About marine electronics
The British Marine Electronic Association (BMEA) is more than just a trade organisation: its Code of Practice ensures that customers receives courteous and efficient service; safe and reliable products; and effective, trouble free installations:
Radar
It’s probably the piece of equipment that professional seafarers would least like to do without…and its becoming steadily more affordable and easier to operate. But what are the differences between a budget set and a top-of-the-range model. We look at some choices.
GMDSS
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) was established mainly for the benefit of commercial shipping, but new DSC/VHF radios are letting recreational boat owners in on the act. Here’s what it means for you.
Network instruments
The capabilities of a networked instrument system are very much more than just the sum of its parts: instruments that can exchange data between themselves can produce new, more relevant information for the navigator, distribute it to the rest of the crew, or control other equipment directly. We look at what’s possible now and take peak into the future.
Where am I?
Human navigators used to spend most of their time finding out where they were, rather than concentrating on where they were going. Electronic position fixing changed all that: GPS tells us where we are: dGPS does it even more accurately, and chart plotters help relate raw latitude and longitude to the real world.
Power supplies
Even the best and most sophisticated electronics will become useless if their power supply fails. Keeping them going though, may mean more than just fitting a bigger battery. One of the BMEA’s power supply experts can let you into some of the secrets of success.
What is NMEA 2000?
The NMEA 2000 Marine Network Standard was developed by various companies in and outside of the industry. More than 40 marine organizations have invested time and resources to create NMEA 2000 based on CAN (Controller Area Network).
How Weather Affects Electronics
The average leisure boater relies more heavily on electronics today than ever before. Even ten years ago you would only find a radar on larger boats, but with the advent of low cost LCD systems and compact antennas, a radar system is within the budget of even small boat owners.
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Latest News
- 20 February 2010
Powerboat P1 tunes in with Icom
Icom has signed a one-year agreement with Powerboat P1 Management Ltd to become the racing series’ ‘Official Radio Communications Partner’ for 2010. Six European Icom distributors are behind this sponsorship, who as part of the sponsorship package will supply IC-F4029SDR digital license free radios, ear pieces and chargers. The Icom distributors involved with this major sponsorship are from the UK, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Sweden and Russia.
Continue reading - 19 February 2010
Maretron Updates their GPS Products to the Latest World Magnetic Model (WMM2010)
Maretron is now shipping its newest GPS antenna/receivers (GPS200s) with the most up-to-date World Magnetic Model available.” says Mr. Larry Anderson, Maretron’s VP of Sales & Marketing. “Furthermore, existing Maretron GPSs in the field can be upgraded to provide the most accurate variation data available using Maretron’s NMEA 2000®/USB gateway (USB100).”
Continue reading - 19 February 2010
C A CLASE PROVIDES DEDICATED INMARSAT TRAINING FOR UK DEALERS
C A Clase recently held its first dealer training event for dealers of the Inmarsat FleetBroadband product range. The event was held in association with global mobile satellite service provider Inmarsat and provided C A Clase dealers with advanced training for the KVH FB150, FB250 and FB500 FleetBroadband systems.
Continue reading - 15 February 2010
Avia Design and Actisense Connect to Win New Customers in 2010
Actisense are pleased to announce a collaboration with Canadian software developer, Avia Design, to enhance its innovative PC based vessel monitoring software with NMEA 2000 interfacing capability.
Continue reading - 15 February 2010
V-Tronix launch two new antennas into the UK
V-Tronix launch two new antennas into the UK…
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