[GVARC] Study Ham Radio at Sea;Golden Bear

[Pat Barthelow]

Folks,

The Cal Maritime Academy Training Ship, Golden Bear,

http://hazegray.org/worldnav/usa/images/tsgb.jpg

sails again this summer to the far reaches of the South Pacific, with ham 
radio aboard.
Cruise dates are: April 21 thru June 19.
Ports of Call are:
Honolulu
Suva, Fiji
Brisband Aust
Auckland, NZ
Papeete, Tahiti
Los Angles CA
Vallejo CA

This is the 3rd year for it to be involved with Cal State U Monterey Bay 
At-Sea Program, created by Dr. Bob Van Spyk, KF6ZYJ.  In previous years, Dr 
Van Spyk, myself, and a team of students, worked together to equip the ship 
with an HF Pactor II/Winlink/Sail Mail System as a teaching tool for the 
CSUMB students who sailed, and took a solid academic load on board the ship. 
The HF radio system was used both for email, and Voice Health and welfare 
comms back to Monterey, during the 2 month cruise.  Students learned about 
HF radio, digital communications, PACTORII, Antenna design, Propagation 
Modelling, computer networking, and of course all the other shipboard crew 
disciplines, fire fighting, cooking, bilge cleaning, paint scraping, etc.. 
They also learned of the cultures of the countries in their listed Ports of 
Call.  You can be assured that all had an unforgettable, lifetime 
experience, and thoroughly enjoyed their cruises.  For us, Ham Radio played 
a central role, as most of the CSUMB students are telecommunications majors. 
  It appears now, that many other universities are coming aboard the cruise 
too.
Check out the following web sites for particulars:

http://atsea.csumb.edu
http://www.calpoly.edu/~jpoling/cruise2002.html
http://www.csum.edu/vtsgb

If you are interested,or know of any persons who may be interested in 
joining the cruise, contact immediately:
Deadlines are approaching....

Dr. Bob Van Spyk KF6ZYJ
Director, Study At Sea Program
ICST
CSU Monterey Bay
Seaside CA 93955
(831) 582-3519
FAX: (831) 582-3665
bob@csumb.edu

for particulars.

73, DX, de Pat, AA6EG/N6IJ
meamonte@hotmail.com











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