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Putting on a Vesper 850 Watchmate transceiver
In Response To: AIS survey... ()
A couple who are circumnavigating and currently in Thailand highly recommended the Vesper. I haven't tried it yet. Will definitley transmit when at sea and in shipping lanes, probably not so much the rest of the time.
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- AIS survey...
- Loose Pointer has an AS transponder and loves it
- We have both on our new boat,
- No
- Yes, both, a Simrad AI50 ...
- Yep, both. I want to see and be seen.
- Type B (basic two-way)
- Putting on a Vesper 850 Watchmate transceiver
- I haven't yet. If I sailed in more commercial traffic, I probably would.
- Yes. *** I received for many years then
- Yes - AIS-B transceiver
- No.
- We just have a reciever ...and that's the way I like it.
- No
- Reciever only...
- Both, all Garmin, displays on the plotter
- Just a very basic receive capability, built into my Standard Horizon VHF... A marvelous tool...
- Best gear we ever invested in
- Yes, both, better than radar
- Loose Pointer has an AS transponder and loves it