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Subject: RE: [worldcruising] Cruising radio (HF and Amateur)
From: Barry Brazier (barryb@XXX.XXX)
Date: Sun Mar 04 2001 - 16:47:27 EST
In Australia it is required that there be two HF radios on board if you have
a HAM radio on board
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From: Rick the Mouseherder [mailto:nh2f@XXX.XXX]
Sent: Saturday, 3 March 2001 9:23 AM
To: worldcruising@XXX.XXX
Subject: RE: [worldcruising] Cruising radio (HF and Amateur)
It's not illegal to have an altered transmitter, only illegal to transmit on
it except during an emergency. However, it is quite common for MM Hams to
use altered ham rigs on Marine SSB. I've spoken with USCG HF Radiomen and
they say that they can tell the difference in the quality of the signal, but
that they're not in the fcc enforcement business either.
However, in foreign ports, beware. I've know of one boat visiting Australia
that summoned a electronics tech down to do some work. The altered ham rig
was discussed and some days later the Australian equivalent of the FCC
arrived to confiscate the radio. The tech also got a finders fee.
And in many countries the local government is also the local telephone
company. They see HF as a way of cheating them out of money. So it pays to
"turn square corners" in dealing with foreign bureaucracy. They probably
won't get you, but if you somehow end up in some customs official's
crosshairs, the snakes will be on you.
Rick
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