MArnold
Member
- Joined
- Jul 2, 2018
- Messages
- 5
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- New Moon
- Vessel Make
- Bounty 257 Offshore Pilot
Hey All,
I'm upgrading some electronics on (formerly) New Moon and want to add AIS.
DISCLAIMER: I hope these are 'educated' questions, but I am learning fast.......
I currently have an ICOM M127 without DSC or AIS. I also have NMEA2000 Network and Lowrance GEN3 HDS MFD's networked to N2K and through Eathernet.
It seems that the "best" AIS Transponder setup would be the Vesper XB-6000 or 8000.
The Question: If I want to be able to make DSC Calls, could I do it through the MFD and XB-6000 (with an antenna slitter or additional AIS antenna) or will I need to upgrade the VHF Radio as well.
I would go with the ICOM M506 if I upgrade the Radio.
So the second question: Provided that I put the Vesper System on the boat, would I need the ICOM M506 WITH AIS or WITHOUT AIS (since I will have the Standalone AIS Transceiver)?
I feel that if I ad AIS I want to get a Transceiver rather than just a RX only through the M506.
I know MOST of this has been beat to death, but sometimes sorting through long winding threads only gets me so far.....
Thanx in advance,
Mark-
I'm upgrading some electronics on (formerly) New Moon and want to add AIS.
DISCLAIMER: I hope these are 'educated' questions, but I am learning fast.......
I currently have an ICOM M127 without DSC or AIS. I also have NMEA2000 Network and Lowrance GEN3 HDS MFD's networked to N2K and through Eathernet.
It seems that the "best" AIS Transponder setup would be the Vesper XB-6000 or 8000.
The Question: If I want to be able to make DSC Calls, could I do it through the MFD and XB-6000 (with an antenna slitter or additional AIS antenna) or will I need to upgrade the VHF Radio as well.
I would go with the ICOM M506 if I upgrade the Radio.
So the second question: Provided that I put the Vesper System on the boat, would I need the ICOM M506 WITH AIS or WITHOUT AIS (since I will have the Standalone AIS Transceiver)?
I feel that if I ad AIS I want to get a Transceiver rather than just a RX only through the M506.
I know MOST of this has been beat to death, but sometimes sorting through long winding threads only gets me so far.....
Thanx in advance,
Mark-