Most of those who have ham radio on board are small vessels, where
either the sailors are living on board or are hobbyists.
Large commercial vessels don't generally rely on amateur radio (of course).
Ryan, N2RJ
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 1:17 PM, David Kozinn, K2DBK <dkozinn@gmail.com> wrote:
> Not that I'm in favor of the petition (I'm not), but the answer to the first
> part of #1 is that a lot of sailors do get their ham tickets and have ham
> radio aboard for when "all else fails" (or just for chatting with others).
> I've worked at several VE sessions where members of the local power squadron
> or other boat-related group have taken their exams.
>
> I certainly hope that they don't just run out and buy a ham radio (because
> it's cheaper than a commercial radio) and expect to use that exclusively.
>
> 73,
> David, K2DBK
> k2dbk.com
> k2dbk.blogspot.com
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:55 AM, <kr2q@optimum.net> wrote:
>
>> 1. How come these boats/ships are using ham radio? Aren't there rules and
>> regs or at least
>> guidelines in place to have radio communication equipment (or something) in
>> case of an
>> emergency? I'm hoping someone can point to reference.
>>
>> 2. I reviewed the "events" from 2008. One is "I cut my hand." Another is
>> "An unknown
>> vessel is approaching us" followed later by "oh...they are no longer
>> heading our way." A third
>> is a TIA, which, if it really was a TIA is not an emergency...just scary.
>> By definition, a TIA is
>> "transient." The boat that lost its rudder in rough seas sounds real
>> enough to me.
>>
>> But again, shouldn't these guys have some form of marine communication?
>> One of the above
>> events even notes that they did have a satellite phone. Why ham radio...to
>> save money?
>>
>> de Doug KR2Q
>>
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