Monthly Archive: December 2007

AIS on ships, words from the gCaptain 8

AIS on ships, words from the gCaptain

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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!)…

AIS B in the USA, depressing 19

AIS B in the USA, depressing

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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…

VuQube, for dockside satellite TV 8

VuQube, for dockside satellite TV

VuQube_Sat_TV

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…