[DX] [Fwd: [dxld] Radio aboard cruise ships]

[Mauno Ritola <Mauno.Ritola@xxxxxxxxx>]

Walt Salmaniw kuvaa hyvin laivatietoliikenteessä tapahtunutta muutosta, 
vai mitä JSA?!

Thought that I’d mention the radio situation on-board our ship, the 
Amsterdam. Last night, I noted the door to the radio room (with a 
“restricted, no entry” sign on the door) slightly ajar, so I stuck my 
head in and said hello. The radio officer, is not really a radio officer 
at all, but an IT specialist. This explains his puzzled look when I 
asked whether or not they still had HF radio on board. The answer is NO! 
Not even as a back-up. Everything’s satellite (and he showed me the rack 
of satellite equipment). Otherwise, there’s VHF on the bridge, but 
nothing else…and this is on a vessel specifically designed and launched 
in 2000 for deep sea voyages (including around the world cruises). Sad, 
indeed! …….Walt (one day out of Honolulu).


___________________________________________________________________________________
Tilaa WRTH 2009 nyt:
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2009
-----------------------------------------------------------------
DX mailing list
DX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/dx
_______________________________________________

THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed
and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License
published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html