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Understanding Marine Electronics Screens
By Peter Swanson | Posted June 2012 | Add a CommentGet beyond the techno-jargon to understand what your next helm screen can do.
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Delorme InReach
By Peter Swanson | Posted June 2012 | Add a CommentA two-way satellite communicator with GPS, the InReach belongs to an exciting and relatively new category; it’s a Satellite Early Notification Device (SEND). Power & Motoryacht test the Delorme InReach. Boaters and outdoorsmen may be familiar with the original mass-market SEND, an emergency beacon and tracker called SPOT, which uses the Globalstar satellite network. InReach takes the technology to a far more useful level. Like SPOT, InReach has a tracking feature that allows selected friends and family to follow a boat’s progress via the Web, as well as through Facebook and Twitter for the social networkers among us. It has an SOS function that relays a distress call to local rescue authorities, and it can send a variety of canned messages. Like SPOT, InReach contracts with GEOS, a private dispatch center that handles SOS signals and notifies the appropriate rescue authorities.
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Furuno NavNet TZtouch
By Peter Swanson | Posted June 2012 | Add a CommentFuruno rocked the 2012 Miami Boat Show with the release of its NavNet TZtouch multifunction diplay, the first ever to boast dual-touch screens with functionality like an iPad. Furuno engineered TZtouch to run on a powerful, advanced processor, virtually eliminating redraw time and supporting a host of actions accomplished using one- or two-finger motions.
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Vesper WatchMate Vision
By Peter Swanson | Posted June 2012 | Add a CommentWatchMate Vision, revealed at the Miami International Boat Show—and winner of an Innovation Award at the show—is the first dedicated Class B AIS transponder with touchscreen control.
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Cell Phones vs. VHF Calling
By Peter Swanson | Posted June 2012 | Add a CommentA DSC-equipped VHF can share your identity and lat/lon with rescuers at the touch of a button should an emergency occur. Here’s why nobody uses the system.
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