“TEXACO CARIBBEAN” Disaster
source: https://cdnc.ucr.edu DOVER, England (UPI)—A Peruvian freighter sliced into an empty Panamanian tanker in the English Channel early today, cutting
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Autore: Alfredo De Cristofaro
Marine Transmitter – Marconi Marine CRUSADER
From 1969 Marconi Marine used this quartz-controlled very robust transmitter as ship’s main station. Frequency range: Medium wave: 405 to
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Marine Radio – Radio system SKANTI TRP 5000
This radio system was built in 1980. The transmitter operated from 1.6 to 27.5 MHz with a max. power out
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Marine Radio – Radiotelephone system SKANTI TR400
On several ships equipped with radiotelephony only (less than 1600 GRT) the SKANTI TR400 was a very popular installation, this
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The disaster of “TORREY CANYON” year 1967
On 19 February 1967, Torrey Canyon left the Kuwait National Petroleum Company refinery, at Mina, Kuwait (later Al Ahmadi) on
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Marine Transmitter – Marconi Marine “GLOBESPAN”
In this short review we remember the ship’s main transmitter “Globespan” by Marconi Marine, it was installed in radio stations
Continue reading10.000U$ in Ashdod city garbage site
Article written by our beloved friend R/O Daniel Yari 4X1FC (s.k.) On the year 1963 I was attending, a two
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F/B CRACOVIA – SP4RKZ/MM
Dear Sparks, I’ve just had a CW QSO with OM Witek – SP4RKZ/MM, he is a crew member of F/B
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A Romantic QSO
Some 45 years ago, and not for his favor, Radio Officer Cadet Ehud Levin (Now 4X1EL), was assigned to the
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Maritime Radio Day 2019 – Results list
Dear Sparks, below the MRD 2019 results list, thanks to all partecipants, in the meantime, waiting for the next Edition,
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