Tuning To A Quarter Wave
Nice thread on how short SSB antennas operate and why. The discussion is concerning antennas that are shorter than a quarter wavelength. It’s a bit technical, but you might find it helpful if you...
Category: Communications
Boats & Wi-Fi: ‘Warboating’
A quite funny quote from a Netstumbler forum thread shows very well that the combination of Wi-Fi and boating is still in the early adopter stage, and that ‘wardriving’ has its equivalent at sea…....
Improving Marina Wi-Fi Access
With more and more marinas offering Wi-Fi internet access to boaters, it is very important to understand how you can get the most out of these possibilities. One issue that keeps coming back is...
Satellite Internet Access At Sea
I have posted many times on the different approaches and offerings for having satellite internet access anywhere at sea. Recently Boeing made a lot of headlines because of their plans to offer internet access...
The Garmin Marine Network: How Not To Get Lost At Sea
Engadget discusses Garmin’s new plug-and-play systems (GPSMAP 3010C & 3006C) that put GPS, weather, sonar, radar, and other important data at boaters� fingertips. It also highlights Garmin’s proprietary Marine Network, yet another alternative to...
VHF In Collision Avoidance
Never mind VHF radios with buddy lists, there is still a lot of room for error when using VHF equipment. The latest Ocean Navigator newsletter looks at the role of VHF communications in a...
Uniden’s VHF/GPS Mapping Marine Radio
Great to see that more and more marine electronics and communications functions are being integrated. Not only on a hardware level, but definitely also on a software level. What I really like about Uniden’s...
Send And Receive
The BBC discusses a simple set up for sending and receiving email at remote locations, in this case the Solomon Islands. Key to this solution is WaveMail, software that is being used by sailors...
Ship Gateway
If your communications, networking and securtity needs are extensive you’d might consider Virtek’s CommBox. It combines a router, email server, least cost route switch, and lot’s of other features in one box. Altough developed...
Rugged Cellphones
When I was going through the log-files of this website I noticed that many people come here searching for rugged cellphones. Fortunately, Siemens unveiled the ruggedised M65 this week. Not sure if it’s really...
