Yes, I am very aware. There is nothing which replaces the human eye and a
good set of binoculars.
Fair winds, blue water.
Rick & Terry Williams
S/V Lorac; Baba 30 # 71
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard B. Emerson" <pavilion@pinefields.com>
To: <baba-l@ballreich.net>
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Baba-L] upgrades to Lorac

> Er, do keep in mind that not all hard things (be they large or small) in
> or on the water squawk AIS data. The good old Mk I eyeball still has its
> value...
> Cheers,
> Rick Emerson
>
> Rick Williams wrote:
>> [...]One of the things I appreciate most about the AIS is that with it
>> linked into my computer, I can set alarm ranges. When a ship gets into a
>> range of say 15 nautical miles, a loud alarm goes off. I can use this
>> feature to allow me small periods of sleep when offshore and near the
>> shipping lanes. Also; it is nice to be able to hail a ship by name to get
>> weather reports or have them send a message.
>>
>
>
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