[amsat-bb] Ham Radios on Princess Cruises - Ya Mon!

[Andy]

Yes, it's all about the money, but...
One ham with a 20M dipole or dangling vertical, an HF rig and a big battery can really mess things up for us folks with long whips or Arrows and slightly oversized "FRS" HTs...

WB5RMA and I usually get inside cabins and I operate from very obscure places on the ships with superb views for the pass I am chasing.
Be sure that you are licensed for the ship's registered country... They change a lot.
Check out the excellent recent article in the Journal by N5AFV for some excellent guidelines on cruising for satellites.
Book Carnival whenever possible.
I love putting the water grids on the air!

Andy W5ACM/C6ACM, etc...
Hamsat cruising since 1992

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Moore
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2017 10:59 PM
To: Jerry Buxton <n0jy at amsat.org>
Cc: Amsat BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Ham Radios on Princess Cruises

Cruise lines, just like every other money-making business. relies on income
from it's customers!   You (especially as a RETURNING customer) have a
certain amount of pull with the company, threaten to go somewhere else and (if they are SMART) they will pay close attention to that!

Can't be bothered?  Neither can they!  It's real simple, you are either a part of the solution or a part of the problem!  Getting on a forum and complaining about a problem you are not willing to do something about is a waste of everyone's time and money.

A concerted effort by 750,000 licensed hams in the US will likely get the situation corrected, but you have to be willing to make a difference.

So why complain if you aren't willing to pursue a change?

7 3
Jeff Moore  --  KE7ACY

On Sun, May 28, 2017 at 7:33 PM, Jerry Buxton <n0jy at amsat.org> wrote:

> Yeahhhh, well Jeff, I certainly like ham radio a lot and maybe more 
> than I should now and then (certain XYLs will probably attest to that) 
> but a cruise is a cruise and so not quite enough discomfort with the ham radio
> thing to warrant giving up a good vacation.     :-)
>
> Jerry Buxton, NØJY
>
> On 5/28/2017 20:40, Jeff Moore wrote:
> > Cancel your cruise and be very specific as to why you are doing so 
> > and
> then
> > book on a line that WILL let you bring your radios!!  Hams deserve 
> > better treatment than this!
> >
> > 7 3
> > Jeff Moore  --  KE7ACY
> >
> >
> >
>
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