PowerMax Cellphone Signal Booster
I’ve seen a lot of similar products, but Digital Antenna’s PowerMax will really help you out when in need of sending (or receiving) some SMS messages while sailing (too far) offshore…. “Lucky you, because...
Yearly Archive: 2004
Pocket Energy: The Sun Also Charges
Using a PDA to navigate while it’s connected to a GPS receiver via Bluetooth demands a lot of your batteries. Solar power is a solution many boaters are already used to, and this little...
The Never Ending McMurdo Story
How important it is that your EPIRP works correctly is proven many times a year. This spring only, NOAA satellites were key in saving 54 lives in 27 potentially deadly situations throughout the United...
World’s “Smallest” AIS Receiver
Don’t know whether that claim is actually true, but if you’re in the market for a small AIS (Automatic Identification System), I’ve written about them before, then have look at Jotron Electronics’ TR-2500 Universal...
The New Backbone Of Onboard Data Networking
In their own journal, NMEA is again promoting the NMEA 2000 standard. Not surprising of course, but just publishing these press-releases won’t do much good. Companies involved in developing this standard will have to...
Lots Of Electronics Does Not Equal Safety
Every now and then a story comes along which proves that without skills, electronics won’t do you a lot of good. Here’s another one (free subscription required). “Borgueta recalls how one day he helped...
Waterproof Entertainment…
Since so many of you are looking for waterproof MP3 players on this website, I thought it would be better to post the news about this new (cheap) product. It is a “four AA...
ARC Survey Results
Yachting World has published their ARC Survey results. So if you would like to know what equipment is being used by yachts in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers…. It’s sort of the ultimate field-test...
MAATS Impressions By YBW
Yachting and Boating World (YBW) comes away moderately impressed from MAATS (Marine Aftermarket Accessories Trade Show) and in their newsletter they mention some of the highlights. Besides the one I liked best, EchoPilot’s CASS...
Roaming While Cruising
Wireless Maritime Services, a joint venture of AT&T Wireless and MTN, is offering a roaming solution for GSM subscribers while cruising in international waters. I’ve written about similar solutions before, if you have a...
