I am very happy with my gear from Milltech. Pretty much all the Class B stuff uses the same chipset from what I can tell, so it isn’t like one works and the other ones don’t.
Joe Della Barba Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Persuasion Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 12:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Stus-List Fw: Fw: (no subject) now AIS 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:[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 8:22 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 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:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Persuasion Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 8:13 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 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:[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 6:40 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> 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 <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> 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 <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> 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 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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