RE: [amsat-bb] Fw: Maritime Mobile

[Tony Langdon <tlangdon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Asking for permission is likely to get you a blank stare.  I 
> operated from an 
> Alaskan Cruise ship last month and activated 15 grids and 
> made more than 130 
> contacts during a week long cruise.  (If you sent me a card, 
> don't worry, I 
> will QSL but I am catching up.)   My plan was to ask for 
> forgiveness should I 
> be questioned about what I was doing.  No one affiliated with 
> the ship seemed 
> to pay any attention, but I got a lot of questions about the 
> Arrow antenna 
> from other passengers.  Andy MacAllister was doing the same 
> thing at the same 
> time in the Caribbean.  Make sure to take a GPS that will show your 
> maidenhead gridsquare (like the Garmin eTtrex or eMap) since 
> it will really 
> help with making contacts.

I've been pondering these issues myself.  I am likely to be maritime mobile
between VK3 and VK7 (an overnight trip across Bass Strait) on the ferry late
next month on UO-14 (the ship is still likely to be in dock when SO-35
passes, as it leaves around 6PM, IIRC).

Would prefer to do it above board, if possible.  Working satellites while
3-6 hours out to sea appeals to me.  Only hitch is that Bass Strait is a
notorious stretch of water, and there's a risk that conditions may be too
rough to be able to safely operate from the deck.  At that time of the year,
the spring time winds (spring is the windiest season here) are just starting
to build up.  Hopefully spring will be slightly late this year... :-)

Anyway, will post more details when they come to hand. :-)

> 
> I have a few pictures at: 
> 

Hmm, I must remember to take the digital camera with me. :-)
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