Marine Traffic AIS-SAT - 1 ship location test

[TJ D]

Hi,
Class B is tracked by satellite, but it is not picked up very frequently. I have a satellite account.
For example, the boat which was recently abandoned E of the Caribbean only had about 20 hits on the sat all the way across the Atlantic.

I don't think that the output power of class B is quite enough to give a solid satellite presence, but they are detected.

[AA3JY]

Originally Posted by TJ D

Hi,
Class B is tracked by satellite, but it is not picked up very frequently. I have a satellite account.
For example, the boat which was recently abandoned E of the Caribbean only had about 20 hits on the sat all the way across the Atlantic.

I don't think that the output power of class B is quite enough to give a solid satellite presence, but they are detected.

Thanks for the reply. What AIS transponder manufacturer and any special antenna configuration did you use??

[MarkJ]

Originally Posted by AA3JY

Thanks for the reply. What AIS transponder manufacturer and any special antenna configuration did you use??

It wasn't him. He was telling you about someone else.