On May 25, 8:47 am, Bruce in alaska wrote:
... I suspect that operating a SailMail Pactor Station without at least a
Marine Radio Operators Permit would be a violation as per 80.165.
The above transmissions would come under Ship Narrowband Direct-printing
Telegraph. ...

Interesting. I just looked over the sailmail primer again and it is
specific. US citizens need copies of the shore station licenses plus
a ship's station license and a Restricted Radiotelephone Operator's
Permit. As I recall it took them some time to get the station
licenses. I wonder if they got some kind of waiver...

-- Tom.