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Keith wrote:
I want AIS mostly so I can call the towboat ahead of me by name, rather than "that westbound tow about MM145". Some of the towboats around here don't even have a name on the stern, or in letters so small you can't read them until you're right up on him passing.
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Thats exactly the spot I find it most useful, for $189 you can get a receiver or Standard Horizon has a VHF with an AIS receiver for about $300. The VHF also has a 30 watt hailer with fog signals! *That would be the cheapest way to go, no need to add an antenna just for AIS. Both of them can be hooked up to a chartplotter or navigation software that supports AIS. *
http://www.milltechmarine.com/Smart-...ver_p_167.html
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http://www.standardhorizon.com/index...41A0167DE2A031
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