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Sarahci
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Joined: 27 Apr 2009
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 Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:52 am Post subject: Satellite phone restrictions? |
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First, I wanted to say thanks to everyone for their most excellent input on this site!
Planning a trip soon to the Kamchatka Peninsula, and wanted to take my satellite phone. The .gov site says I may need to get special permission for it.
Anyone know who I go to for this, or if I really need to? Any other thoughts?
Thanks in advance for any help!
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romdur
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Joined: 03 Apr 2009
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Location: USA
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Sarahci,
You wrote "planning a trip soon..." Kamchatka is a highly restricted region (look under "Destinations" on this site), and depending on the details of your travel, you may need a lot of pieces of paper. If you're one paper short, it could spoil the trip. So I would start with very careful preparation. Collecting all of these (including of course your invitation and visa) can take from several weeks to several months!
If I were traveling to Kamchatka, I would start by contacting a travel agency: at minimum, one very experienced in travel to Kamchatka, and preferably one located there. You will have to pay for their help, but they should know about and be able to manage special applications, permits, invitations etc.
About the satellite phone, see a fascinating web page about Chukotka (another far-eastern region):
http://www.angusadventures.com/beringstrait.html which says | Quote: | | Any communications devices (including cell phones) and electronics that communicate with satellites (such as a GPS) need special permits from Moscow. If the official documents from Moscow are not procured upon arrival, these items will be confiscated. Again, the tourist agency you are working with can take care of these details, but be sure to start the process very early. |
My guess is that this likely applies to Kamchatka as well, but the travel agency can advise.
Kamchatka looks to be a very special and beautiful part of the world. Please post back, about how your preparations go, and then your trip! Your experiences will be very valuable to users of this forum. Best of luck! |
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Sarahci
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Thanks for your help! I'm thinking that it's probably not worth the trouble!
Will keep you advised on how this trip turns out - hoping that the volcanoes won't delay travel!
Sarah |
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ideale
Just Starting
Joined: 27 Aug 2009
Posts: 1
Location: Russia, Kamchatka
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I am a resident of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. If you have any questions, just ask me.
I am admired of a free magazine about Kamchatka.
Just want to share with those who areinterested in.
http://uploading.com/files/OXRSUTGD/Kamchatka Explorer 2007.rar.html |
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