Monthly Archive: January 2007

More thoughts on LifeTag, a battery issue for some 2

More thoughts on LifeTag, a battery issue for some

Panbo reader and offshore sailor Jon pointed out a possible downside to the Raymarine LifeTag MOB system that I hadn’t really picked up on (edited for brevity):  “Curiously, this battery information [seen in the brochure crop above] is lacking...

ACR ResQFix PLB…smaller, cheaper, better! 0

ACR ResQFix PLB…smaller, cheaper, better!

When I visited ACR last October, I got to write up the R&D department’s nifty GPS simulator but not the nifty new GPS-assisted PLB that was being tested in its “oven”. Well, now it’s official; the ResQFix got...

Lowrance iWay 600c, a slick combo? 1

Lowrance iWay 600c, a slick combo?

The Lowrance press release claims that “the iWAY 600c is the first portable navigation device to offer dual routing capability, allowing consumers to navigate both highways and waterways”, which I don’t understand as Garmin...

Iris PC radar, a new face 9

Iris PC radar, a new face

  Iris PC Radar is a relatively new product purportedly able to “interface as a slave or display-only with almost any radar antenna, and at present can control Raymarine, Kelvin Hughes and the Simrad/Koden/Anritsu family…soon to...

Raymarine LifeTag MOB system, well done! 10

Raymarine LifeTag MOB system, well done!

Raymarine introduced this LifeTag man overboard system last February, but then couldn’t actually start shipping it in the U.S. until November. These things happen, but it does tend to diminish a new product’s reputation. Well, I’ve been testing LifeTag, it...

Velocitek S10, for speed freaks 4

Velocitek S10, for speed freaks

Two digits, two buttons, two modes…one purpose. The Velocitek S10 is a GPS that’s been waterproofed and simplified so that those crazies riding kite boards, hydrofoil moths, etc. can track speed and VMG. Either is...