Hi all, Happy new year! My boat came with an old icon vhf that I believed was noon functioning from the Surveyor. It turned out that the antenna was not connected and it does in fact work. Well, while I didn't know it was functioning, I bought the SH with AIS from fred but, never installed it. I realize the convenience of having a stronger solution at the helm tab a handheld, I've been wondering if it would be a good idea to install the new SH in the cockpit. The icom, although old, is considered a nice unit. I hate to throw it away but, I have this new SH I'm not sure What to do with and I like the AIS function. Any comments or insights? Thanks, DannyMattapoisett, ma
Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device-------- Original message --------From: "Dennis C. via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 1/8/2016 2:49 PM (GMT-05:00) To: CnClist <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: "Dennis C." <capt...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List VHF / AIS I'm guessing SH won't be long offering NMEA 2000 units. Dennis C. On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 1:34 PM, Gary Russell via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: I like the SH radio, but my boat is wired for NMEA 2000.Gary ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~ On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: I agree, Fred. If you want a wireless remote mic, buy a handheld VHF, specifically the Standard Horizon HX850S. No, it won't pump out 25 watts but your wireless remote won't work in your dinghy away from the boat, either. I have a hardwired RAM3 at the helm for my Standard Horizon VHF. Love it. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 11:37 AM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: That’s supposed to be a pretty nice radio; but I have an issue with the whole wireless remote mic thing. First, has anyone ever lost overboard something that wasn’t firmly attached to the boat? And secondly, has anyone gone to use a piece of rechargeable battery-powered electronics, only to find that the battery was dead? Neither of these scenarios apply to a hard-wired remote mic like the S-H or the Icom. Otherwise, I’d agree that the Simard was a great option. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Jan 8, 2016, at 9:25 AM, Gary Russell via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Has anyone looked at or used the Simrad RS35 VHF radio? It looks amazing for the price! It has NMEA2000, AIS, DSC and supports up to two wireless remote mikes. Defender has it for $329.99. The wireless remote mike is $139.99. The comparable Icom radio is $399.99 and the remote mike and cable is $274.98. So, $469.98 vs. $674.97. GaryS/V High Maintenance'90 C&C 37+East Greenwich, RI, USA ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~ On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 9:20 AM, Barry Lenoble via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Hey, I do like Standard Horizon gear and I have had a few of their VHD radios. Nice gear, good audio quality, innovative, etc. My comment is this: The SH radios are NMEA 0183 only. This is too bad because NMEA 2000 is much easier to integrate. If you don’t have any other electronics, and don’t plan on integrating the radio to a plotter, then don’t worry about it and the SH radio is a good choice. However, if you think you might want to install a chartplotter, and display the AIS information on the plotter screen, and / or you plan on interfacing a plotter to an autopilot, wind instrument, or ANYTHING else, I strongly recommend you buy a VHF that has NMEA 2000 interface. With NMEA 2000 you don’t have to worry about connecting the little tiny wires together, or about baud rates, or who is the talker and who is the listener. You just plug the cable in and it works. Simrad makes a VHD/AIS receiver with NMEA 2000, so does Lowrance and I think icom does too The Simrad unit is nice because the second station handset is wireless and you can carry it with you. The Lowrance unit doesn’t support the second handset. Good luck,Barry Barry Lenoblelenoble@optonline.netDeep Blue C, C&C 110Mt. Sinai, NY _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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