By Jason Y. Wood | Posted May 2013
Raymarine’s Lighthouse user interface is spreading to every level of its product line and the new gS Series is no exception. Check out how this glass-bridge helm system...
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By Jason Y. Wood | Posted May 2013
If that handy handheld VHF doesn’t hold a charge like it should anymore, or doesn’t seem to perform like it once did, it may be time for an upgrade. And VHF has come a long way....
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By Capt. Daniel S.... | Posted May 2013
Relying on navigation electronics is a double-edged sword. Trust is necessary, along with constant doubt. Only together can these diametrically opposed conditions work to get us...
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By Jason Y. Wood | Posted May 2013
The KVH TracPhone V3-IP gives fast data download speeds and talk time at reasonable airtime rates.
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By Peter Swanson | Posted April 2013
Will the day come when iPads or other tablets become the boat’s electronic systems, right down to chartplotting and radar?
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By Jason Y. Wood | Posted March 2013
More satellites, more precise positioning. Simrad’s new GS25 is a GPS antenna and a GLONASS antenna, all in one tidy package.
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By Jason Y. Wood | Posted March 2013
FLIR launched the MD-324 as one of the company’s MD-Series of fixed-mount thermal-imaging cameras. The cameras are simple to mount and easy to integrate into existing...
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By Jason Y. Wood | Posted March 2013
Add a CHIRP sounder system, in a bracket-mount standalone unit. Raymarine Dragonfly may be the buzz on the fishing docks this spring.
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By Ben Ellison | Posted March 2013
PMY Tested: The remote-controlled underwater camera vehicle you control with your iPad.
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By Ben Ellison | Posted March 2013
There was significant news regarding Garmin’s BlueChart Mobile app (BCM). In fact, anyone with a relatively current iPad, iPod Touch, or iPhone—that is, one that’s running iOS 6...
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By Ben Ellison | Posted March 2013
Over the years Maretron has developed an amazing array of NMEA 2000 sensors and other utility hardware, many of which aren’t available elsewhere and all of which can be displayed...
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By Peter Swanson | Posted March 2013
Is AIS going to cry enough wolf about collision danger to make us turn it off? Peter Swanson investigates how this powerful system could overstay its welcome.
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By Ben Ellison | Posted March 2013
Cruising more than 1,000 miles with an absurd amount of electronics on a great boat—The Author’s Gizmo—Power & Motoryacht’s returning electronics guy...
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By Tim Bartlett | Posted March 2013
GPS is here to stay with satellites in the pipeline. But devices such as the iPhone 5 and Garmin GPSMap 7215 can take advantage of other systems too.
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By Tim Bartlett | Posted March 2013
Radar shows us what we cannot see, due to distance, fog, and darkness. But the way it does that is undergoing a major change, and we wanted to know more. Tim Bartlett learned all...
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By Jason Y. Wood | Posted February 2013
PCs can be a great addition to your electronics array, so long as you pick the right one.
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By Jason Y. Wood | Posted February 2013
The Plan2Nav app from C-Map provides chartplotting capability to GPS-enabled handheld mobile devices such as the iPhone, iPad, and iPod, as well as those with the Android...
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By Jason Y. Wood | Posted February 2013
FLIR’s new handheld thermal-imaging scope uses Instalert to help you to find your target.
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By Jason Y. Wood | Posted January 2013
Charts and fishfinding functions share the screen seamlessly in the Lowrance Elite 7 HDI.
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By Jason Y. Wood | Posted January 2013
Manufacturers of VHF radios have to meet stringent new requirements, while adding more features to stay competitive. The boater is the overall winner, since we’re seeing...
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By Capt. Bill Pike | Posted January 2013
Subtleties to VHF usage that will promote solid communication as well as encourage bonhomie.
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By Jason Y. Wood | Posted January 2013
Raymarine updated its LightHouse software, which directs the user experience for the company’s a-, c-, and e-Series multifunction displays.
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By Jason Y. Wood | Posted January 2013
The NT-Evolution 2.0 from GOST Global is a wireless marine security, monitoring, and satellite-tracking system in a rugged, marine-ready package.
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