The Marine Electronics Hub
Boating Magazine features some new gear. “The SkyMate 100 satellite communication system sends e-mail, fax, and voice messages, receives NOAA weather updates, and when connected to your GPS, produces transmittable position reports.” “Want your...
Blue Water Sailing Magazine has some safety tips for boats that are going offshore regularly. They talk about, a.o., VHF radios and passive radar reflectors. “A relatively easy upgrade to any boat’s VHF radio...
In a review on Yachtingnet Chuck Husick discusses the Lowrance LCX-104C fishfinder and chartplotting capabilities. It’s a fairly neutral review, more of an extensive product description. Lowrance LCX-104C at Amazon.com “Lowrance�s ASP (Advanced Signal...
Ben Ellison has a very interesting column on the real-time weather services of XM WX (WxWorx) Satellite Weather and The Weather Channel Marine (TWCM). Besides his remark that these, and other similar, services are...
Sometimes you only realize how valuable something is unless it is no more… An electric anchor windlass can be such a thing. An introduction… “Typical working current loadings are in the range of 55...
Nice article on Original Design Manufacturers (different from OEMs) in the consumer electronics industry. How long before we will see major effects on marine electronics industry? I think most GPS devices are already being...
Of course, there are still lots of people relying solely on paper charts alone. Nothing wrong with that, but eventually they might run into a situation which clearly demonstrates the power of electronic charts....
Talking about believers… “To get the commercial-free ear candy, you need a Sirius receiver and antenna. I opted for the Clarion DSH920S Tuner ($160) and the 1 1/3″-by-3 1/2″ Shakespeare Galaxy SRA-30 antenna ($140)....
I’ve seen through-hull underwater lights before, and from the same supplier (Underwater Lights USA & E-Fish TV) there is now a through-hull underwater video solution. Streaming right to your LCD screen in de salon...
Unfortunately, and I can speak from personal experience, theft of marine electronics is a big problem. So hereby I welcome any good solution, especially when it’s a relatively simple one… “But, by using one...
