Alan,
I think you have hit on something there. I believe that my friend was on a
Caribbean cruise when he saw the 500kHz equipment in the radio room.
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73 Warren K2ORS/WD2XGJ/WD2XSH/23/WE2XEB/2
FN42hi
http://www.w4dex.com/wd2xgj.htm
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Alan Melia" <[email protected]>
> I guess it might depend where they are going, I believe that 500k is still
> used in some S.American countries and also in some far eastern areas I was
> told this was why none of the ship-board kit became available in the UK when
> 500k closed....it was all shipped abroad (I live close to a big container
> port). I am told some fishing vessels in Europe still use MF ....I will ping
> Finbar at Malin Head CG station. Often the Spanish trawlers calling him are
> way beyond VHF range. There is of course Navtex around 518 still usually
> using "loaded" whips, more probably e-probes. It would also seem that
> Loran-C is still live and well and here again I believe the prefered antenna
> is an "e-probe"
>
> Cheers de Alan G3NYK
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
> Cc: Steve McDonald <[email protected]>
> Sent: 09 June 2007 20:15
> Subject: Re: LF: MF Still on shifp?
>
>
> > Steve,
> >
> > Don't know, probably static or hams these days!
> > I wonder if some reason cruise ships have retained the capability while
> tankers and freighters have phased out 500kHz.
> >
> >
> > --
> > 73 Warren K2ORS/WD2XGJ/WD2XSH/23/WE2XEB/2
> > FN42hi
> > http://www.w4dex.com/wd2xgj.htm
> >
> > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: "Steve McDonald" <[email protected]>
> > >
> > > >they still had 500kHz equipment and were still monitoring!
> > >
> > > Which begs a further question...listening to what? (!)
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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