My take it has always been, at least from a > Canadian perspective, the HAM license is akin to the drivers license, > ie. I can drive any motor vehicle, but the Ships license is akin to > the Vehicle registration papers to operate THAT vehicle on a road. > > A HAM license, even in the USA, subject to correction, allows > transmission on ALL frequencies, including HAM only. However, the > reverse is NOT true. Look at the difference in pricing for "marine HAM > only" radios and the full spectrum radios. Also keep in mind the > differences between the 2 competing "HAM e-mail" systems, and the > rules around each one, which all relates back to which frequencies > etc. a full HAM can work on and those a "marine HAM" can. Also the > legal requirements re the nature of for-profit & pleasure only > transmissions. > > Reciprocal license as often simply embodied in a any given country's > laws, with no additional paper work required - see USA/CANADA/UK, and > most other western European countries. The Bahamas, more than likely, > even if a reciprocal agreement was in place, is forcing foreign > visitors to obtain the additional paper to allow as a revenue > generator, rightly or wrongly, depending on which side of the fence > you're standing. > > Johan That is not completely accurate. Here's the scoop.
If you want to operate a marine vhf radio within the states, no license is required. If you want to operate a marine ssb radio within the states, a station license is required. If you wish to operate a marine radio (vhf or hf (ssb)) outside of the US you need both a station license and an operators permit (1). If you wish to operate a ham radio in the states or international waters you need an appropriate ham license for the frequency range you wish to operate. If you wish to operate a ham radio in other countries, you may be required to obtain a reciprocal license from the government of that country. A ham license does not in any way allow you to operate a radio of any kind outside of the amateur bands. There is no relationship between ham licenses and any other kind of license. These are the rules for the USA mariners and hams. (1) There are a couple of valid operators permits, the General operator's license and the restricted radio permit. The former requires that you take a test to demonstrate some electronics knowledge and entitles you to work on various FCC licensed equipment. The latter is a license you just need to fill out paper work and send money to obtain. Either one permits you to operate marine radios (and aircraft radios) anywhere in the world (I think. At least it permits you to operate in international waters and most of the common cruising waters). Again, this is how the rules of the FCC work. They are largely based on international conventions. Jim. de K4GVO, licensed since 1958. _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
