Previous call sign: VE0MOL
Thank you for the contact,
Been licensed since 1990, I'm a former Radio officer, graduated from the Maritime Institute of Quebec in Rimouski and sailing since 1991.
Beside my ham radio license I'm in possession of a GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) under the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) 1988 and International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Since 2003 I held the position of Electronics Engineer for Royal Caribbean International, now on board world’s largest and most advanced cruise vessel M/S Oasis of the Seas.
Oasis of the Seas she’s the only cruise ship from Royal Caribbean International fleet equipped with a Ham radio station which the equipment and antennas belongs to me.
Sailing around the Eastern and Western Caribbean Sea from our home port, Port Everglades in Ft-Lauderdale, FL.
I work 40, 20, 17 & 15 Meter bands, mostly on SSB and enjoying ESSB, very soon I will be active in 6M band from my maritime mobile station.
My gear on board Oasis of the Seas:
Flex-5000A
Bose Companion II
audio-technica AT3035 cardioid condenser mic.
Aphex 230 Master voice processing system, Reflected plate amplifier tube Mic preamp using a 12AT7/ECC81 Dual Triode tube
Direc Box Mod. SPDI from Live Wire Solutions
AKG K44 Headphones
Monitors: Samsung SyncMaster 2443, Samsung SyncMaster 943
Antennas: H.D. Double Bazookas for 17, 20 & 40 m. made with RG11 coax. from RadioWavz installed on radar mast up to 65 m, 213 ft. above the sea level.
Ameritron RCS-4 Remote switch
Linear Amp.: Alpha Power, Alpha 87A with two Eimac 3CX800A7 triodes in grounded grid
Antenna tuner for Linear amp.: PALSTAR AT4K
LP-100A Digital Vector RF Wattmeter by Telepost Inc.
Astron SS-30M
Oasis of the Seas particulars:
-Year built: 2009 STX Europe-Yards, Turku; Finland
-Flag: Nassau, Bahamas
-Gross tonnage: 225 282
-Net tonnage: 242 999
-Draught: 9.3 m / 31 ft.
-Length Overall: 362.01 m / 1187'05" ft.
-Beam: 47 m (waterline)
-Ext. Breadth: 65.57 m / 215'01"
-Height: 71,85 m / 235'08" ft.
-Decks: 16 passenger / 19 total.
-Propulsion: Three 360-degrees steerable pod units.
Propellers are 6.2 m in diameter and are fixed pitch.
Port and Centre pod are right turning while starboard pod is a left turning screw.
-Type of engines: Diesel electric propulsion
-Main engines: 6 x Wartsila 12V46D
-3 azipods 18480 KW each
-Bow thrusters: 4 x 7376 hp / 4 x 5500 KW
-Total propulsion power: 80460 hp / 60000 Kw.
-Total power: 130104 hp / 97020 KW
-Stabilizers: 2 x Rolls Royce (162 158 sq. feet) fins
-Max speed: 24 knots / 43.2 Kmph / 27 mph
-Anchors: Port / Stbd 7 x shackles each (21000 kg)
-Fuel consumption @ full speed: 10067 liters/hr - 2659 gallons/hr
-Wind area: 15065 m2, 162158 sq. feet
-Max nr. of guest: 6360
-Max nr. of crew: 2100
-Total capacity: 8460 persons
