We installed and used the Digital Yacht AIS prior to Route St. Pierre
race this year. It installed easily and worked.
Almost 56 hours of continuous use to St. Pierre, and I'm guessing about
equal on the way back. Came in pretty
handy when we had 5 comercial vessels going in a few different
directions in the vicinity at around midnight on the
way to St. Pierre.
--
Cheers,
Jeff Nelson
Muir Caileag
C&C 30
Armdale Y.C.
Halifax
On 25/03/2013 2:26 PM, Jim Reinardy wrote:
I have also been intrigued by the Digital Yacht line, like this one:
http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1%7C344%7C2028691%7C2028911&id=2040954
Any experience there?
I am also curious to get thoughts on transponders vs. receivers. It
seems like an extra layer of protection to be broadcasting now that
more boats have AIS, but there is a big price difference. Also, it
used to be that commercial vessels often did not monitor Class B, is
that changed now?
Thanks,
Jim Reinardy
C&C 30-2 "Firewater"
Milwaukee, WI
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On Mar 25, 2013, at 11:51 AM, "Persuasion" <persuasio...@gmail.com
<mailto:persuasio...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Joe
Raymarine/Garmin are names I know. Joel mention SiTex and I check
them out and liked what I saw. Looked at Milltech but am still
unsure. I'm always open to recommendations.
Mike
*From:* Della Barba, Joe <mailto:joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov>
*Sent:* Monday, March 25, 2013 8:22 AM
*To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
*Subject:* Re: Stus-List Fw: (no subject) now AIS
I can't think of any bad units, but those are not the cheapest ones
out there.
Any reason you are not looking at the others? Do you need a display
on the unit itself?
*/Joe Della Barba/*
*From:*CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of
*Persuasion
*Sent:* Monday, March 25, 2013 8:13 AM
*To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
*Subject:* Stus-List Fw: (no subject) now AIS
Thanks to those that responded. I'm now convinced I want an AIS.
The problem is which one. It will be connected directly to the pc
chart plotter. The Raymarine, Garmin and SiTex (new to me) all look
promising.
Mike
S/V Persuasion
C&C 37 Keel/CB
Long Sault
*From:*Joel Aronson <mailto:joel.aron...@gmail.com>
*Sent:*Friday, March 22, 2013 6:40 PM
*To:*cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
*Subject:*Re: Stus-List (no subject)
Bob
No I will connect it to the plotter.
http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1%7C344%7C2028691%7C2028908&id=1849984
Joel Aronson
On Mar 22, 2013, at 6:37 PM, Bob Moriarty <bobmo...@gmail.com
<mailto:bobmo...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Joel,
Is this the SI-TEX unit that you were looking at?
http://www.si-tex.com/index.php/product-information/ais/sas-300-ais-class-b-ais-transceiver-detail
Although I don't have any of their hardware, I like the SI-TEX
brand. They seem to occupy the "value" space. Value, like free
wind, = good. :-)
Full disclosure: I'm just a day-sailor who rarely ventures
outside the mouth of the St Johns River in Florida. Despite this,
I bought an MilTech AIS receiver 6 or 7 years ago because I
thought it was really cool and relatively inexpensive. It once
picked up the signal from an old tugboat in for repairs at Green
Cove Springs. w00t.
As for AIS (receivers), do folks think that a radar-like display
of approaching targets is OK or even perhaps optimal?
Or, is it be important to be able to put the nearby boats in the
context of a chart?
I know that many chart-plotters can interpret and display AIS
data and predict potential collisions. But, might this be a good
case for having a standalone unit, dedicated for nearby
"situational awareness" - kinda like radar I suppose. Probably
depends upon one's situation. :-)
Bob M
Ox 33-1
Jax, FL
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Joel Aronson
<joel.aron...@gmail.com <mailto:joel.aron...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I've been looking at the Si Tex. built in GPS antenna. Good Price.
Joel Aronson
On Mar 22, 2013, at 10:49 AM, Persuasion <persuasio...@gmail.com
<mailto:persuasio...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> Hey Fellow C&Cers
>
> Thinking about my next boat project. I'm looking for advise on
an AIS transponder. I'm thinking about a Class B. Anyone been
down this road that can help?
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> Mike
> S/V Persuasion
> C&C 37 K/CB
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