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New Simrad AI50 Class B AIS Transponder
I want to know who is selling this now in Europe, (please give the url
or addres) what is the price and where I can get a copy of the usr manual for details. Thanks Pascal |
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New Simrad AI50 Class B AIS Transponder
Pascal wrote in news:1178807248.209992.197850
@l77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com: I want to know who is selling this now in Europe, (please give the url or addres) what is the price and where I can get a copy of the usr manual for details. Thanks Pascal http://www.simradyachting.com/Produc.../AIS/AI50.aspx Click on "Downloads" for brochures, user manual, all there. From the webpage: "Note for the US: The AI50 has not been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authorization is obtained." Of course, as usual, Americans are excluded until the barely perceptible bureaucratic movements make any new European technology obsolete.... (sigh) There's lots of dealers listed if you put: Simrad AI50 into the Google search engine. nauticexpo.com had no price but tried to scam my browser so I'd stay away from them (UK). I don't think these units are available, yet, from the look of the webpages at marine electronics places. The news on them is dated Sun Mar 18...still being prepared for release. Nice looking units, Pascal. Let us all know what you find out and how pricey they are being so new. Keep us posted! Larry -- |
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New Simrad AI50 Class B AIS Transponder
Pascal wrote in news:1178807248.209992.197850
@l77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com: what is the price Jersey Electrics says: "Projected price around £800" You'd think it had a kilowatt transmitter, not just TWO WATTS.... It will display you from a 50' sailboat mast antenna about 4-5 miles at that power level....unless you're around a corner, which is what we're buying them for....then 2 watts is NOT GOING TO GET OVER THAT CLIFF! So sad....VHF will bounce and display you but not at so low a power level in a ditch waterway. Too bad. Larry -- |
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New Simrad AI50 Class B AIS Transponder
On 10 maio, 14:22, Larry wrote:
Pascal wrote in news:1178807248.209992.197850 @l77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com: what is the price Jersey Electrics says: "Projected price around £800" You'd think it had a kilowatt transmitter, not just TWO WATTS.... It will display you from a 50' sailboat mast antenna about 4-5 miles at that power level....unless you're around a corner, which is what we're buying them for....then 2 watts is NOT GOING TO GET OVER THAT CLIFF! So sad....VHF will bounce and display you but not at so low a power level in a ditch waterway. Too bad. Larry -- Thanks Larry, I already have seen that links, 800 UK pounds may be a correct price for a stand alone unit with color display, waterproof, with 16 channel GPS and class B transponder, I think. I have an SR161 but it depends on my laptop and I would prefer a stand alone unit. What I want to know is where we can buy it in Europe now, since I can ask a friend to bring one to me without aggregate more import taxes. Preferable in UK since it is more easy to have people coming to Brazil from there. I think that this unit would take so much time to be available at Miltech Marine in USA. Regards Pascal |
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New Simrad AI50 Class B AIS Transponder
Pascal wrote in news:1178825813.503235.46380
@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com: What I want to know is where we can buy it in Europe now, since I can ask a friend to bring one to me without aggregate more import taxes. Preferable in UK since it is more easy to have people coming to Brazil from there. I think that this unit would take so much time to be available at Miltech Marine in USA. FCC says you can't buy it in the USA. From the webpages I read over from European dealers, I don't think you can buy it there, yet, either. It looks like they're taking initial orders. NONE of them had more than a guess as to the pricing, reinforcing my belief the thing is still vaporware (unavailable for sale). Larry -- |
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New Simrad AI50 Class B AIS Transponder
On 11 maio, 00:57, Larry wrote:
Pascal wrote in news:1178825813.503235.46380 @q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com: What I want to know is where we can buy it in Europe now, since I can ask a friend to bring one to me without aggregate more import taxes. Preferable in UK since it is more easy to have people coming to Brazil from there. I think that this unit would take so much time to be available at Miltech Marine in USA. FCC says you can't buy it in the USA. From the webpages I read over from European dealers, I don't think you can buy it there, yet, either. It looks like they're taking initial orders. NONE of them had more than a guess as to the pricing, reinforcing my belief the thing is still vaporware (unavailable for sale). Larry -- Yes Larry, You are wright, and I have seen some comments about AIS Class B that worry me a lot, that is: it send position only after 30 sec which may not good for ships with 20 knots or more and with only 2 Watts the range could be limited to 4 NM. I think I will wait much more time to see how this thing really works or not. Pascal |
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New Simrad AI50 Class B AIS Transponder
Pascal wrote in news:1179180566.978848.120740
@e51g2000hsg.googlegroups.com: I think I will wait much more time to see how this thing really works or not. I'd also say wait. The equipment/manufacturer shakeout has not occurred on this technology, yet. We're a couple of years away before certain units become the ones most sought after, while the others go bankrupt. It's just like Windows Vista....about 3 years from being out of beta test by the paying users before it's near ready for use....(c; Larry -- Grade School Physics Factoid: A building cannot freefall into its own footprint without skilled demolition. |
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New Simrad AI50 Class B AIS Transponder
Already have an AIS receiver do you, why not stop there, you get most
of the benefit. The class of boats that are required to carry a transciever are unlikely to take action to avoid your boat, unless you are stationary. Even then, they might just only honk. Spend the euros on some good food & drink for your crew |
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New Simrad AI50 Class B AIS Transponder
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ups.com: Already have an AIS receiver do you, why not stop there, you get most of the benefit. The class of boats that are required to carry a transciever are unlikely to take action to avoid your boat, unless you are stationary. Even then, they might just only honk. Spend the euros on some good food & drink for your crew Do you sail much at night in a busy seaway or with crossing ship traffic going up a coast? The idea is to be SEEN, and to inform the other AIS stations of your boat's name/size/call/MMSI/course/speed....before you're run down by a much faster ship who didn't see your little 50' mast on his radar shooting over it from way up there.... The crew has plenty of slop and way too much rum, already.... Larry -- Grade School Physics Factoid: A building cannot freefall into its own footprint without skilled demolition. |
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New Simrad AI50 Class B AIS Transponder
Pascal wrote:
I want to know who is selling this now in Europe, (please give the url or addres) what is the price and where I can get a copy of the usr manual for details. Thanks Pascal www.jgtech.com are selling the AIS transponder they are due very soon. JG |
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