C-MAP Launches Embark AIS Overlay Functionality
C-MAP, a leader in digital marine cartography and cloud-based mapping, announced today the launch of new AIS functionality for the Embark navigation app.
Category: AIS
FLIR Launches Next Generation Raymarine VHF Radios
FLIR is excited to announce the launch of its next-generation Raymarine VHF radios. The compact Ray53, full-sized Ray63 and the multifunction Ray73 with AIS are all full-function VHF marine radios with Class D Digital Selective Calling (DSC). Each new VHF model is equipped with a built-in GPS receiver and connection point for…
Refreshed Comar Product Range Is Now Available Online
In advance of our official launch of the newly refreshed range of products at METSTRADE, in order to provide simplified product naming to easily identify the best Comar products to meet your requirements, we have decided to make...
Vesper SmartAIS MOB simulation, a little known & nifty test tool
I often use and deeply appreciate the bundle of clever features that Vesper Marine calls SmartAIS, but darned if I didn’t miss one. While the WatchMate app screen above shows some aspects of the Vesper collision avoidance intelligence that makes this my favorite real-world AIS plotting tool (among many choices), it is actually a built-in simulation with significant benefits…
Simrad RS40 VHF Radio is the Perfect Upgrade for Mid-Size Boats
Egersund, Norway – Announcing Simrad RS40, the latest innovation in marine VHF radios. Featuring a sleek design with wireless handset capability, removable fist microphone, Class D DSC functionality and built-in GPS, the Simrad RS40...
Flir / Raymarine Selected by the US Coast Guard for AIS-2
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a contract from the United States (U.S.) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in support of the U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) Second Generation Automatic Identification System (AIS-2) program
Hella Marine – EMI dangers from LED lights can be prevented
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) recently published an alert detailing the effect of Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) caused by some LED products, and the potential for electronic communication interference. Simple testing can identify whether there’s a problem, but the situation can be avoided if owners choose products that are certified to international standards.
USCG warns about LED lights interfering with VHF & AIS, wants test results
The USCG recently issued a Safety Alert about how LED lighting near VHF antennas can cause poor reception on attached radios, which of course includes AIS and DSC reception along with regular marine VHF audio channels. I’m surprised because I remember such problems coming up and being solved a decade ago, which was very early in the evolution of LED lighting…but…
Standard Horizon GX6000 bad and good news, plus new HX890 and HX40
What the heck? An AIS transceiver with a decent antenna up reasonably high can see other AIS transceivers fairly far away, but not 3,508 nautical miles! What’s actually illustrated here was a Standard Horizon GX6000 mistranslating AIS target positions into NMEA 2000, as strongly suggested by the photo below. But as bad as that glitch was, there’s already a firmware fix and the way the update operation works has further benefits.
Orolia Announces North American Approval for the World’s First Four-Frequency Maritime Emergency Beacon
July 11th 2018, Lanham, MD- The global leader in emergency readiness and response, Orolia, is pleased to announce U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada approval of its revolutionary and award-winning McMurdo SmartFind G8 AIS Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB)…
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