Funny that this should come up. My daughter Lina is part of the crew on the SSV Corwith Cramer, sailing (135ft, 2-master) that left Woods Hole, MA on October 13, sailing due south to Bequia (the Grenadines) and finishing up in St. Croix.
This is a scientific (i.e., research) vessel --Lina's and environmental sciences student). While ship has lots of electronics, I haven't been able to find any specifics other than that they have Inmarsat phone and data, and an Argos satellite transmitter (beacon) on a buoy. We'll be meeting her in St.Crox in 3 weeks. I'll I'll look around and find out what they have. The latest position I have for them is Thursday 31 October 2013 Position: 20° 33.4’ N x 058° 45.4’ W Heading: 174° True Speed: 5.5 knots, motor sailing under the two staysy ls Weather: Wind ESE Force 4, cumulous and cirrus cloud cover, air temperature 29.5°C Yesterday: Wednesday 30 October 2013 Position: 22° 30.5’ W x 58° 39.2 ‘W Heading: 174° True Speed: 3 knots, sailing under all fore and aft sail Weather: Wind SE Force 3, Swell 6 feet 73, Eric W3DQ Washington, DC ------------------------- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 22:45:14 -0400 From: "Tim Duffy" <k...@k3lr.com> To: <topband@contesting.com> Subject: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW I know this is the TopBand reflector - but there has been a carrier on 3501.4 for the past few days - that needs some DF work. It peaks at 150 degrees from K3LR so South South East. It is S9 this evening Any ideas on what it is and where it is coming from? 73, Tim K3LR ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 23:37:57 -0400 From: "Tim Duffy" <k...@k3lr.com> To: <topband@contesting.com> Subject: Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW There appears to be a second carrier coming from the same direction on 3503.1. It is not as strong as the one on 3501.4. So whatever is going on - two steady carriers are on the low end of 80 CW. 73, Tim K3LR _________________ Topband Reflector