Re: [Elecraft] Cruise lines

[riese-k3djc]

thank you k3djc


On Thu, 17 Oct 2019 06:54:17 -0700 "Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft"
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> Folks, this thread was closed yesterday and is drifting further OT. 
> Please end discussion or take it off list ifn the interest of 
> improving list SNR.
> 
> 73,
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> > On Oct 17, 2019, at 4:35 AM, jeff griffin  wrote:
> > 
> > ?What I find interesting is their using the government supplied 
> scanning
> > equipment for free to remove any personnel alcohol, and increase 
> their
> > profit margin.75$ for a 7$ bottle of wine?! Along with the sub 
> standard
> > entertainment on board, bad food, etc. I avoid cruises like the 
> plague.
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Re: [Elecraft] Cruise lines

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Folks, this thread was closed yesterday and is drifting further OT. Please end 
discussion or take it off list ifn the interest of improving list SNR.

73,

Eric
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> On Oct 17, 2019, at 4:35 AM, jeff griffin  wrote:
> 
> What I find interesting is their using the government supplied scanning
> equipment for free to remove any personnel alcohol, and increase their
> profit margin.75$ for a 7$ bottle of wine?! Along with the sub standard
> entertainment on board, bad food, etc. I avoid cruises like the plague.
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Re: [Elecraft] Cruise lines

[jeff griffin]

What I find interesting is their using the government supplied scanning
equipment for free to remove any personnel alcohol, and increase their
profit margin.75$ for a 7$ bottle of wine?! Along with the sub standard
entertainment on board, bad food, etc. I avoid cruises like the plague.

73 Jeff kb2m  

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Yes, RC prohibits amateur radio gear, but will happily sell you personal
walkie talkies at the gift shop to talk to your far-flung mates on board ...
perhaps the same thought as prohibiting bringing your own liquor on board.

Paul NS2N

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Re: [Elecraft] Cruise Lines

[David Wilcox via Elecraft]

You might want to consider this when you plan your next cruise.  There are some 
cruise lines that permit ham radio when approved ahead of time.  I have read 
many blog posts about the fun that can be had.

Each cruise line has their own private island and a few years ago while lying 
in a hammock on one of them I had a Sony radio and was listening around the ham 
bands.  I was so surprised with the activity on most of the ham bands and so 
wished I had a xmtr with me.  I would say a KX 2 and the new Elecraft AX 1 
antenna might be a blast even now and I doubt there would be any problem from 
anyone.  They are all having fun or watching their kids on the beach.

David J. Wilcox K8WPE’s iPad

> On Oct 16, 2019, at 10:33 PM, Wes  wrote:
> 
> I no longer remember his call but I worked an XE who was an officer on 
> Harmony of the Seas.  He had a shack on board.  That thing is about the size 
> of Rhode Island.
> 
> Wes  N7WS
> 
>> On 10/16/2019 5:13 PM, Joseph Shuman via Elecraft wrote:
>> Lots of great info, thanks.  I looked at the boarding documents and the same 
>> language is on the “restricted items” list in bold print.  Don’t want to 
>> mention the cruise line, but Mickey has pooped on my plans.
>> 
>> It’s a small world after all...
>> 
>> Keeping Watch-
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Re: [Elecraft] Cruise Lines

[Wes]

I no longer remember his call but I worked an XE who was an officer on Harmony 
of the Seas.  He had a shack on board.  That thing is about the size of Rhode 
Island.


Wes  N7WS

On 10/16/2019 5:13 PM, Joseph Shuman via Elecraft wrote:

Lots of great info, thanks.  I looked at the boarding documents and the same 
language is on the “restricted items” list in bold print.  Don’t want to 
mention the cruise line, but Mickey has pooped on my plans.

It’s a small world after all...

Keeping Watch-
shu

Joe Shuman
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Re: [Elecraft] Cruise Lines

[Rick Tavan]

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 <
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> 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
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Re: [Elecraft] Cruise Lines

[Fred Jensen]

Don't know if this info will help but ... in 2005, we booked a cruise on 
Princess from Ft. Lauderdale thru the Canal to Los Angeles.  It was 16 
days which was about 5 days too many, I really began to get tired of the 
Big White Boat.  The Canal transit was fantastic though.  I wrote to 
Princess asking to take my KX1, and included photos and specifications 
of the radio, LiFePO4 battery [with DOT certification], and antenna as 
any good engineer would do.  The answer was swift ... "Absolutely not, 
you might interfere with the [---] which included navigation, 
communications, lifeboat radios, microwave ovens, pool pumps, and 
blenders in the bars, and it might start a fire among other such things 
as we may think of."


On the premise that while HQ may think they're in charge the Captain 
actually runs the ship, I took my wireless apparatus anyway.  After 
settling in, and noting the small size of our "balcony" which more 
resembled a "shelf" and wondering how I was going to turn this into a 
radio shack, I took my stuff to the purser's desk where I showed a very 
young 8th or 9th officer my license, explained my radio, and answered 
his questions.  He was particularly interested in the KXPD1 touch 
paddle.  He told me I had the Captain's permission to use my radio while 
at sea, but not in public spaces and I was not to remove any paint.  He 
willingly wrote this into my ARRL mini-logbook into which I also logged 
a dozen Q's while in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, all SA.


Our cabin was on the port side [left as you face the pointy part of the 
boat] which put a few thousand tons of steel between me and North 
America for essentially the entire trip.  I did hear one NA signal, very 
weak, W9RE working some contest.  In the end, trying to get something to 
radiate from our "shelf" turned out to be quite a bit of trial and 
error, and the thrill of operating afloat waned.  I have a base-loaded 
knock-off of an M1 whip, however the resonator looks an awful lot like a 
pipe bomb on the airport X-Ray and I chose a random wire instead since 
I'm already toast at TSA with braces on my legs and some scrap metal in 
my shoulder.


Our kids gave us an Alaskan cruise for our 40th anniversary.  It was 
Holland America, I did the letter thing and they said "As long as you 
have the proper license, you're welcome to bring your wireless device."  
I ultimately left it home and just enjoyed the cruise.  YMMV


73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 10/16/2019 7:48 AM, Joseph Shuman via Elecraft 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



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Re: [Elecraft] Cruise Lines

[N4ZR]

Good thing you didn't pick it up and talk into it  ;^)

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On 10/16/2019 12:26 PM, Kevin Cozens wrote:

On 2019-10-16 10:48 a.m., Joseph Shuman via Elecraft wrote:

???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.???


That sounds like they don't know much about the difference between 
receiving only radios and ones that can also transmit. For a shortwave 
radio to cause a problem for the onboard nav equipment there would 
have to be something very wrong with either the shortwave radio or the 
navigation equipment.


Perhaps it is partly post-911 paranoia. The first time I went on a 
cruise (several decades ago now), I took my Sony ICF 2010 shortwave 
radio on its first vacation. In fact, I bought the radio not long 
before I was to go on the cruise for that very purpose. It never 
occurred to me to ask if it was ok to use onboard. I used it out in 
the open with the whip extended and no one ever said anything about it.



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Re: [Elecraft] Cruise Lines

[Rich]

I just went on Royal Caribbean and right in the list of prohibited 
articles such as guns, knives, explosives etc.   They list Ham Radio 
equipment as prohibited.


Rich

K3RWN

On 10/16/2019 10:48 AM, Joseph Shuman via Elecraft 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
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Re: [Elecraft] Cruise Lines

[Kevin Cozens]

On 2019-10-16 10:48 a.m., Joseph Shuman via Elecraft wrote:

???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.???


That sounds like they don't know much about the difference between receiving 
only radios and ones that can also transmit. For a shortwave radio to cause 
a problem for the onboard nav equipment there would have to be something 
very wrong with either the shortwave radio or the navigation equipment.


Perhaps it is partly post-911 paranoia. The first time I went on a cruise 
(several decades ago now), I took my Sony ICF 2010 shortwave radio on its 
first vacation. In fact, I bought the radio not long before I was to go on 
the cruise for that very purpose. It never occurred to me to ask if it was 
ok to use onboard. I used it out in the open with the whip extended and no 
one ever said anything about it.


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Re: [Elecraft] Cruise Lines

[Daniel Solano Gómez]

Hello, Joe,

Yeah, operating on a cruise line is tricky.  I talked to someone a couple of 
weeks ago that organises cruises with amateur operation, and he made it clear 
it is not straightforward.  I think the ARRL has a decent page on operting on 
international waters at 
.

In particular, they talk about:

* You need to have permission from the cruise line to bring your radio on 
board, regardless of whether you operate on board

* Permission from the ship’s captain to operate on board

* Need to have reciprocal priveleges to operate in whatever territorial waters 
you happen to be in

* If the ship is in international waters, you are subject to the jurisdiction 
of the country to which the ship is registered.  So, if it is a U.S.-registered 
ship (not likely), you follow part 97 rules as usual.  Otherwise, you will need 
priveleges to operate in the country to which the ship is registered.


So, it’s not simple.  Say you had permission from the cruise line and captain 
to operate on a cruise ship registered in Panama.  While in U.S. territorial 
waters, U.S. rules apply.  When you enter international waters, Panama rules 
apply.  When you enter the territorial waters of a stop, e.g. Mexico, Jamaica, 
those rules apply.

Best wishes!

73,

Daniel, AG5UT

On mié oct 16 10:48 2019, Joseph Shuman via Elecraft 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
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Re: [Elecraft] Cruise Lines

[Jose P Douglas]

Seems to me you can bring your radio on board, just not operate! What if 
you want to operate on one of the stops???


I personally wouldn't have contacted the cruise line, I'd  bring the 
radio on board and talk to the captain, explaining you are doing HF and 
not interfering whatsoever. You never know, maybe he's a ham.


I'm going to Ecuador in a couple of weeks, one of my HF radios is coming 
with me...


73 de Jose Douglas KB1TCD


On 10/16/2019 10:48 AM, Joseph Shuman via Elecraft 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
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Re: [Elecraft] Cruise Lines

[John Oppenheimer]

Hi Joe,

Some cruise lines do allow ham radio. A presentation:
https://wparc.us/presentations/Cruise-Ham-Radio-Presentation-1.pdf

KX3 on Carnival:  https://www.kn5l.net/hp0/

John KN5L
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Re: [Elecraft] Cruise Lines

[David Bunte]

Joe -

A few years ago tethered was a QCWA group that cruised in the Caribbean on
a Holland America ship. They had two stations set up with permission of the
Cruise Line. It turns out that the fellow who played in the Piano Bar each
evening was also a Ham and operated as well. I worked them from home on 40
CW. Then another friend went on an Alaska Cruise, also with Holland America
and secured permission to bring his QRP rig and a whip antenna that he
clamped to a deck railing to get on the air.

I realize that the most recent of these was about 7 or 8 years ago but my
guess is that you got the “standard” response, and would encourage you to
keep trying.

73 de Dave  -  K9FN

On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 10:49 AM Joseph Shuman via Elecraft <
elecraft@mailman.qth.net> 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
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Re: [Elecraft] Cruise Lines

[jeff griffin]

Try a different cruise line. Last year AMSAT had their annual meeting on a 
cruise ship. Radio operation was allowed on HF VHF and UHF without any issues 
from the ships officers. 

73 Jeff kb2m

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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
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