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Navionics App for iPad & iPhone By Capt. Bill Pike \| Posted June 2011 Navionics App for iPad... Read Article	An Alternative to the iphone By Jason Y. Wood \| Posted June 2011 Apple AlternativeThe halo effect of the iPod aside, not every smartphone shopper winds up with another iconic device from the bushel in Cupertino. There’s another technology... Read Article
Intellian s6HD DirecTV Dish By Tim Bartlett \| Posted June 2011 Intellian s6HD: It can receive all three DirecTV satellite clusters. ($9,995)Intellian s6HD DirecTV DishIntellian’s new antenna that can look in three directions at once.DirecTV... Read Article	Smart Phone Apps for Your Boat By Capt. Bill Pike \| Posted June 2011 Nav Tricks for the iPhoneTaking the boat out this weekend? Bring along the smartest of smartphones!I wasn’t a giant fan of the iPhone at first. The gizmo seemed cumbersome... Read Article
Comar AIS CSA 300 By Tim Bartlett \| Posted June 2011 Comar CSA-300: A more affordable yet still full-feature AIS.Comar AIS CSA 300Comar Systems has two new affordable AIS transponders and receivers.The CSA300 is Comar’s new flagship... Read Article	How to pick the perfect VHF antenna for your boat By Kevin Koenig \| Posted June 2011 How to pick the perfect VHF antenna for your boat, and your price point Read Article
What does FCC approval mean? By Tim Bartlett \| Posted June 2011 Red Tape or Real Benefit?FCC approval costs everyone time and money.What do we boaters get in return?Lots of us think of the FCC (Federal Communications Comission) as the body... Read Article	The Reason for Different GPS Positiions for the Same Location By Capt. Bill Pike \| Posted June 2011 You Gotta Be Kiddin’Can your chart (or Google Earth) give you one position and your GPS another?Some while ago I received a letter from William P. Carter, an observant... Read Article
GPS Interference By Tim Bartlett \| Posted June 2011 Photos Courtesy of BoeingTechnicians at Boeing put the finishing touches on the LightSquared satellite, ready for its launch in November last year.Intentional InterferenceAs GPS... Read Article	Standard Horizon CPN MFDs By Tim Bartlett \| Posted May 2011 Standard Horizon CPN MFDsCPN1010i AND 700i PLOTTERSBlurring the tenuous line between navigation instruments and computers even further, Standard Horizon’s CPN1010i and 700i... Read Article
Icom MA-500TR By Tim Bartlett \| Posted May 2011 Icom MA-500TRClass B AIS TransceiverIcom’s MA-500TR—the company’s first (and only) Class B AIS transceiver—broadcasts position, track, and speed data derived from its own internal... Read Article	Personal locator beacons By Tim Bartlett \| Posted May 2011 Cutting the FatPhoto Courtesy of KannadPersonal locator beacons get slim and trimThere seems to be something of an arms race going on between rival manufacturers to produce the... Read Article
Garmin Echo Series Fishfinders By PMY Staff \| Posted April 2011 The echo range of fishfinders includes the echo 550c. Garmin Fishfinders Echo Series Garmin has introduced a complete new range of modestly priced fishfinders called... Read Article	Furuno 21x7BB By Tim Bartlett \| Posted April 2011 The View from the BridgeNew Class B AIS Targets DisplayAIS clutter may (one day) be more of a problem on small screens than on big ones but that doesn’t mean that the big-ship... Read Article
AIS Watchmate By Tim Bartlett \| Posted April 2011 Clearing the AIS Log JamOnce skeptics thought AIS wasn’t worth the bother. Now they worry the technology is working too well.For about the same price as a pair of midrange... Read Article	Tested: Pulse Tech's desulfator By Capt. Bill Pike Photos by Cy Cyr \| Posted April 2011 Rejuvenation SensationDoes Pulse Tech's desulfator work?We test it on an aging battery to find out.These close-ups of lead-acid battery plates were supplied by Pulse Tech. In... Read Article
Watchmate 850 By Tim Bartlett \| Posted March 2011 Vesper Marine is a New Zealand-based company that specializes in easy-to-use AIS equipment for recreational and light commercial craft. Recently granted FCC approval, the third... Read Article	Personal Computers at Sea By Tim Bartlett \| Posted March 2011 PCs at SeaThese computers may be indispensable ashore, but can they really cope with the rough-and-tumble of life and work afloat?I’ve never been much in favor of using “office... Read Article
How to Keep Your Chart Data Up To Date By Tim Bartlett \| Posted February 2011 Top of the ChartsThere are numerous ways to keep your chart data up to date.Finding your way through shifting banks or a channel such as this one demands the very latest... Read Article	Geopro Messenger: Two-way texting for twenty cents—worldwide By PMY Staff \| Posted February 2011 Geopro Messenger Two-way text messaging through the Iridium satellite system $699. Reception Connection Two-way texting for twenty cents—worldwide Spot can... Read Article
Spot satellite tracking-and-messaging device By PMY Staff \| Posted February 2011 Get Found Spot is a pint-size tracker SPOT MESSENGER Base model of a range of one-way satellite messengers is $169.99 Globalstar has introduced a second generation of... Read Article	Satellite Communications For You By Tim Bartlett \| Posted February 2011 Satcom For EverymanThanks to powerful new satellites, nearly anyone can now afford to stay in touch from anywhere in the world.Last August, Inmarsat placed a billion-dollar... Read Article
What goes on inside your LCD screen. By Tim Bartlett \| Posted January 2011 Screen Test New displays look great in both sun and shade. Here’s why. We all spend hours looking at LCDs at home and at work as well as on our boats... Read Article	LCD Screen Jargon explained By Tim Bartlett \| Posted January 2011 Jargon Buster Read Article
Review of night imaging products By Tim Bartlett \| Posted January 2011 Night MovesThere's more than one way to see in the dark.RAYMARINE CAM100 is a low-light video camera with built-in infrared lighting. $700You wouldn’t think much of a piece of... Read Article	Side-Scanning Sonar By Tim Bartlett \| Posted January 2011 The Latest, But Is It The Greatest?Side-scan sonar can find structure, but can it find fish?Teamwork in action: Using side-scan, down-scan, and regular sonar to help pinpoint a... Read Article

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