Ships AIS Tracking

Ok, this has nothing to do with ham radio except for the last few seconds where nothing much happens. I do say at the beginning of the video that it has nothing to do with ham radio so please don’t watch it and then tell me it has nothing to do with ham radio😉

[@DK5ONV]

What a gorgeous Place. You make me jealous Kevan

[@aj2isotadxing]

Cool , never seen this hobby

[@2e0wmghamradioandkayaking85]

Thanks AJ, not ham radio but glad you enjoyed it. All the best Kevan 😊

[@rarbiart]

it's a fun, even if you are "landlocked".
1) there are many vessels and motorboats on rivers, including those of firefirefights, water rescue etc.
2) often there is dx weather, giving you ionospheric reflections up to 2 times, AIS with more than 1000 miles is possible.

[@stevemunro8559]

Very interesting video, I used to sail around roughs tower frequently. It used to have a deactivated oerlikon anti aircraft gun on the platform. And the owner at the time was very eccentric and had his own money and tried to declare it as another "country" if that is to be believed.

[@2e0wmghamradioandkayaking85]

Cheers Steve, you’re thinking of Roy Bates by the sounds of it. I think his family still own it. One of my fellow members, Mike from the Harwich Radio Club lives and works on Sealand, two weeks on and two weeks off I think. There are quite a few videos about it on UA-cam. Check out the bosuns chair used to lift people on and off the platform, not for the faint hearted😧

[@stevemunro8559]

I was told that, there was an attempted invasion at one time also talk of a casino etc. Not sure if any of the rumours were true tho.​@2e0wmghamradioandkayaking85