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AIS again
I'm considering installing an AIS. I'd really like a transceiver but
haven't been able to find one for less than around $4k with all you need to install it. Receive only units seem to be around $700 by the time you add some kind of display an antenna splitter or antenna and a receiver. Multiplexing single channel receivers are reasonably priced but I would assume they aren't as robust as two channel units and I still need a display. In my case running a laptop all the time is too expensive in terms of amps. I gather that class B transceivers are coming to the US market "real soon now". So, is anyone in the group using AIS? How do you like it? Are you using a receive only or xmit/rec unit? Does anyone know when the B units will be out and what kind or prices they'll have? What else should I know that I'm too ignorant to ask? (ABOUT AIS only, please ) Cheers, -- Tom. Links I thought were interesting: http://vespermarine.com/index.shtml http://www.milltechmarine.com/ http://www.si-tex.com/ |