| Ham Radio Cruise 2008 |
| Cruises by Ashley 505 New Zealand Reach Chesapeake, VA 23322 Ph: 1-888-SEA CRUZ fax: 757-410-2510 Alt: 757-410-2510 ashleytravel@cox.net |
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| Please Join us for our 2nd Annual Amateur Radio Cruise aboard the Carnival Victory October 13-19, 2008 Sailing from Norfolk, VA to the Bahamas "The Fun Ships" |
| Planned activities include seminars, working a lot of Maritime Mobile, a cocktail party, door prizes and much more. Click the link for more info. |
| Assisted by Vernon Fix - W4THN w4thn@arrl.net 757-495-1541 |
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| TARHEEL ANTENNAS We plan on using Tarheel ,"ScrewDriver" type antenna again on this cruise. They worked out like a house afire on the last Ham Radio Cruise. This is a picture of one Model 100 Tarheel mounted way up in the superstructure. Click here for the Tarheel Web Site. |
| Picture from HamRadioCruiise2006 |
| Site updated Oct 5, 2008 |
| NOTICE If you cannot get Ashley on the phone after a few tries please call me, Vernon, w4thn at 757-409-2028 (cell). She is not available sometimes for 3-4 hours due to her business. Only 7 days to go---time to start packing. Pack light. Most people pack too much. I plan on boarding early. Hopefully about 1300 to beat the lines. If we can I hope to set up the antennas Monday afternoon. The operating site is aft by the Lido deck and pool. See you there. V. |
| Cruise Licensing Requirements One license on the ship, IARP, and one license for Bahamas if you operate inside their waters. The ship is registered in Panama. To operate on the ship each operator will need an IARP which is easily available through the ARRL. Those of you that want to operate must click on the link below, print it, fill in the IARP Application form and mail it in to ARRL with items required at the bottom of the form. Read the form, both pages, carefully. Click here to get the IARP APPLICATION FORM In addition to operate in the Bahamas inside the 3 mi. limit you will need a license from Bahama that costs $25 for a one year license. Check the Link... www.pucbahamas.gov.bs/radio_amateur.php Vernon, w4thn |
| ICOM AMERICA - AMATEUR RADIO ICOM has come aboard and is helping by loaning us two complete stations for the cruise. We will get the opportunity to try out first hand the latest stations from one of the premier equipment manufactureres of Amateur radio equipment. We will take the IC-7000 and the IC-706 MKIIG for the cruise. Please give ICOM a big thank you and of course buy ICOM. Check out the web site at www.icomamerica.com/en/en/amateur/ |
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| IC-706 MKIIG |
| INFORMATION FOR FIRST TIME HR CRUISERS Normally when you book a group cruise you get all the names together, maybe from a lodge, club or a company, and you call your travel agent and say something like---sign my group up for X number of guests. In my case I had no names. By the way I don't make a nickel on these ham radio cruises. I just like to cruise. My wife has sworn no more cruises. So for me to get on a cruise I had to be clever. Back in mid 2005 I met with Mrs. Ashley King, my favorite cruise agent and worked up a plan for a group cruise. I wanted her to help me and do most of the real work. Amazing thing happened, she said yes. We set up the HRC2006 cruise, she worked for months with the cruise lines getting permissions, and I worked with the foreign country getting licenses. We sold tickets on the fly. We worried the cruise lines would take away our block of rooms before we could sell them. Same this year. So my question is, would you help us contact more hams. Print the flyers off from the link on this page and spread them around. Advertising is a big expense. By the way Ashley doesn't make much either, she takes the expenses out of her salary. Vernon, w4thn HAPPY CRUISING!!! |
| DRIVING TO NORFOLK? Try this link for good information if you are driving to Norfolk, VA. www.cruisenorfolk.org |
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| Just a pictures from the last Ham Radio Cruise 2006. |
| Wow! Only a week to go! |