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AIS on a sailboat
Google on NASA AIS Engine.
g "Børge Wedel Müller" wrote in message ... Hi all I do now want to get "started" with passive receiver for testing. Have you an adress/link to a "starter" kit? (hopefully below 3-400USD) Regards /Børge "Wayne.B" skrev i en meddelelse ... On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 19:32:22 GMT, (Mic) wrote: Though these active systems are expensive, there are low cost, receive only units available that provide, for the small boat owner, a display of much greater use than radar for these 'big boys'." =========================================== The biggest issue for small boats is not seeing the big guys (they show up easily on RADAR), but being seen. Only an active AIS transponder can provide that assurance since small boats are easily overlooked or missed entirely on a large ship's RADAR. As large ships come to rely more on AIS, and devote more time to monitoring, this will become even more of a critical issue. |
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