"Dave Baker" wrote

(AIS will eventually drift down to small boat users, I'm sure - I've
watched
the prices go down from US$20k to US$4k in the last 3 years, so it's
getting
close. I'd be considering an AIS if it would stop me getting mown down by
a
larger vessel that would otherwise have trouble seeing me).

It's less than $1,000US for a non-GPS AIS receiver, slightly more for
transceiver w/GPS. See:

http://www.sealinks.net/SL162BPage.htm

Jack Painter
Virginia Beach VA