Electronics
Get Connected: SeaKey Offers Valuable Benefits to Boat Owners
October 4, 2007 - 3:54pm — Anonymous- Electronics
To keep track of your boat, whether it’s at the dock, on the trailer in your driveway, or headed to cruising grounds beyond the horizon, a remote position monitoring system is an up and coming utility that deserves a little attention. While the core technology here has been available in the auto industry for several years, it’s just beginning to take hold in recreational boating.
Method, Not Madness : Proper Planning will ensure you have the electronics package best suited for your boat.
June 15, 2007 - 3:56pm — George Sass Jr.- Chart Plotter/GPS
- Electronics
- MAY 2007
Let’s face it, there are so many choices in electronics and trying to keep up with new technology can be daunting. Thank goodness for our electronics editor Chuck Husick, who is tapped into this field and does a great job of keeping us, and you, up to date.
Understanding AIS
January 7, 2007 - 8:00am — Chuck Husick- Electronics
AIS is an acronym for the shipboard Automatic Identification System, an autonomous VHF radio linked vessel position reporting transponder system. The Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 requires many commercial vessels to be equipped with AIS. At present there is no requirement for AIS on any U.S. recreational vessel, unless perhaps your yacht is the size of an ocean going ship (and there are some of those around).
Furuno's NavNet vx2
January 7, 2007 - 8:00am — Chuck Husick- Electronics
Furuno, who pioneered the use of Ethernet for on board data communication with the introduction of the NavNet Radar / Chart Plotter / Sonar control / display systems recently introduced a second generation of NavNet equipment, NavNet vx2. The changes from the first generation units are most evident in the radar / chart plotter multifunction units, both the black box versions and the integral display screen units such as the 1834C/NT.
