SWL Shortwave while on a cruise....?
 

I am going on a Royal Carribbean cruise soon, and wondered about the
feasibility of bringing along my Sony 2010 shortwave radio.

Is there anything interesting to listen to while at sea in the Carribbean?
(in English?)

Anything on some of the islands?

Should I bother?

Thanks!

SWL Shortwave while on a cruise....?
 

Anonymous wrote:

I am going on a Royal Carribbean cruise soon, and wondered about the
feasibility of bringing along my Sony 2010 shortwave radio.

Is there anything interesting to listen to while at sea in the Carribbean?
(in English?)

Anything on some of the islands?

Should I bother?

It seems as though you'd better consider bringing along some food poisoning
medicine as well...

dxAce
Michigan
USA

SWL Shortwave while on a cruise....?
 

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Anonymous wrote:

I am going on a Royal Carribbean cruise soon, and wondered about the
feasibility of bringing along my Sony 2010 shortwave radio.

Is there anything interesting to listen to while at sea in the
Carribbean?
(in English?)

Anything on some of the islands?

Should I bother?

It seems as though you'd better consider bringing along some food
poisoning
medicine as well...


Of course, facts don't matter to you.

The mass illnesses on a couple of cruises comes from having so many people
in a tight space with recirculated air. These incidents are airborne viral
infections, not food poisoning.

As I said, why bother with the facts.

SWL Shortwave while on a cruise....?
 

David Eduardo wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Anonymous wrote:

I am going on a Royal Carribbean cruise soon, and wondered about the
feasibility of bringing along my Sony 2010 shortwave radio.

Is there anything interesting to listen to while at sea in the
Carribbean?
(in English?)

Anything on some of the islands?

Should I bother?

It seems as though you'd better consider bringing along some food
poisoning
medicine as well...


Of course, facts don't matter to you.

The mass illnesses on a couple of cruises comes from having so many people
in a tight space with recirculated air. These incidents are airborne viral
infections, not food poisoning.

As I said, why bother with the facts.

Stuff a sock in it, boy!

dxAce
Michigan
USA

SWL Shortwave while on a cruise....?
 

"Anonymous" wrote in message
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I am going on a Royal Carribbean cruise soon, and wondered about the
feasibility of bringing along my Sony 2010 shortwave radio.

Is there anything interesting to listen to while at sea in the Carribbean?
(in English?)

Anything on some of the islands?

Should I bother?

Thanks!

Keep in mind that the Caribbean is a huge place. All depends on what area
you will be cruising.

I suspect you will do either the Miami-Jamaica-ABC Islands route or the San
Juan-USVI-Caracas-Trinidad-Windward Islands route.

In the Lesser Antilles (USVI all the way to Trinidad) there is a lot of FM
activity on every Island, and some stations have delightful local reggae,
socca and calypso music. Many others are just like US pop stations, though.
AM in that area is on the decline, with more than half the local stations
having disappeared in the last decade or so. Shortwave on the local scene is
irrelevant, except for a few Venezuelans.

The other route also takes you to the homes of many FM stations. AM is also
declining, except in Cuba, which blasts the band in that area. Of course, as
you get near South America, the big regional AMs from 540 to about 1050 will
cover the dial, and a few have interesting music but most AMs there are also
talk now.

AM could be fun on deck at night, as out on the ocean you can DX lots of
things, including the US. In port, scan the FM for unusual local
programming.

SWL Shortwave while on a cruise....?
 

"dxAce" wrote in message
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David Eduardo wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Anonymous wrote:

I am going on a Royal Carribbean cruise soon, and wondered about the
feasibility of bringing along my Sony 2010 shortwave radio.

Is there anything interesting to listen to while at sea in the
Carribbean?
(in English?)

Anything on some of the islands?

Should I bother?

It seems as though you'd better consider bringing along some food
poisoning
medicine as well...


Of course, facts don't matter to you.

The mass illnesses on a couple of cruises comes from having so many
people
in a tight space with recirculated air. These incidents are airborne
viral
infections, not food poisoning.

As I said, why bother with the facts.

Stuff a sock in it, boy!

From your sock, I would get food poisoning.

SWL Shortwave while on a cruise....?
 

Anonymous wrote:
I am going on a Royal Carribbean cruise soon, and wondered about the
feasibility of bringing along my Sony 2010 shortwave radio.

Is there anything interesting to listen to while at sea in the Carribbean?
(in English?)

Sure, lots of things to hear.


Anything on some of the islands?

Should I bother?

NO! You are paying for a cruise so enjoy the many things on the boat
and on shore instead of holing up in a room or on a deck chair with a
radio.



Thanks!

SWL Shortwave while on a cruise....?
 

) writes:
Anonymous wrote:
I am going on a Royal Carribbean cruise soon, and wondered about the
feasibility of bringing along my Sony 2010 shortwave radio.

Is there anything interesting to listen to while at sea in the Carribbean?
(in English?)

Sure, lots of things to hear.


Anything on some of the islands?

Should I bother?

NO! You are paying for a cruise so enjoy the many things on the boat
and on shore instead of holing up in a room or on a deck chair with a
radio.

I don't know. Radio and the sea have gone together since the early
days of radio, and there is a certain mystique to it. Marconi went
to Nova Scotia to span the Atlantic in December of 1901. Radio was
there for the Titanic, even if it didn't help much. People would run
away to sea to be radio operators on ships. Nevermind all
those amateur radio DXpeditions in the fifties and sixties to exotic
places that often used ships to get there, because that was the only
means.

Hence if someone already has an interest in radio, it's pretty logical
that they'd want to take a radio along. They don't have to use it, but
if they leave it at home, they'll never have a chance. It may be their
only chance to experience what it's like to be in the middle of the ocean
with a radio.

Michael

SWL Shortwave while on a cruise....?
 

Subjecting the 2010 to harsh travel conditions and corrosive salt air
sounds like a recipe for disaster..

Imagine how depressed you'll be if it just stops working mid ocean...
or some villanous native snatches it from your stateroom, selling it
for pennies on shore

- Not a pretty thought..

Consider getting a smaller double reduction SWR for the cruise;

the SONY 7600 GR looks pretty good..


( & bring medical supplies like you were living in the slums of
Calcutta )












Anonymous wrote:
I am going on a Royal Carribbean cruise soon, and wondered about the
feasibility of bringing along my Sony 2010 shortwave radio.

Is there anything interesting to listen to while at sea in the Carribbean?
(in English?)

Anything on some of the islands?

Should I bother?

Thanks!

SWL Shortwave while on a cruise....?
 

wrote in message
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Subjecting the 2010 to harsh travel conditions and corrosive salt air
sounds like a recipe for disaster..

I had a variety of receivers from an R390 to solid state ones that I used in
both "on the beach" DX jaunts and in a beach condo for a decade or so in
Puerto Rico. Neither they nor the home electronics seemed to suffer when
they were given occasional cleanings (the condo seldom had air conditioning
on due to high electric rates and the delightful temperatures year round). I
don't think a single cruise would hurt a 2010, and placing it in a video
camera bag or small computer bag inside a suitcase would probably protect it
enough.

There is certainly a lot of pleasure to be derived from listening to exotic
stations as locals!

SWL Shortwave while on a cruise....?
 

Michael Black wrote:
) writes:
Anonymous wrote:
I am going on a Royal Carribbean cruise soon, and wondered about the
feasibility of bringing along my Sony 2010 shortwave radio.

Is there anything interesting to listen to while at sea in the Carribbean?
(in English?)

Sure, lots of things to hear.


Anything on some of the islands?

Should I bother?

NO! You are paying for a cruise so enjoy the many things on the boat
and on shore instead of holing up in a room or on a deck chair with a
radio.

I don't know. Radio and the sea have gone together since the early
days of radio, and there is a certain mystique to it. Marconi went
to Nova Scotia to span the Atlantic in December of 1901. Radio was
there for the Titanic, even if it didn't help much. People would run
away to sea to be radio operators on ships. Nevermind all
those amateur radio DXpeditions in the fifties and sixties to exotic
places that often used ships to get there, because that was the only
means.

I'm not so sure those are really comparable to a cruise that likely
prices out on the high side of $5k.



Hence if someone already has an interest in radio, it's pretty logical
that they'd want to take a radio along. They don't have to use it, but
if they leave it at home, they'll never have a chance. It may be their
only chance to experience what it's like to be in the middle of the ocean
with a radio.

Michael

SWL Shortwave while on a cruise....?
 

"Anonymous" wrote in message
. ..
I am going on a Royal Carribbean cruise soon, and wondered about the
feasibility of bringing along my Sony 2010 shortwave radio.

Is there anything interesting to listen to while at sea in the Carribbean?
(in English?)

Anything on some of the islands?

Should I bother?

Thanks!



I wouldn't worry about radio propagation on your cruise. What you should be
worried about is E. coli propagation. Before you go to sleep be sure to
look under your bed for monster size bacteria.

SWL Shortwave while on a cruise....?
 

Yeah,you have to watch out for that cruise ship grub.It can make you
awfully sick.To prevent Montezumas Revenge,eat lots of Limes.That's what
I did when I visited Mexico in June,1992 and I didn't get sick at all.Be
very carefull of the local water too.I always filled up some empty one
gallon plastic milk containers with water on the Texas side of the
Border and I took them to Mexico with me in my raggity old 1978 Dodge
lonnngggg wheel base van.Of course I slept in my van.
cuhulin

SWL Shortwave while on a cruise....?
 

White Heat,James Cagney movie has started on tv.You hear that,boys,,,
hes a copper,a dirty lousy copper!
cuhulin

SWL Shortwave while on a cruise....?
 

I actually did some radio playing on an Alaska cruise recently. I
carried a ft817, vx2r, and a 7600gr aboard with no problem. If you plan
to do any transmitting on board a Princess ship, they want you to have
permission of some sort. This permission involves faxing paperwork to
them and you should plan on at least 30 days for the process to complete.

I chose to do none of this. I just took my stuff on board and operated
from secluded areas on the upper decks. No one bothered me. Operating
2m repeaters with the vx2r was even easier. FRS radios are ubiquitous
on board so no one even noticed what I was doing.

There are some caveats to hf tx/rx on ships. If you are cheap like me,
you will be in an inside cabin. There is absolutely no radio possible
in an inside cabin. Thus you must be out on deck with the rest of the
passengers. You will be very limited in what you can do with antennas.
Built in whips that are not excessively long will be fine. Wires or
free standing antennas are probably not going to happen. If you have a
balcony, you may have a little more flexibility with antennas, but since
cabin staff are constantly fluffing your room, you will want to break
down your antennas when not in use.

Also remember that ships are very noisy. There is electronics
everywhere, and RFI is an issue. If you have to roam the decks with
your radio, be aware of ship's antennas. They are everywhere. It would
probably be a bad idea to tx/rx in close proximity to any ship board
antennas, particularly if you are trying to be low profile.

I found I enjoyed the MW reception on board as I got to hear some stuff
that I don't get to hear at home. It was also fun to hear locally what
I usually hear as dx. Lastly, if you have one, take a small scanner.
It is fun to hear the ship communicate with some of the local boaters.

And remember you are on your cruise first and foremost to drink. I'll
have what the gentleman on floor is having and bring one every 10
minutes until after I fall off my chair. After that, bring one every 20
minutes.

SWL Shortwave while on a cruise....?
 

Just take your radio(s) on board of whatever Ships and play with them.By
the way,play with them wimmins on there for me too,,, will you?
cuhulin