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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