gregorious
Cadet
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- Jul 7, 2014
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someone stole my old radio while in winter storage so need to buy a new one what should i buy and will they hook up to the antenna already on the boat or have things changed???
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..will [a new VHF Marine Band radio] hook up to the antenna already on the boat or have things changed?...
As a standalone unit, yes. The issue is whether it can be interfaced with his radio, and that's unlikely.The GPS receiver from your tractor will work just fine on a boat.
As a standalone unit, yes. The issue is whether it can be interfaced with his radio, and that's unlikely.
only when you "process" the data with a micro-controller with a serial and a master-USB port..... Not worth the effort. That's why I use the RS232 pucks and the little level converter, no micro required and fits into a 1.5x1.5" enclosure. If you have CMOS RS232 (like the Garmin puck) it's one IC. If it's full level (like the USglobalsat) then you better use two IC's.Interesting. Is there a way to, say, connect USB input/output to NMEA 0183?
Meanwhile it seems to be a lot better. I tested 14 new radios from Standard Horizon, Raymarine, Uniden, Cobra, Lowrance and Icom over the past 6 months and they all had NMEA0183 according to the latest specifications.