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AIS/VHF two antennae's or one?
Captain Larry-DH at 1:00pm 12.06.24
Also, as CAPTA mentions nuisance signals. If its a standalone transponder, I'm guessing it would be
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one?
BAD ORCA at 12:46pm 12.06.24
You have to account for different needs on the water. I sail in the Great Lakes. Very few of us s
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one?
BAD ORCA at 12:42pm 12.06.24
OK, so that is much clearer now. You have a receive-only AIS in your VHF that naturally uses the s
Replacement sink
Dalliance at 12:11pm 12.06.24
I could not find the smaller dishes, so this was the biggest sink that fitted. Interesting faucet
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one?
stephen_i_w at 12:00pm 12.06.24
It is not, and I explained why. It is similar to why calling the Coast Guard is not a good way to
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Marmalade at 11:33am 12.06.24
Have to check-out this series from a couple years ago... Mark has skills! Repairing Hunter 40 dama
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one?
colemj at 11:20am 12.06.24
Thanks Mark. Its an older Standard Horizon. I forget model but i'm pretty sure its only a receive
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one?
colemj at 11:07am 12.06.24
Marine Traffic is actually an excellent way to test your transmission. It is not, and I explain
Ridgid sprayhood/dodger for Legend 40.5
Irek at 10:24am 12.06.24
Hi Terry Indeed I should be using the American description - dodger. At the moment I have a full co
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Ralph Johnstone at 10:18am 12.06.24
You now have a 31 year old aluminum fuel tank. Maybe time to start worrying. If I were to be offer
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one?
kappykaplan at 10:00am 12.06.24
I have a Simrad RS35 VHF radio with a Simrad HS35 that connects to the main unit via bluetooth. The
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one?
stephen_i_w at 9:46am 12.06.24
Marine Traffic is not a good test of your system. They have towers up high everywhere (often using
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jssailem at 9:40am 12.06.24
Good Morning, all. By now, the winds of December have moved to the Atlantic. It was not the worst st
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one?
BAD ORCA at 9:05am 12.06.24
What specific VHF do you have? There are more of them containing AIS receive-only, and only a few
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Timm R Oday25 at 8:10am 12.06.24
I'm in the exact same position as you . Currently I have an 8 horse 2 stroke Johnson with a 25" shaf
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one?
Captain Larry-DH at 7:51am 12.06.24
I think something is getting lost in this thread. The OP stated they had a combination VHF/AIS radi
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one?
colemj at 7:40am 12.06.24
When I purchased my AIS transponder, I bought a 6db VHF antenna (like the ones power boats use) for
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one?
colemj at 7:33am 12.06.24
To those of you with AIS transponders and a single antenna, what happens when you try to listen to
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Scott T-Bird at 7:24am 12.06.24
Looks like my choice is a little too wide. It is 22" and I have just a shade under 21" between the

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