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Cobra 425 By Ben Ellison \| Posted May 2007 The big consumer electronics company Cobra has gotten serious about marine VHF, introducing both this feature-packed handheld and a Class D DSC fixed radio. For instance, the $170... Read Article	Gauges to GUIs By Ben Ellison \| Posted May 2007 Why reinvent the wheel? Faria tapped Maptech to help create Maestro.You can almost smell stacks of freshly stitched and pressed Civil War uniforms as you walk around Faria's... Read Article
Man Overboard By Elizabeth Ginns... \| Posted May 2007 Though some of life’s most enjoyable moments take place while boating, it’s no secret that Mother Nature can be unforgiving when it comes to the ocean. Indeed, the worst-case... Read Article	VHF 101 By Bill Springer \| Posted May 2007 When it comes to communicating on a marine VHF radio, there are no "good buddies" and no "breaker 19s." Smokey and the Bandit may have made CB radio jargon hip for a time, but a... Read Article
The Road to the Future By Jeffrey Moser \| Posted May 2007 GPS technology has been the major force in bringing marine route planning into the 21st century. The Navstar GPS satellite network that made its way to us after the 1986... Read Article	ACR ResQFix By \| Posted May 2007 ACR's ResQFix Personal Locator Beacon is 35 percent smaller and 25 percent lighter than its previous AquaFix model and yet purportedly performs better. This is not so trivial when... Read Article
Perfect Picks? By Ben Ellison \| Posted May 2007 I had two strong reactions to the idea of picking ideal marine-electronics systems for three different styles of boats. The first went something like, “Yikes, there’s a fast way... Read Article	McMurdo SmartFind By Ben Ellison \| Posted May 2007 Similar to ACR’s ResQFix PLB, McMurdo has introduced a GEPIRB (GPS-equipped Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) that's smaller yet supposedly performs better. The $849, 1.... Read Article
Icom M34 By Ben Ellison \| Posted May 2007 Icom's new handheld VHF is its first without an aluminum chassis, but it's purportedly still "military rugged," and it actually floats, a combination that fuels the company’s "... Read Article	Garmin 5000 Series By Ben Ellison \| Posted April 2007 Just as the flagship 4000 series covered in the February issue was enjoying its U.S. debut at the Miami International Boat Show, Garmin upped the ante by showing prototypes of its... Read Article
Ray218 VHF By Ben Ellison \| Posted April 2007 Raymarine has started an impressive new VHF line with the $569 Ray218. It’s a Class D DSC set that purportedly offers the best audio specifications—like receiving... Read Article	Universal Aggravation By Ben Ellison \| Posted April 2007 Craig Wallace DaleYes!” was the almost universal response to my idea of opening this column about universal remotes with a soul-satisfying photograph of one being smashed to... Read Article
Northstar 6100i Sirius Weather By Ben Ellison \| Posted April 2007 Also at Miami, Northstar demonstrated how the powerful soft-key interface on its 6100i multifunction displays (MFDs) can now enable users to easily mix and view all the real-time... Read Article	Furono FA30 AIS Receiver By Ben Ellison \| Posted April 2007 The Furuno FA30’s Ethernet port means it can plug right into a NavNet vx2 network, but it also offers standard NMEA AIS output and comes with a PC AIS plotting program able to use... Read Article
Carlisle & Finch NightFinder 200 By Ben Ellison \| Posted April 2007 Combining a 15 million candlepower Xenon spotlight with a 320x240 pixel thermal camera yields more than just the efficiency of shared casing, cabling, and pan/tilt controllers.... Read Article	Charles IMcharger By Ben Ellison \| Posted March 2007 Charles’ new battery charger is a good example of how old-time electrical manufacturers are getting into microprocessors, info screens, and boat networking—and hence into your... Read Article
Last Call VHF Repeater By Ben Ellison \| Posted March 2007 Last Call is the good idea of a professional skipper in Puget Sound, Washington. Superficially it is simply an improved speaker for your VHF, but inside is a chip that constantly... Read Article	BilgeWatch 8 By Ben Ellison \| Posted March 2007 The trouble with automatic bilge pumps is that they can hide a slowly building leak. The BilgeWatch 8 takes care of that issue, monitoring one to eight pumps simultaneously,... Read Article
Offshore Systems Fuel Gauge By Ben Ellison \| Posted March 2007 Offshore Systems’ nifty fuel gauge is built into a stainless steel deck fitting, right where you want it. One version, costing $349, can be used with existing analog tank-level... Read Article	Parker Fuel-Tank Selector Valve By Ben Ellison \| Posted March 2007 Yet another big-time industrial manufacturer reaches up into the electronic helm. Parker’s Fluid Control Division developed this solenoid drive selector valve so that a skipper... Read Article
Murphy HelmView By Ben Ellison \| Posted March 2007 F.W. Murphy has added chartplotting ability to its 6.4-inch VGA HelmView display—just add a NMEA 2000 GPS sensor to its network, and slip a Navionics SD chart card into the... Read Article	Sailor’s Solutions Sensibulb By Ben Ellison \| Posted February 2007 While all LED interior lights are long-lasting and energy-efficient, the quality of their light can vary significantly. The SensiBulb lives up to its claim: the warm color,... Read Article
Si-Tex ColorMax 15 By Ben Ellison \| Posted February 2007 The $3,179 ColorMax 15 offers good multifunction display (MFD) for the money. The 15-inch, 1024x768-pixel screen is bright and sharp, rendering full-screen video as well as any... Read Article	Argonaut Tflex-G615 By Ben Ellison \| Posted February 2007 Argonaut has broken a significant price barrier with the $995 waterproof and sunlight-viewable Tflex-G615 monitor. Its claim of an enormous 2,000-nit illumination equivalence may... Read Article
SolLight LightShip By Ben Ellison \| Posted February 2007 The LightShip’s LEDs may be ordinary, even somewhat wimpy, but it gives you a choice of regular white or red save-your-night-vision colors, and it’s both waterproof and solar-... Read Article	Here Comes Class B By Ben Ellison \| Posted February 2007 Thanks to Software Radio's all-in-one PCB, firms like Comar coan easily produce Class B AIS units-once they are approved.That printed circuit board (PCB) at right may not look... Read Article

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