www.panbo.com knows. Everybody should subscribe as it is free. Ben reports that ICOM is awaiting FCC approval:
" Those are some reason why I think Icom may have a hit with the new MT-500TR Class B AIS announced at the London Boat Show. It doesn't look to have a built-in base map like the Simrad, let alone full charting like the SmarterChart, but the screen hinted at in the image below could be darn useful (as contrasted, say, with the much smaller display on the Standard Horizon VHF/AISrx GX series). Plus the MT-500TR will be able to integrate with popular Icom M505 and M603 VHF radios so you can auto dial AIS targets (as I've been able to try a bit with the Garmin VHF2000). Icom USA has been quiet about this transponder so far, but I'm hoping that's just because they're waiting on an imminent FCC approval. Maybe the Miami Boat Show?" Ron Rogers Telling the truth in Washington, NC -----Original Message----- From: Phillip Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 1:41 PM Does any one know what happened to ICOM's combination VHF radio/AIS receiver? I saw it on the ICOM site last year and this year decided to buy one only to find it had disappeared from the market. Philip -- S/V ORYOKI Currently lying in Beaufort NC _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
