If you associate HAM only with breakfast, you will be learning something new here. HAMs are the amateur radio operators, who do - among many other things - span a wide network of radiostations, dedicated to help sailors around the world. In our region we have the Pacific Seafarers' Radio net . If you have a shortwave radio, you can even listen in; you don't need the fancy HAM equipment.

While underway during delivery, Cirrus - Chris will be the radio operator - will try to participate in the net daily, starting at about 5:00 pm Hawaii Time, on 14.300 MHz USB (Upper Side Band). There will be a roll call, i.e. all participants will be called up by a central station. Since we will be lowest on the roll call list at first, we will not be called until about 6:00 pm. However, once we are called, we will provide our position report. When you listen in you probably won't hear us directly (our signal may be too weak), but you will definitely hear the net controller stations very clearly, and they will repeat our report.

Then they will submit our information to the YOTREPS website and about two hours later, the website should be updated showing a chart of the pacific and our new position and course since start. (KG6SKO is Chris' radio call sign)

The operators who run the net are 100% volunteers and they make tremendous investments in their radio equipment so that we can hear them almost anywhere on the Pacific and can stay in touch with our loved ones.