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Re: [Amel] Mounting of AIS GPS ANTENNA

Melbourne <melbourne@...>
 

A good GPS antenna is tolerant of moderate obstructions. I installed
my AIS GPS antenna behind the nav station against the hull on the
small shelf back there. It works OK, and its data stream has an
error rate that appears to be no different than the error rate on my
regular nav GPS antenna, which is mounted on the deck rail at the stern.
William Melbourne
S/V Third Wish
SMM # 306
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On Jun 27, 2010, at 8:19 PM, kimberlite wrote:

Bill,

I already have the antenna mounted on the top of the mizzen. Coming
home
this week from St Marti to NY I received targets over 120 miles
away from a
640 foot tanker. Remember that out in the ocean most of the Ais
traffic if
from big ships with high antennas. It has worked with two different
AIS
receivers very well for 3 years. That IS NOT my problem. I need a
place to
mount the

AIS GPS antenna.

Fair Winds

Eric

Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite

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From: amelyachtowners@...
[mailto:amelyachtowners@...] On Behalf Of Judy and Bill
aboard
SV BeBe
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 11:06 PM
To: amelyachtowners@...
Subject: [Amel] Re: Mounting of AIS GPS ANTENNA

Eric & Richard,

VHF is line of sight and rarely bounces. Mounting at the top of the
main
mast gives you around 10 miles further reach than mounting on a
rail. The
"range gained" formula is: 1.17 times the square root of the
additional
height in feet = additional range in nautical miles. The horizon while
standing on the deck is 3.5 miles...from the top of the mast it is
10 miles.

If you want to maximize being seen and seeing others, go up.

GPS does not need height and will work OK under a dodger.

Bill
s/v BeBe, SM2k, #387

--- In amelyachtowners@...
<mailto:amelyachtowners%40yahoogroups.com> , kimberlite
<kimberlite@...>
wrote:

Richard,

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





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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
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