Monthly Archive: December 2007
Given some controversy about how big ships actually use AIS and what that may mean in terms of Class B, I asked Captain John Konrad to help out. Boy, did he, first querying his gCaptain readers, then bringing in Captain Richard Rodriguez for a professional small boat point of view, and finally e-mailing me with all the interesting comments below. This is the longest Panbo entry ever (and some of the best stuff is at the end). So how about a big round of applause for John, who somehow pulls all this off while still shipping out (he’s Chief Mate aboard a 835’ ship in the Gulf of Mxico right now, editing gCaptain by satellite!)…
My recent mention of Class B negativity elicited a lot of interesting comments, including a long post by Mr. Fred Pot himself. Fred, who I once profiled as “AIS man”, has now established himself as the Class B curmudgeon…
Sort of like repairing or upgrading old instruments, you could also spend some winter off water time getting your waypoints and routes in order. C-Map has put together a nice tip sheet on how you might do that using…
We’re collecting some valuable information and opinions in the first “old instrument” entry (thanks, commenters!). For instance, who knew that Moor/EMS was still around…
This week I’m hoping to find out more about private versus public Search and Rescue call centers (thanks for the interesting comments so far). But I’m also on another mission, and am hoping for your help. I have a Sail assignment on upgrading old instruments…
I may be annoyed at the FCC, but the U.S. Coast Guard never ceases to impress me. In this CG video, also viewable below, a chopper team…
Honestly, what the hell is wrong with the FCC? Today some one who knows how these things work pointed out to me that the Commission…
The neat thing about putting satellite TV on your boat is that if you already have the service at home, most companies will let you put it on the boat for just the monthly cost of another receiver. The problem, though, is…
Though my first SPOT test entry garnered no comments, I remain convinced that some boaters will go for this gadget/service once they fully understand what it can do for them…
At least theoretically, Amazon’s super hyped Kindle “wireless reading device” could be a wonderful cruising gadget…
