[SOLD] ACR AIS Transponder

[carlylelk]

I have an ACR Class B "Nauticast B AIS-300" for sale on Ebay. Minimum price is $50 plus shipping and handling. You can also pick it up in West Palm Beach. For pick up reply to this thread or PM me.



This is a great unit but I decided to install all new NMEA 2000 gear. See below for the specifications:



Technical Specifications

ModelNauticast B AIS-300

Size:



7.8 x 6.22 x 1.84 in. (198 x 158 x 46.7 mm)



Weight:



13.2 oz (375g)



Power:



9.6-15.6 VDC

Average power consumption 4W

Peak current rating 2A



Interfaces:



RS232 38.4kBaud bi-directional

RS422 NMEA 38.4kBaud bi-directional



Environmental:



IEC 60945

IEC 62287, Section 5, Cat c) exposed to the weather

-25ºC to +55ºC



VHF:



Transmitter x 1

Receiver x 2 (One receiver time shared between AIS and DSC)

Frequency: 156.025 to 162.025 MHz in 25 kHz steps



GPS:



GPS Receiver (AIS Internal) IEC 61108-1 compliant



Indicators:



Power, TX timeout, status, pre-set SRM sent



Operator Controls:



Optional pre-set safety related message (SRM) transmit button

[Smokeys Kitchen]

Hello,

Can this unit work in the receive only mode if I choose to do so?

Also - anything else that comes with the unit (ie. cables, ais antenna, etc)

Thanks
Ron

[sailingunity]

Ron - I have the same unit and yes it can work in only receive mode.

[Sailmonkey]

Anybody know what is required to change the MMSI on this?

[sailingunity]

Yeah I tried on mine because we bought the boat from a Canadian family but wasn't able to (Canadian MMSI won't transfer to US). Supposedly you can connect to a PC with the Link2AIS software and ACR can remote in and change it. However, I never had any luck getting the computer to connect. I wound up buying a new one (for NMEA2000, same as the OP).

A fellow sailor said it could have been my USB to serial adapter that was the problem.

[chuckr]

Originally Posted by sailingunity

Yeah I tried on mine because we bought the boat from a Canadian family but wasn't able to (Canadian MMSI won't transfer to US). Supposedly you can connect to a PC with the Link2AIS software and ACR can remote in and change it. However, I never had any luck getting the computer to connect. I wound up buying a new one (for NMEA2000, same as the OP).

A fellow sailor said it could have been my USB to serial adapter that was the problem.

Did you try to use a computer with something less than windows 7 - we could not connect with ours and had to get a computer with vista to talk with it