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Forum: Marine Electronics 03-07-2016, 07:04
Replies: 85
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Posted By hoppy
Re: Satelite AIS.

Would you still be impressed if you were to start paying? 😜


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Forum: Marine Electronics 01-07-2016, 10:43
Replies: 85
Views: 8,273
Posted By hoppy
Re: Satelite AIS.

No problem with my YellowBrick, so far :)
Forum: Marine Electronics 01-07-2016, 09:53
Replies: 85
Views: 8,273
Posted By hoppy
Re: Satelite AIS.

I don't care about S-AIS for SAR for myself. I have a GPS EPIRB, PLB and I have included my YellowBrick tracking site and my current satphone number when I registered my EPIRB with AMSA


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Forum: Marine Electronics 30-06-2016, 22:42
Replies: 85
Views: 8,273
Posted By hoppy
Re: Satelite AIS.

Marinetraffic looks like they have their own network of land based receivers. So they will also do the track storage from their own stations and therefore probably store all S-AIS they receive.
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Forum: Marine Electronics 29-06-2016, 23:06
Replies: 85
Views: 8,273
Posted By hoppy
Re: Satelite AIS.

Is Marinetraffic web browser working for you at the moment? I see no targets at all and I've checked my filters and tried a different browser. My iPhone app is working fine.

In a couple of days I...
Forum: Marine Electronics 28-06-2016, 13:09
Replies: 85
Views: 8,273
Posted By hoppy
Re: Satelite AIS.

Maybe it's all fine and can be handled no problem. I just read that there is limitations with AIS as all stations must report in a particular time slot and within a set time.
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Forum: Marine Electronics 28-06-2016, 13:01
Replies: 85
Views: 8,273
Posted By hoppy
Re: Satelite AIS.

But you still must give them your CC details...

I don't know why they don't offer S-AIS free for pleasure craft. No one tracking friends or family will pay the stupid rates which are obviously...
Forum: Marine Electronics 28-06-2016, 09:47
Replies: 85
Views: 8,273
Posted By hoppy
Re: Satelite AIS.

An example of why I don't think Spot is good for cruisers

Boaty's current atlantic crossing. The Spot page only shows 50 positions at a time, so you have to page through his track. Spot's...
Forum: Marine Electronics 28-06-2016, 09:19
Replies: 85
Views: 8,273
Posted By hoppy
Re: Satelite AIS.

Not necessarily....

There is a limitation with AIS of how many transmissions can be received and it's possible that given the vast areas that S-AIS satellites cover, they could need to filter out...
Forum: Marine Electronics 28-06-2016, 07:34
Replies: 85
Views: 8,273
Posted By hoppy
Re: Satelite AIS.

Does S-AIS reliably work with lower powered class B units?


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Forum: Marine Electronics 28-06-2016, 02:33
Replies: 85
Views: 8,273
Posted By hoppy
Re: Satelite AIS.

Spot is rubbish for cruising.....

There is no speed data on the tracking site, it only shows a day or two tracking on the map and the coverage is not world wide.

Yellow brick is way better and...
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