There are many inexpensive AIS receivers that send out WiFi nmea that you can use wirelessly on your Android with Open CPN and other programs. The cheapest I know of is QK-A026 Wireless AIS+GPS Receiver (7 Reviews) QK-A026 Wireless AIS+GPS Receiver ,AIS receiver,GPS receiver,NMEA-0183 message output,Boat/Yacht/Ship/Marine Electronics,QK-A026 Designed by Quark-elec, Ships from United Kingdom
PreviousNext $125.99 $94.49 Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 20, 2018, at 10:02 AM, ahycrace via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I have a 10 inch samsung with Opencpn and have opencpn on my sam phone. I > would like to get ais as well , can I do that with my tablet? I have an old > green screen Raytheon radar and would like something newer but this unit is > working ok so that is on the back burner. I also have a Dell laptop that is > running an old program that I really like called Chartview. I can download > govt. Charts for free. So far I haven't found a program that I like better > and with new updated charts I guess it's as good as most of the new things > out there now. I like it more than Opencpn probably because I'm so used to it. > > Gary Kolc "Liberty" 38' MK II > > > > Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy Tablet > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Jerome Tauber via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Date: 10/19/18 9:00 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Jerome Tauber <jrtau...@aol.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] inexpensive chartplotter > > I use a laptop with free OpenCPN at home for planning cruises. It has a full > library of NOAA raster charts identical to paper. I have a GNSS puck plugged > into computer which gives me foreign satellite systems as well as US GPS. It > is remarkable at $19.95. I also have a small Daisy AIS receiver attached > $69. On my IPhone I have PlantoNav with cmap charts. Works well. On my > Android I have OpenCPN. It can receive WiFi input for AIS and down load grib > charts if in internet range. OpenCPN does not run on IPad. At the helm of > the boat I have a Garmin 74 series chart plotter. Under $500. It’s 7 inches > and readable under all conditions. I have a daisy two channel AIS receiver > attached that works beautifully. $89. It’s has its own rail mounted antenna > and picks up boats up to 15 miles away. Garmin Vector charts. My mast top > vhf antenna doubles as a 2 meter ham antenna. If I had unlimited budget I’d > get a multi function display and nmea 2000 network for all devices including > radar. I currently have a dedicated Raytheon radar non digital. Never use > it. Jerry > > Sent from my iPhone > >> > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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