The Early Adopters Of Marine Electronics
The early adopters of marine electronics can be found in the competitive fishing scene. Here’s a story on a guy who outfitted his boat to the fullest extend. Like the article says: “he’ll be...
Category: Communications
Send An SMS While Crossing The Pacific…?
MegaYacht has an article (free subscription required) on Altobridge’s system that allows you to use your regular cellphone onboard, anywhere at sea… I’ve written about their solution two months ago as well. “The Altobridge...
New Simrad Satellite Communication Systems
Simrad has launched two new, Inmarsat Fleet based, satellite communication systems. The MS55 would be a perfect solution for larger ships, whereas the other, Simrad’s MS33, is especially useful for smaller private yachts. It...
Mega Microphone
SAIL Magazine highlights some new gear, amongst which a couple of new devices from Standard Horizon. “Standard Horizon’s RAM+ Mic becomes a full-function remote station unto itself when connected to the company’s new Matrix...
Running A Software Business From The Antarctic
New marine communications methods allow for new life styles. Here is a perfect example of that. Jonathan Selby is sailing the world over, sometimes single-handedly, but still is an active co-owner of Xaxero Marine...
Offshore Wi-Fi
An article on TeleSea, the company that provides Wi-Fi within 30 miles of the (US) coast. Still pretty expensive I must say, and it’s primarily being used by commercial ships at this moment. But...
Can You Hear Me Now?
Good article by Ben Ellison on “how the mess of gadgets and wires pictured above is actually one sensible system for getting the most out of marine cellular.” In this June 2004 column for...
HF Radio E-Mail for ‘Idi-Yachts’
Ocean Navigator has a very short, but also very positive, review of a book called ‘HF Radio E-Mail for ‘Idi-Yachts”, written by Marti Brown. It’s a guide for setting up and using wireless e-mail...
On-board Satellite Communications
Two weeks ago there was a conference organized by Digital Ship, with one of the topics being on-board satellite communications. Although its main focus was on the larger shipping companies, some lessons can be...
Hand-Held VHF Radios
My website statistics show me that for the last week, the post on Uniden’s Mystic was the most read page. So here is an article by Chuck Husick on hand-held VHF radios that might...
