On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:49:59 -0500, Larry wrote:

While an AIS receiver is a great toy at this time, I'd wait until the
yachtie versions of the full AIS transmitter/receiver/display units come
down in price to something reasonable and buy that, instead. Just
receiving will do you no good when you're at sea and the containership is
bearing down on you at 15 knots. Having the transmitter makes you stand
out just as big as the next 950' containership!

Don't be foolish. Although future affordable class-B transponders
will be great, currently available cheap receive-only units are still
great assets. Detecting the big ships 20-40 miles out, and having
accurate collision warning is very valuable. Not to mention the ship
name and MMSI number making radio contact easier and more likely to be
successful.

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