Re: [Amel] Re: Mounting of AIS GPS ANTENNA
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kimberlite <kimberlite@...>
Richard,
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The antenna does not work under the dodger---my Garmin handheld does ---I guess the acr unit is not as good. My thought of mounting it on the port rail is that I fear interference with the Raymarine GPS antenna already mounted there. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite _____ From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...] On Behalf Of richard03801@... Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 9:04 PM To: amelyachtowners@... Subject: Re: [Amel] Re: Mounting of AIS GPS ANTENNA Eric have you thought about putting it on your port aft rail, or under the dodger? We find that our secondary GPS a hand held works well using its internal antenna as well as an external. Your thoughts. Richard SM209 Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
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From: kimberlite <kimberlite@... <mailto:kimberlite%40optonline.net> > Sender: amelyachtowners@... <mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com> Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:57:13 To: <amelyachtowners@... <mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com> > Reply-To: amelyachtowners@... <mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: RE: [Amel] Re: Mounting of AIS GPS ANTENNA Bill, I already had an ais receive only antenna mounted on the top of the mizzen dedicated to the AIS only. I have now purchased an AIS transceiver and my question was where do I mount the GPS dome for the new AIS unit? Thanks for all of your work, photos and advice on our boats. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite _____ From: amelyachtowners@... <mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:amelyachtowners@... <mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Judy and Bill aboard SV BeBe Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 4:54 AM To: amelyachtowners@... <mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: [Amel] Re: Mounting of AIS GPS ANTENNA Eric, You will loose a lot of distance with VHF by mounting it low. Our AIS receiver which currently shares the AM/FM antenna on the main mast. The AM/FM antenna on SM #387 is identical to the VHF antenna. I used a BNC "T" to split the antenna wire for the radio and the AIS receiver. I have noticed no problems with either the radio or the AIS receiver. This will not work for a AIS transponder, but, I am considering buying a small antenna for the radio, placing it inside the radio drawer. This will leave the AM/FM antenna exclusively for the AIS transponder. On SM #387, the triadic stay is rigged with insulators and the coax cable from the stay terminates in a coil behind the radio/Hydra drawer. I think it is too long for proper VHF (300mhtz = 1.6 feet of antenna for one-half of the signal's total wavelength), but possibly could be used to receive AM/FM, freeing up the Main Mast AM/FM antenna for your transponder. Let me know what you do. Best, Bill s/v BeBe, SM2k, #387 currently Malaysia --- In amelyachtowners@... <mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com> , kimberlite <kimberlite@...> wrote:
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