NoobCruise Posted April 21, 2012 #1 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Watching the Zuiderdam sail away today, I noticed several large white globes on the top of the ship and wondered what they were :confused: Since no one in the thread answered, I asked my husband what they were. He served for several years in the Coast Guard. Thought you might like to know they are part of the Doppler Weather Radar systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaSheep Posted April 21, 2012 #2 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Inside of those globes are satelite dishes. They provide television, internet and telephone connections. Friendly Greetings, SeaSheep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted April 21, 2012 #3 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Right -- they aren't just for weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erewhon Posted April 21, 2012 #4 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Thanks for the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted April 21, 2012 #5 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I always thought they were helium-filled balloons, to give the ship extra buoyancy! :rolleyes::p :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mllewis48 Posted April 21, 2012 #6 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Your husband is a smart man, not only for knowing the answer but also for serving his country in the USCG. I too served in the USCG and will be returning to Alaska for the first time since 1969 while I served on the USCGC Storis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted April 21, 2012 #7 Share Posted April 21, 2012 All the ship communications are in those white globes. Pretty neat huh.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted April 21, 2012 Author #8 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Your husband is a smart man, not only for knowing the answer but also for serving his country in the USCG. I too served in the USCG and will be returning to Alaska for the first time since 1969 while I served on the USCGC Storis. This will be his first time back to Alaska since 1991. He served on the USCGC Morgenthau and was one of the skeleton crew that decomissioned it in 1989. The crew were then transferred to the USCGC Munro where he served for several years before finally being transferred to a small boat station in Oregon. He did many tours through Alaska, but this will be my first time :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted April 21, 2012 #9 Share Posted April 21, 2012 The reason for the globe over the dishes is wind would be battering them quite a bit, making it more difficult to maintain lock on a satelite. The globes take wind out of the equation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamOp Posted April 21, 2012 #10 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Your husband is a smart man, not only for knowing the answer but also for serving his country in the USCG. I too served in the USCG and will be returning to Alaska for the first time since 1969 while I served on the USCGC Storis. Looks like we have a bunch of "Coasties" on here. I did 4 years in the USCG at the trainning station on Governers Island NY. Got out in '74. Did have 3 TAD sea days on the USCGC Hamilton. Does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajkr74 Posted April 21, 2012 #11 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Looks like we have a bunch of "Coasties" on here. I did 4 years in the USCG at the trainning station on Governers Island NY. Got out in '74.Did have 3 TAD sea days on the USCGC Hamilton. Does that count? Thank you all for your service. Coasties sometimes don't get the recognition. We in Oregon surely depend on you when salmon fishing off the coast. It's very much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted April 21, 2012 Author #12 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Thank you all for your service. Coasties sometimes don't get the recognition. We in Oregon surely depend on you when salmon fishing off the coast. It's very much appreciated. My husband did 2 years at Yaquina Bay and our daughter was born in Newport :) loved it there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mllewis48 Posted April 22, 2012 #13 Share Posted April 22, 2012 HamOp, I did my last two years in the CG on GI as Base Shore Patrol, I didn't pick you up did I? Loved GI I hated to see it closed. I had a part time job in the Bowling Alley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted April 22, 2012 Author #14 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Looks like we have a bunch of "Coasties" on here. I did 4 years in the USCG at the trainning station on Governers Island NY. Got out in '74.Did have 3 TAD sea days on the USCGC Hamilton. Does that count? I just noticed your user name lol my husband, dad, and BIL are HAMs. My husband still volunteers for MARS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted April 22, 2012 #15 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajkr74 Posted April 22, 2012 #16 Share Posted April 22, 2012 My husband did 2 years at Yaquina Bay and our daughter was born in Newport :) loved it there! Outstanding! I have fished out of Newport numerous times. In college I would run over during the summer and work on a roomates charter salmon fishing boat out of the Trade Winds Charters. It's a real nice town. What years were you over here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boytjie Posted April 22, 2012 #17 Share Posted April 22, 2012 All the ship communications are in those white globes. Pretty neat huh.. You should see it when they project party lights on it when we have our dances on the upper decks. :D (This was on the Caribbean Princess) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted April 23, 2012 Author #18 Share Posted April 23, 2012 outstanding! I have fished out of newport numerous times. In college i would run over during the summer and work on a roomates charter salmon fishing boat out of the trade winds charters. It's a real nice town. What years were you over here? 1991-92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted April 23, 2012 Author #19 Share Posted April 23, 2012 You should see it when they project party lights on it when we have our dances on the upper decks. :D (This was on the Caribbean Princess) Love it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankNJ Posted April 23, 2012 #20 Share Posted April 23, 2012 When all else fails , ask your husband ! ( or wife ) My vote is for satellite antennas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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