Jeff Lebowski
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I recently bought a used boat with a pair of Garmin 7212 Displays and an ICOM IC-M506 VHF with AIS capability.
I know next to nothing about this stuff other than how to navigate and communicate. The ICOM has an AIS display. It also displays current GPS info on its screen. A few questions for smart guys-
Does the position information come from the boat's GPS or is the GPS built into the radio?
Will my radio display this AIS info even if I don't have the "black box" required to send my info?
What do I need to add to this set up to have complete AIS capability? Or, do I already have it?
I understand that my vessel needs a dedicated number, MMIS or something like that and that I can get one for 25 bucks if I join Boats US. Can I just get the number from the FCC?
If a number has already been listed for my boat in the past, does it transfer?
Sorry. Reading, reading, reading and I am not finding the answers.
I know next to nothing about this stuff other than how to navigate and communicate. The ICOM has an AIS display. It also displays current GPS info on its screen. A few questions for smart guys-
Does the position information come from the boat's GPS or is the GPS built into the radio?
Will my radio display this AIS info even if I don't have the "black box" required to send my info?
What do I need to add to this set up to have complete AIS capability? Or, do I already have it?
I understand that my vessel needs a dedicated number, MMIS or something like that and that I can get one for 25 bucks if I join Boats US. Can I just get the number from the FCC?
If a number has already been listed for my boat in the past, does it transfer?
Sorry. Reading, reading, reading and I am not finding the answers.