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Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape

12-09-2017, 04:31

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Satphones Locked up by Cuban Customs?

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Posted By Auspicious

Re: Satphones Locked up by Cuban Customs?

There is no reciprocity agreement with Cuba for amateur (ham) radio. To legally use your ham radio in Cuba you must have a Cuban license. Contact the relevant authority at the address I provided...

Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape

11-09-2017, 07:52

Replies: 38

Satphones Locked up by Cuban Customs?

Views: 6,494

Posted By Auspicious

Re: Satphones Locked up by Cuban Customs?

Hold on - this took a while to sink in. A cruising boat without 600 - 1200 Ah (at 12 VDC) of batteries? Keeping a mobile charged is trivial. Even if they abandon for shore (not necessarily a great...

Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape

11-09-2017, 07:41

Replies: 38

Satphones Locked up by Cuban Customs?

Views: 6,494

Posted By Auspicious

Re: Satphones Locked up by Cuban Customs?

The requirements depend on the nationality of the base license. Things are of course most complex for US citizens given the state of the relationship between the two countries. Contact

Direccion...

Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape

10-09-2017, 13:00

Replies: 38

Satphones Locked up by Cuban Customs?

Views: 6,494

Posted By Auspicious

Re: Satphones Locked up by Cuban Customs?

Official footnotes please? I have never heard of such a thing.

HF/SSB on a boat doesn't require external power anymore than anything else aboard a well-found boat does.

I'm not sure what...

Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape

10-09-2017, 08:28

Replies: 38

Satphones Locked up by Cuban Customs?

Views: 6,494

Posted By Auspicious

Re: Satphones Locked up by Cuban Customs?

Only sometimes. The sort of weather information provided by the Waterway Radio Net and the 14300 Nets is clearly correct.

In this case there is a business that provides weather information on a...

Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape

08-09-2017, 15:11

Replies: 38

Satphones Locked up by Cuban Customs?

Views: 6,494

Posted By Auspicious

Re: Satphones Locked up by Cuban Customs?

My point was that other boats may well (are likely to) have HF/SSB in Hemingway and can pass a message to your clients.

If nothing else you can use ham radio (find a ham) to get a H&S query into...

Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape

08-09-2017, 12:35

Replies: 38

Satphones Locked up by Cuban Customs?

Views: 6,494

Posted By Auspicious

Re: Satphones Locked up by Cuban Customs?

HF/SSB? Shipcom, Cruiseheimers, something like that.

Ham radio is easier to get a message in but that is off the table if you're getting paid for weather advice.

Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape

08-09-2017, 11:46

Replies: 38

Satphones Locked up by Cuban Customs?

Views: 6,494

Posted By Auspicious

Re: Satphones Locked up by Cuban Customs?

My understanding is that hardwired satellite terminals are allowed but handheld and other portable satellite messaging devices (including phones) may be confiscated at the discretion of the customs...

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