Those ais apps work pretty well - pretty much realtime. There can be dead spots where no shore based station is loading data on the internet. Of course you have to have cell coverage and only other boats using a similar app see your boat - not others using regular ais over the air.
Ed On Sun., Aug. 30, 2020, 10:48 a.m. Joseph Bognar via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I use an App called Boat Beacon. It turns your electronic device into AIS > . You can also see all the other vessels in your area > > Sent from Joe Bognar > > > On Aug 30, 2020, at 10:21 AM, ed vanderkruk via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Lots of navigation apps will import and display ais targets on the charts. > iNavx for example. Other raw nmea apps have the radar like displays - > iRegatta has a panel like that. Of course you have to get the AIS data > there over WiFi. > > Ed > > On Sun., Aug. 30, 2020, 9:54 a.m. David Risch via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Enjoying the portability (and reliability Edd) of the IPad. Without the >> laptop I have lost my AIS. Started googling around “AISing” the IPad and >> thought I would tap into the brain trust and save me some screen face >> time. I assume it is possible. Or is a AIS/VHF the better route. >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance. >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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