Bill — if you have an onboard WiFi router and get the AIS data to that from an AIS receiver or VHF, that’s another way to get AIS data to your iPad or tablet (rather than shore stations).
Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > On Mar 3, 2017, at 4:36 AM, BillBinaList via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I, too believe that is why losing his wifi connection would have mattered. > However, using AIS apps on a tablet or phone means you are using land based > AIS information, which is usually delayed by 20 minutes or so, and does not > show all vessels with AIS transmitters. Land based AIS data is gathered by > volunteers and stations frequently go offline. It is not a substitute for a > real AIS receiver onboard getting direct AIS information from nearby vessels > directly. > > Bill Bina >
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