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Today's Topics:
1. AO-51 Schedule revised, updates--no S-band yet! (Mark L. Hammond)
2. help with amp design (Nick Pugh K5QXJ)
3. Canary Islands ARISS Contact (JoAnne Maenpaa)
4. Glory and ELaNa sat launch tentative date Mar 4
(charlie Cantrill)
5. RADAR QRM on FO-29 video on YouTube (Andrew Glasbrenner)
6. SO-67 1 mar 0419 UT pass (saguaroastro@xxx.xxxx
7. Re: RADAR QRM on FO-29 video on YouTube (Jim Jerzycke)
8. CAT control using the FT-736R (n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
9. Re: Ham Radios on Cruises (Bryan Green)
10. Re: Ham Radios on Cruises (Clint Bradford)
11. Re: RADAR QRM on FO-29 video on YouTube (Andrew Rich)
12. Radar interference (Nick Pugh K5QXJ)
13. ND9M/MM Op Sked: 1 March (Clary, James T, Civilian)
14. Re: ND9M/MM Op Sked: 1 March (saguaroastro@xxx.xxxx
15. Re: SO-67 1 mar 0419 UT pass (David Palmer)
16. Re: Radar interference (Bob Bruninga)
17. Re: Ham Radios on Cruises (Bob Bruninga)
18. Re: Ham Radios on Cruises (Clint Bradford)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:17:09 -0500
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 Schedule revised, updates--no S-band yet!
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <DaHB1g00T56cfur05aHBkB@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hi All,
Helpful reports from users (about the transmitters turning OFF) and
telemetry confirm that AO-51 is still seeing a few minutes of "darkness"
every orbit. There isn't sufficient sun to allow us to turn the S-mode
transmitter on yet. Drats.
The current mode will continue until either
1) we have clear telemetry and we can run a day of S-band -OR-
2) we make the mode change to normal (V/U voice repeater and L/U Pacsat BBS)
on March 4.
73,
Mark N8MH
_______________________
AO-51 Revised schedule:
Feb 28
Dual Voice Repeaters :
Mode V/U FM Voice Repeater (no PL tone needed)
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
Downlink 435.300 MHz FM
Mode L/U FM Voice Repeater (no PL tone needed)
Uplink: 1268.703 MHz FM
Downlink 435.150 MHz FM
Mode change-To Be Determined!
Mode V/S Voice Repeater (no PL tone needed)
Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM
Downlink 2401.200 MHz FM
March 4 (~0945 UTC)
Mode V/U FM Voice Repeater (no PL tone needed)
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
Downlink 435.300 MHz FM
Mode L/U PacSat BBS
Uplink: 1268.703 MHz FSK 9k6 baud
Downlink 435.150 MHz FSK 9k6 baud
March 6 (~2115 UTC)
Mode L/SU FM Voice Repeater (no PL tone needed)
Uplink: 1268.703 MHz FM
Downlink1 2401.200 MHz FM
Downlink2 435.300 MHz FM (low power)
March 11 (~1000 UTC) [Eclipses return around March 12/13]
Mode V/U FM Voice Repeater (no PL tone needed)
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
Downlink 435.300 MHz FM
Mode L/U PacSat BBS
Uplink: 1268.703 MHz 9k6 baud
Downlink 435.150 MHz 9k6 baud
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:25:02 -0600
From: "Nick Pugh K5QXJ" <quadpugh@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] help with amp design
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <010201cbd796$58aa4090$09fec1b0$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hi All
The CAPE team is design a 3.8 volt 2 watt amp and could use some help. If
you can help please contact me.
Thanks
nick
Office 337 593 8700
Cell 337 258 2527
Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:25:24 -0600
From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Canary Islands ARISS Contact
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <003b01cbd796$665f50e0$331df2a0$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hello Everyone,
This message arrived in the AMSAT News Service mailbox. I'm sending it out
today because waiting for the weekend news cycle will make it late.
-----
Dear AMSAT friends,
Next Thursday 3rd of March at 14:17 UTC we will be performing the first
ARISS contact ever performed from the Canary Islands. In order to
commemorate this event we are going to provide HD broadcast of the event
through our website http://www.isscontact.eu. We think this could be of
interest for hams and fans of the ISS all around the world, so we would be
very grateful if you could help us spread this information to as many people
as possible.
We would like to thank you also for all the excellent information available
at your website, which has been of great help during the almost year and a
half of preparation time needed for this contact.
Kind regards,
Javier Perez - EA8CRA/EG8ISS
Contact Coordinator for the IDeTIC ARISS ISS Contact
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
Editor, AMSAT News Service
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:31:17 -0800 (PST)
From: charlie Cantrill <ki4rdt@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Glory and ELaNa sat launch tentative date Mar 4
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <271813.53676.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Nasa announced Glory to be launched no earlier than Friday, 4. The ELaNa
(Education Launch of Nanosatellites) is hitching a ride to the A-train.
"Orbital Sciences and NASA engineers are making good progress in
troubleshooting the ground support equipment issue that caused the
postponement of the Glory launch on Feb. 23. Launch will be no earlier than
March 4."http://glory.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Charlie CantrillKI4RDT
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:35:43 -0500
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] RADAR QRM on FO-29 video on YouTube
To: Amsat-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4D6C698F.1050606@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPSvVEjrTzY
This is just a short video of the severe RADAR QRM I had today while
trying to work FO-29. This is about as bad as I've ever seen it here in
Central Florida. Please ignore my son coughing in the background (he's
getting better fast), along with one of my male cockatiels crooning to
the female one. :-)
73, Drew KO4MA
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:39:37 -0500
From: <saguaroastro@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-67 1 mar 0419 UT pass
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <20110228233937.W8HUM.1434295.imail@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
All did anyone hear SO-67 on this pass? Nothing heard from DM33.
73 de
Rick
K7TEJ
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:04:30 +0000
From: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: RADAR QRM on FO-29 video on YouTube
To: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: Amsat-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4D6C7E5E.50303@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Yow, that's pretty bad, Drew.
You're probably too far from Eglin, so you think maybe it's from MacDill?
Jim
On 03/01/2011 03:35 AM, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPSvVEjrTzY
>
> This is just a short video of the severe RADAR QRM I had today while
> trying to work FO-29. This is about as bad as I've ever seen it here in
> Central Florida. Please ignore my son coughing in the background (he's
> getting better fast), along with one of my male cockatiels crooning to
> the female one. :-)
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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>
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 00:53:31 -0500
From: <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAT control using the FT-736R
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <9646B8855A2948E1AAFD12517880C4ED@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I'm using a Yaseu FT-736R and the W1GEE Prod. LCU3-Y1 Interface for Yaseu
radios. I would like to control my G5500 rotors and at the same time, tune
and compensate for Doppler using SATPC32 for ISS contacts.
I'd appreciate anyone's inputs on how they set their system up.
73,
Dave, AA4KN
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:50:20 -0800
From: Bryan Green <kl7cn.w6@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Ham Radios on Cruises
To: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<AANLkTimumzDWFjwsVYM3p7G39127VuFTDzuFbPEwSWg7@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Thanks, Clint -- I noticed that the same cruise line allows walkie-talkies
up to 5 watts. That sounds like an HT to me, but we'll see.
http://tinyurl.com/rccl-ht
<http://tinyurl.com/rccl-ht>Your cruise photos looked great! Makes me miss
Alaska even more...
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Clint Bradford
<clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>wrote:
> Yes, your cruise line (and others) specifically prohibits ham gear ...
>
> http://tinyurl.com/no-ham-rccl
>
> Personally, my wife and I found it difficult to find much spare time on our
> week-long cruise from Vancouver to Alaska ... Maybe because it was our first
> cruise ... I imagined relaxing and reclining on deck in a chaise lounge,
> reading ... that NEVER happened ... (grin)
>
> I would approach your travel agent. He/she know the right people to contact
> for such requests. Ours got some "magic" done for us, and we were very
> appreciative.
>
> Clint Bradford, K6LCS
> Cruise pics - http://tinyurl.com/k6lcs-cruise
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:11:38 -0800
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Ham Radios on Cruises
To: Bryan Green <kl7cn.w6@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <45887D31-98CF-4635-89E5-AF2D2519FD8C@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Our Alaska cruise was on Holland America ... and they KNEW we were an
amateur radio club. I had a party in my suite ... took my laptop along.
Learned firsthand all about "international roaming charges" with my Verizon
Wireless plug-in card (grin).
I even rented a sat phone - but only used it once. We had a family health
situation that we wanted to keep on top of ... but all went well.
By the way - leave the tuna sandwiches at home. They have a little food on
board these things. One night the ship's physician ate at our table. I
leaned over and asked him quietly, "Doctor, what are the symptoms of 'salmon
overdose'? 'Cause that's all my wife has been eating the past several days
... "
Clint, K6LCS
http://tinyurl.com/YURI-K6LCS
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 19:37:14 +1000
From: Andrew Rich <vk4tec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: RADAR QRM on FO-29 video on YouTube
To: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: Amsat-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <32933995-F642-4E8A-9B49-0EC2A3EA5E25@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
How do u know it's radar ?
Sent from my iPhone
Andrew Rich
On 01/03/2011, at 15:04, Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Yow, that's pretty bad, Drew.
> You're probably too far from Eglin, so you think maybe it's from MacDill?
> Jim
>
> On 03/01/2011 03:35 AM, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPSvVEjrTzY
>>
>> This is just a short video of the severe RADAR QRM I had today while
>> trying to work FO-29. This is about as bad as I've ever seen it here in
>> Central Florida. Please ignore my son coughing in the background (he's
>> getting better fast), along with one of my male cockatiels crooning to
>> the female one. :-)
>>
>> 73, Drew KO4MA
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>
>>
>
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:28:42 -0600
From: "Nick Pugh K5QXJ" <quadpugh@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Radar interference
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <01bc01cbd7fb$7067e010$5137a030$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Drew et All
I get the same interference from time to time here at EM30 Lafayette, La. I
am told this is from ships moored in the Port of Baton Rouge some 50 miles
away. I am told that this is a very old radar. I hear the signal strength
go up and down on an interval of about 10 seconds and I assume that the
antenna is rotating at about 6 RPM.
nick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPSvVEjrTzY
This is just a short video of the severe RADAR QRM I had today while trying
to work FO-29. This is about as bad as I've ever seen it here in Central
Florida. Please ignore my son coughing in the background (he's getting
better fast), along with one of my male cockatiels crooning to the female
one. :-)
73, Drew KO4MA
Thanks
nick
Office 337 593 8700
Cell 337 258 2527
Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School
------------------------------
Message: 13
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:01:51 -0000
Fin; charset="us-ascii"
We'll be pulling into our destination port area in DM13 on Wednesday
morning. Our stay will be about 12 days before we take off for the
Panama Canal and up to Charleston, SC.
I probably won't be much, if at all, tomorrow night once we cross into
DM03, a green stamp grid square. But I'll be keeping a close watch on
the GPS on the chance that we dip just far enough south to cross into
the rare DM02 grid square. (Our planned route takes us to within a very
few miles of the line.)
That grid is highly sought after by 6M buffs that chase the Fred Fish
Award for working all 488 grids in the Lower 48 states. I don't have 6M
with me during this trip, but there's plenty of interest from those who
are looking for that grid in case a satellite equivalent of the award
becomes available.
Here's my planned list of passes and the expected grids for Tuesday, 1
March.
SO67 - 01/1553Z - CM83
AO27 - 01/2010Z - CM93
AO7 - 02/0122Z - if in Mode B - CM93 or DM03
FO29 - 02/0145Z - CM93 or DM03
These passes occur during my work hours. I'll be on if possible.
VO52 - 01/1645Z - CM83
SO67 - 01/1726Z - CM83 or CM93
VO52 - 01/1822Z - CM83 or CM93
AO27 - 01/2148Z - CM93
AO51 - 01/2254Z - CM93
AO7 - 01/2333Z - if in Mode B - CM93
FO29 - 01/2359Z - CM93
AO51 - 02/0032Z - CM93
I was on SO67 yesterday morning during the 28/1612Z pass, but there was
no sign of the bird during last night's pass at 01/0420Z although the
satellite's op sked that I received showed that it should have been QRV.
I'll try SO67 Tuesday morning again though.
73,
Jim, ND9M / VQ9JC
Grid CM83
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Message: 14
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 9:24:49 -0500
From: <saguaroastro@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ND9M/MM Op Sked: 1 March
To: "Clary, James T, Civilian" <James.T.Clary.civ@xxx.xxxx.xxx>,
amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <20110301092449.XIIV1.1442119.imail@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Jim,
I was hoping to work you on SO-67 last night on the 0420 UT pass. I too did
not hear the bird from DM33. Normally when it's on I pick it up right away
once it comes over the hill.
I sent the ops a note indicating no joy.
Hope to catch you on a later pass.
73 de Rick
K7TEJ
---- "Clary wrote:
> We'll be pulling into our destination port area in DM13 on Wednesday
> morning. Our stay will be about 12 days before we take off for the
> Panama Canal and up to Charleston, SC.
>
>
>
> I probably won't be much, if at all, tomorrow night once we cross into
> DM03, a green stamp grid square. But I'll be keeping a close watch on
> the GPS on the chance that we dip just far enough south to cross into
> the rare DM02 grid square. (Our planned route takes us to within a very
> few miles of the line.)
>
>
>
> T - 01/2010Z - CM93
>
> AO7 - 02/0122Z - if in Mode B - CM93 or DM03
>
> FO29 - 02/0145Z - CM93 or DM03
>
>
>
> These passes occur during my work hours. I'll be on if possible.
>
> VO52 - 01/1645Z - CM83
>
> SO67 - 01/1726Z - CM83 or CM93
>
> VO52 - 01/1822Z - CM83 or CM93
>
> AO27 - 01/2148Z - CM93
>
> AO51 - 01/2254Z - CM93
>
> AO7 - 01/2333Z - if in Mode B - CM93
>
> FO29 - 01/2359Z - CM93
>
> AO51 - 02/0032Z - CM93
>
>
>
> I was on SO67 yesterday morning during the 28/1612Z pass, but there was
> no sign of the bird during last night's pass at 01/0420Z although the
> satellite's op sked that I received showed that it should have been QRV.
> I'll try SO67 Tuesday morning again though.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
>
>
> Jim, ND9M / VQ9JC
>
> Grid CM83
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 14:49:52 +0000
From: David Palmer <zdap42@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SO-67 1 mar 0419 UT pass
To: saguaroastro@xxx.xxx
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<AANLkTi=RoQ1WdEjf2jQ6kmz1MBzXFt=Fpw+oOcx+=Wmv@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Nothing heard here from SO-67 in CM88 at 0430z on 3/1/2011. Saw some
other reports of nothing heard for that same pass off-list as well.
73 de Dave KB5WIA
On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 4:39 AM, <saguaroastro@xxx.xxx> wrote:
> All did anyone hear SO-67 on this pass? Nothing heard from DM33.
>
> 73 de
> Rick
> K7TEJ
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Message: 16
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:08:16 -0500
From: "Bob Bruninga" <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Radar interference
To: "'Nick Pugh K5QXJ'" <quadpugh@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <01ba01cbd833$41c7dca0$c55795e0$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
If it is a 10 second rev rate then it is a radar aircraft (the one with the
HUGE pancake dome on the top) operating way off shore. The aircraft is the
E2C or variant. If it is an 8 second rev period, then it is a ship's SPS-40
radar. Neither one is supposed to operate on the 430 MHz band within LOS of
the Contineental USA. But for the aircraft that is almost 200 miles away..
During war, they can operate anywhere they want. We are 2ndary...
Bob, WB4APR
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Nick Pugh K5QXJ
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 5:29 AM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Radar interference
Drew et All
I get the same interference from time to time here at EM30 Lafayette, La. I
am told this is from ships moored in the Port of Baton Rouge some 50 miles
away. I am told that this is a very old radar. I hear the signal strength
go up and down on an interval of about 10 seconds and I assume that the
antenna is rotating at about 6 RPM.
nick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPSvVEjrTzY
This is just a short video of the severe RADAR QRM I had today while trying
to work FO-29. This is about as bad as I've ever seen it here in Central
Florida. Please ignore my son coughing in the background (he's getting
better fast), along with one of my male cockatiels crooning to the female
one. :-)
73, Drew KO4MA
Thanks
nick
Office 337 593 8700
Cell 337 258 2527
Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School
_______________________________________________
Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
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Message: 17
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:od INFO topic that we need to collectively nail down, and
then get it permanently posted on the AMSAT web page...
Thanks...
Then we can UPDATE it as new info comes in (everyone write their cruise ship
and indicate you're not taking their cruise if you cannot bring your
radio)...
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Bryan Green
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 1:50 AM
To: Clint Bradford
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Ham Radios on Cruises
Thanks, Clint -- I noticed that the same cruise line allows walkie-talkies
up to 5 watts. That sounds like an HT to me, but we'll see.
http://tinyurl.com/rccl-ht
<http://tinyurl.com/rccl-ht>Your cruise photos looked great! Makes me miss
Alaska even more...
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Clint Bradford
<clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>wrote:
> Yes, your cruise line (and others) specifically prohibits ham gear ...
>
> http://tinyurl.com/no-ham-rccl
>
> Personally, my wife and I found it difficult to find much spare time on
our
> week-long cruise from Vancouver to Alaska ... Maybe because it was our
first
> cruise ... I imagined relaxing and reclining on deck in a chaise lounge,
> reading ... that NEVER happened ... (grin)
>
> I would approach your travel agent. He/she know the right people to
contact
> for such requests. Ours got some "magic" done for us, and we were very
> appreciative.
>
> Clint Bradford, K6LCS
> Cruise pics - http://tinyurl.com/k6lcs-cruise
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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Message: 18
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:21:10 -0800
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Ham Radios on Cruises
To: "Bob Bruninga" <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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>> Can we nail down all the cruise ships that prohibit it and those that allow
it into a single document. Then provide a link to it on the AMSAT web page?
Not really. The cruise line I used prohibits it - on their Web site. But our
group asked and was allowed free reign with our gear.
So a Web page citing that Holland America prohibits anything is irrelevant.
The best advice, IMHO, is to ask your travel agent for assistance with any
"extraordinary" requests.
Clint, K6LCS
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