VHF In Collision Avoidance
Never mind VHF radios with buddy lists, there is still a lot of room for error when using VHF equipment. The latest Ocean Navigator newsletter looks at the role of VHF communications in a...
Yearly Archive: 2004
Uniden’s VHF/GPS Mapping Marine Radio
Great to see that more and more marine electronics and communications functions are being integrated. Not only on a hardware level, but definitely also on a software level. What I really like about Uniden’s...
What’s On Board: SWIFT
It’s a fact that some of the military R&D spending will find its way back to the tax payer since innovative technologies are being applied in a commercial context at a later stage. For...
Send And Receive
The BBC discusses a simple set up for sending and receiving email at remote locations, in this case the Solomon Islands. Key to this solution is WaveMail, software that is being used by sailors...
Assistive Technology in Sailing
In an article discussing assistive technologies in sailing I came across YachtAware, a company which creates integrative technology that connects navigational instruments to a main computer. In this case it helped disabled people compete...
Internet Delivery Of Local Notices To Mariners
A nice example of how the internet is improving life at sea can be found in California where the US Coast Guard is moving to issuance of the Local Notices to Mariners (LNM) exclusively...
Ship Gateway
If your communications, networking and securtity needs are extensive you’d might consider Virtek’s CommBox. It combines a router, email server, least cost route switch, and lot’s of other features in one box. Altough developed...
The Manual Importance
Tom Isitt, in his editorial piece for the Motor Boat & Yachting May issue, confesses that he always reads the manual of the gadgets he buys. Lot’s of people do not, and that’s probable...
TDS Recon’s Ruggedized Pocket PC
At $2,200 definitely not the cheapest, but surely one of the most ruggedized Pocket PC’s. But as far as I can see it’s lacking any wireless connectivity, making it a bit useless for maritime...
How To Choose Your EPIRB
Following up on a detailed description of how EPIRBs work and how calls for help are handled by various authorities, this (not yet available online) Ocean Navigator newsletter elaborates on how to choose the...
